• spaceghoti
    +5
    @Fuyu -

    Australia, the UK, Germany and in fact most of the industrialized world have banned or otherwise strictly controlled guns. We may have the most gun ownership, but we also have the largest body of law enforcement; such things tend to scale. Most of the countries that don't ban guns like Switzerland typically don't have as much of a problem because military service is mandatory and they receive comprehensive training on how to use their weapon and respect it. Perhaps that should be our solution if we can't get rid of them?

    Whether or not a law is popular has no bearing on whether or not it's necessary. The US is the only industrialized nation that has a problem with mass shootings. Making excuses for why the problem can't be solved doesn't provoke any sympathy.