The U.S. surgeon general is declaring gun violence a public health crisis, driven by a growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country. Dr.
I highly doubt that a knife or pipe bomb could have killed 60 and wounded more than 400 from a Vegas hotel room. Guns are the most effective tool people use to kill other people and it’s designed for just that.
That being said, yes, economic inequality is absolutely an important cause of much crime and desperation in the US. But half of the population also won’t do anything about that, because less inequality is “socialism” or whatever. And round and round we go.
Knives and pipe bombs will replace the guns if need be.
Wealth inequality is the real problem that’s causing a spike in violence, not guns per se.
I highly doubt that a knife or pipe bomb could have killed 60 and wounded more than 400 from a Vegas hotel room. Guns are the most effective tool people use to kill other people and it’s designed for just that.
That being said, yes, economic inequality is absolutely an important cause of much crime and desperation in the US. But half of the population also won’t do anything about that, because less inequality is “socialism” or whatever. And round and round we go.