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It's weird to think as a society that we can build a walled garden around human nature. Mentally unwell people who attack schools will use other weapons if you somehow take all the "assault" rifles away and we've seen this in other countries who have tried it. When a school shooting happens we don't talk about psychiatric medication or prescribing practices for them. The #3 cause of death is "accidental self inflicte…
> It's weird to think as a society that we can build a walled garden around human nature. We literally can. We built lane assistance and airbags and cars that sometimes self drive because humans naturally are bad drivers. We created fire alarms and automatic sprinklers because sometimes people forget about the thing in the oven. We invented medication for mental illness and obesity. We invented padded rooms and rehab…
Precisely.
> Guns are one of the most dangerous things a person can own
Actually it's an extension ladder.
> any other weapon is a lot easier to stop and a lot harder to kill with.
Where's your can do spirit now? We literally invented metal detectors and have dogs that can smell guns and explosives because sometimes mentally unwell people have weapons.
> That’s why other places don’t have the same death rates as America.
That's one possible explanation. It's very thin and there's much contrary evidence. You'd have to make a stronger case.