A GUN IN A HOME IN AMERICA, THAT IS KEPT IN MOST CASES FOR HOME PROTECTION, IS FORTY-THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE USED AGAINST A FAMILY MEMBER THAN IT IS TO BE USED AGAINST AN INTRUDER. WHY IS IT SO EASY FOR PEOPLE OUTSIDE AMERICA TO LEARN SUCH THINGS AND BE OPEN TO HEARING SUCH THINGS, AND ALSO TO HEAR THE OBVIOUS COMMON SENSE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH THINGS, THAN IT IS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WHO ARE THE ONES SO THREATENED BY THOSE GUNS? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE RATIONALITY OF AMERICAN PEOPLE AND, ESPECIALLY, AMERICAN POLITICS? IGNORANCE OF REALITY IS NO PROTECTION AGAINST ITS CERTAINTY.
THERE IS NO INDUSTRIALIZED NATION LIKE THE UNITED STATES. THAT USED TO BE A GOOD THING.
Very good. But the constitution has been corrupted from its original intent (as happens to all dogma eventually) which was to keep a standing army to counter invasion when states feared the Feds having force to dominate them. There was a distrust of central government based on experience of the crown and the monarchies of Europe; a large segment of American public feared any government. They should have spent more time fearing each other and understanding the need for the rule of law living as we are among selfish cretins.
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