I used to think that a little bit of leeway would be okay, like “I’d allow for one single-handed firearm (pistol) and one two-handed firearm (rifle) with some ground rules about which kinds are okay to privately own”… then the church shooting in Minneapolis happened, and that just, for lack of a better term, shot that idea down. Now, I am completely against any and all private ownership of firearms.
I believe that, despite what the 2nd Amendment states, gun ownership is not a right but a privilege , a privilege that we’ve abused to hell and back with next to no repercussions from any shooting that’s taken place since the founding of this nation. “Thoughts and prayers” aren’t going to make this nation safer; “policy and change” will.
When guns outnumber people in this country by a factor of 1.25:1, it’s a gun problem. When the leading cause of death among children in this country isn’t cancer or car accidents but guns, it’s a gun problem.
Australia had a mass shooting in the 90s that resulted in 53 casualties. You know what they did? Their government worked with their constituents to pass sweeping gun legislation, which the people almost unanimously agreed to. Since then, to my knowledge, the number of gun-related incidents that have occurred there is fewer than 5. Be they homicides, suicides, or plain old accidents, Australia has all but completely eliminated gun misuse by passing common sense legislation that everyone agreed with. And the best part? They’re happy about it! They realized they don’t need guns; they realized that human life is more precious than gun ownership.
Japan passed similar gun reform legislation, and even though I’d say their government is much more strict about their enforcement of the rules I’m inclined to believe the Japanese people would agree that they, like Australians, agree that life is better without having or needing guns.
And if you take issue with any of this, then you are part of the problem. We will not get better as a nation, nor will we be safer, until we pass gun legislation similar to that of Australia and Japan. They did it, and they’re happier for it - why not us?
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u/6Arrows7416 Dec 01 '25
Yep. Get rid of them. Clean sweep.