Originally posted by Bad wolfhey, people have tried to fix this,
I think the fact that people can get guns so easily has something to do with it as well, to an extent.
it's the overly-active imagination the kids have from tv, and other crap like that. "oh this kid makes me so mad, i'm gonna bring a gun and shoot him, like the guy on the tv did"
i know
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Originally posted by shavixmirAgreed, additionally some will be outcasts from the main group and find solace in smaller sub groups. Sometimes even those sub groups will desert a person and in a small number of cases, those with no real support or mental capacity to outlet their emotions will turn violent.
Well, we're basically talking cropped up emotions. To some extent or another someone didn't manage to defuse in a normal way.
The society has been changing since the late 70's (Thatcher, Raygun, etc.) means a greater emphasis on the individual instead of the group.
However, the human is a group animal. A lot of our problems, longings, ideas, are reso eem since Steve McQueen starred in "The great escape", it leads to unchecked aggression.
I think it will only get worse as the younger you-tube generation, who have attention spans shorter than the warning label on a bottle of Ritalin, continues to turn to humiliation humour as their primary source of entertainment. A further differentiation of the inidividual from the collective will almost always result in sporadic outbursts of violence from a select few dissaffected individuals.
Originally posted by darvlaySomething like 40% of americans don't want to ban guns in the last poll i saw.
Why doesn't the US repeal the 2nd amendment? Is it even relevant anymore? Are the gun lobby groups too powerful in the US?
To be fair, the Dems did ban some guns under Clinton, but Bush allowed the ban to run out and refused to reinstate it. He's a nice Texan.
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Originally posted by jenna1Maybe, but to be blunt, if the kids couldn't get hold of these guns, then it wouldn't be such a problem. Unfortunately it's more than true, the gun lobby is very powerful in the US, and gun culture is engrained deeply; I don't think pealing away over a hundred years of people's attitudes towards guns would be very easy. Nor I suppose actually getting people to hand in their guns.
hey, people have tried to fix this,
it's the overly-active imagination the kids have from tv, and other crap like that. "oh this kid makes me so mad, i'm gonna bring a gun and shoot him, like the guy on the tv did"
i know
Originally posted by darvlayJuvenile shootings and stabbings are on the increase in Britain too (the other Western country with a similar degree of individualisation). And those weapons are illegal there.
Why doesn't the US repeal the 2nd amendment? Is it even relevant anymore? Are the gun lobby groups too powerful in the US?
Originally posted by shavixmirWhy are you talking non-stop BS, are you a whore or something? 😕
Well, we're basically talking cropped up emotions. To some extent or another someone didn't manage to defuse in a normal way.
The society has been changing since the late 70's (Thatcher, Raygun, etc.) means a greater emphasis on the individual instead of the group.
However, the human is a group animal. A lot of our problems, longings, ideas, are reso ...[text shortened]... eem since Steve McQueen starred in "The great escape", it leads to unchecked aggression.
Originally posted by darvlayChanging the Constitution is difficult.
Why doesn't the US repeal the 2nd amendment? Is it even relevant anymore? Are the gun lobby groups too powerful in the US?
First the repeal would have to pass by a 2/3 majority in both the House and the Senate,
THEN; it would have to be ratified by 3/4 of the states.