Frank wrote on Jun 6^th, 2022 at 4:12pm:


No.

As the data shows, the American political right has a violence problem that has no equivalent on the left.

And the 10 victims in Buffalo this past weekend are now part of this toll.

“Right-wing extremist violence is our biggest threat,” Jonathan Greenblatt, the head of the ADL, has written. “The numbers don’t lie.”

Violent attacks involving extremist ideology, like the Buffalo rampage, begin to rise in the last decade, but officials are slow to recognize homegrown threats.

"After a white supremacist murders seven people in 2012 at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, congressional hearings are held urging lawmakers to do more about the threat of far-right violence. Instead, the shooting marks the beginning of a surge in lethal attacks by far-right extremists around the country."

Yes. Americans should drop their guns and pick up Missile Launchers and Drones that drop grenades. Far more effective than out-dated guns.

Like I said. Foreigners like Australians who virtual signal themselves against Americans are the ones that don't have the balls to do the same against Moslems with guns.

There is a reason why Moslems and their American counterparts have 'guns'. As too does Israel and the American military.

Maybe if Peccary dies for the sins of the gun-owners in America like a Messiah - considering his attitude against guns. Maybe they'll drop their guns - just for him, just for his sacrifice for all those innocent victims. Do it for the children Peccary. Sacrifice your life for the common good.

aquascoot wrote on Jun 6^th, 2022 at 5:03pm:


The defeatist attitude of cowards.

aquascoot wrote on Jun 6^th, 2022 at 5:46pm:


Less guns, more checks.

Next!

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 6^th, 2022 at 5:48pm:


How about this :

1. Exchange guns for cheques
2. More checks on mental health
3. Update the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution as the US has more than enough nukes to defend themselves.

😎

aquascoot wrote on Jun 6^th, 2022 at 6:09pm:


So are you saying I'm trying to resolve a longstanding US issue with an Aussie mindset? And that won't get me far?

You're probably right.

I have to say ... we Aussies are very different to Americans. And for that I'm very thankful.

Maybe the Confederates are coming back to get revenge against the Blue Democrat Yankees and their Media lies.

...now that Australia exists.

OMG! Read this!


The Gun Industry in America - The Overlooked Player in a National Crisis

The national debate over gun violence rarely focuses attention on the role of the gun industry in enabling this public health crisis.

The national conversation about gun violence in the United States focuses primarily on the harms caused by the misuse of firearms—the details of the incidents that take the lives of 40,000 people every year and grievously injure tens of thousands more.1 This debate often occurs in the aftermath of specific gun-related tragedies and tends to focus on the individual who pulled the trigger and what could have been done to intervene with that person to prevent the tragedy.

But largely absent from the national conversation about gun violence is any mention of the industry responsible for putting guns into our communities in the first place.

The gun industry in the United States is effectively unregulated. The laws governing the operation of these businesses are porous and weak. The federal agency charged with oversight of the industry—the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)—has been historically underfunded and politically vulnerable, making it nearly impossible for the agency to conduct consistent, effective regulatory oversight activities. Adding insult to injury, Congress has also imposed restrictions on how ATF can perform this regulatory work through restrictive policy riders on the agency’s budget. Congress has also eliminated some of the most useful tools for ensuring that gun industry actors operate their businesses in the best interests of consumers and are held accountable for harm caused by their products.

The result of this constellation of weak laws, lack of resources, and dearth of political will to support gun industry regulation is that the industry that produces and sells deadly weapons to civilian consumers has operated for decades with minimal oversight from the federal government and almost no accountability in the U.S. legal system.

This is not an idle concern. The United States experiences rates of gun violence that no other high-income nation comes even close to matching.2 This violence persists, even as the number of Americans who choose to own guns has steadily declined.3

Efforts to reduce gun violence that focus solely on the demand side of the problem ignore the role of the gun industry—manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, and retail gun dealers—in manufacturing and distributing the guns that are the instruments of this violence. These supply-side actors make decisions that directly affect the kinds of guns and ammunition that are manufactured and sold, the safety features included on those guns, the commercial channels in which they are sold, and the safeguards in place at the point of sale to prevent gun trafficking and theft.

A crucial component of a comprehensive plan for reducing gun violence in the United States is robust regulation and oversight of the gun industry. It is not enough to simply focus on the individuals who use guns to commit acts of violence—an approach that has contributed to overcriminalization and targeting of communities of color as part of a “tough on crime” approach to criminal justice.4 To truly address all aspects of the gun violence epidemic in this country, policymakers must focus on the role the gun industry plays in enabling and exacerbating this violence.

This report discusses the gaps in the current law regarding gun industry regulation and oversight. It then offers a series of policy solutions to address these gaps, including:

Increasing­­­­­­­­ oversight of gun manufacturers, importers, exporters, and dealers

Requiring licensed gun dealers to implement security measures to prevent theft

Strengthening the National Firearms Act review and determination process

Strengthening oversight of homemade guns, ammunition, and silencers

Giving the Consumer Product Safety Commission authority to regulate guns and ammunition for safety

Repealing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

The high rates of gun death experienced in this country are not inevitable or, as some in the gun lobby claim, “the price of freedom.”

There is much more that can be done to provide better oversight and regulation of the gun industry, which would have a significant impact on reducing gun violence and making all of our communities safer.


https://www.americanprogress.org/article/gun-industry-america/