Countries Embracing Gun Control Doesn’t Equal Caring For Its People

By Tom Knighton

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I get that not everyone agrees with me on guns. We live in a world where people can’t even agree on what color a freaking dress is from time to time (I still say the damn thing was white and gold and even after all of this time, I’m not changing!), so how can we agree on something as complex as guns?

But I’m getting sick of this notion that gun control equals caring.

What this stems from is an article that’s running in several places.

Titled, “New Zealand is bringing in gun control after one mass shooting. Why doesn’t America value its citizens in the same way?” it makes the case that refusal to pass gun control is somehow less caring, that our country doesn’t value its citizens because it doesn’t take away our rights.

However, let’s take a look at some of the arguments.

But nearly 30 years later, the gun conversation in America is very different. Including suicide deaths, over 40,000 Americans die each year due to guns. We can make many valid arguments about the need for better mental healthcare for veterans when 22 commit suicide a day, or even for combating gang violence in …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms