This is the real solution. Removing guns mostly pushes people to use different tools for crimes. The best way to prevent crime (including gun crime) is to remove the pressures causing them to commit crimes in the first place. The added bonus is that you’re going to improve people’s lives instead of taking away property and hobbies
You can go through my post history, my biggest issue surrounding guns is that they are seen as a valid solution to solving conflicts rather than a last resort. I don’t really know if there is an easy solution to this, as our culture seems to reinforce rhetoric like “fuck around and find out.”
I think I’m on the autism spectrum, so I may not quite understand many people’s reactions. But guns and gun violence is an emotional response that we need to disassociate from conflict resolution.
I’d also reform the news media as a whole. Prevent the consolidation of media conglomerates like Sinclair. I’d remove protections from Fox where they say their “news” is actually “entertainment” so we can hold them accountable for the misrepresentation of situations. While there is no objective “truth,” that doesn’t mean there isn’t blatant misinformation happening. In my humble opinion, news has trended away from reporting the facts and even the most objective story has editorial bias applies. We need to be cautious of media that creates an “us vs them” mentality. There are enough actual issues that we don’t need to foster some manufactured outrage at a group perceived to be the Boogeyman.
If we remove the overarching fear in everyday life, fewer people would react in violent manners to non-violent situations and altercations.
I would be careful though, as I don’t trust state run news. I’d spend a significant amount of time to find ways to have more independent news organizations. Regulations would need to be built to protect from blatant misinformation or fear mongering. Honestly, I don’t know how to do this in a way that wouldn’t lay a foundation for censoring dissenting opinions, but I’d work with whomever I could find that would help me do so.
I don’t have an answer for everything, but I’d honestly be wary of any politician that said they did.
This is the real solution. Removing guns mostly pushes people to use different tools for crimes. The best way to prevent crime (including gun crime) is to remove the pressures causing them to commit crimes in the first place. The added bonus is that you’re going to improve people’s lives instead of taking away property and hobbies
Thanks. Feel free to vote for me in city council.
You can go through my post history, my biggest issue surrounding guns is that they are seen as a valid solution to solving conflicts rather than a last resort. I don’t really know if there is an easy solution to this, as our culture seems to reinforce rhetoric like “fuck around and find out.”
I think I’m on the autism spectrum, so I may not quite understand many people’s reactions. But guns and gun violence is an emotional response that we need to disassociate from conflict resolution.
I’d also reform the news media as a whole. Prevent the consolidation of media conglomerates like Sinclair. I’d remove protections from Fox where they say their “news” is actually “entertainment” so we can hold them accountable for the misrepresentation of situations. While there is no objective “truth,” that doesn’t mean there isn’t blatant misinformation happening. In my humble opinion, news has trended away from reporting the facts and even the most objective story has editorial bias applies. We need to be cautious of media that creates an “us vs them” mentality. There are enough actual issues that we don’t need to foster some manufactured outrage at a group perceived to be the Boogeyman.
If we remove the overarching fear in everyday life, fewer people would react in violent manners to non-violent situations and altercations.
I would be careful though, as I don’t trust state run news. I’d spend a significant amount of time to find ways to have more independent news organizations. Regulations would need to be built to protect from blatant misinformation or fear mongering. Honestly, I don’t know how to do this in a way that wouldn’t lay a foundation for censoring dissenting opinions, but I’d work with whomever I could find that would help me do so.
I don’t have an answer for everything, but I’d honestly be wary of any politician that said they did.