My thoughts on gun violence

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Most people in the US – who aren’t enslaved to an outdated ideology or are just a-holes – understand that there is a gun violence problem in America. Broadly speaking, there are two “solutions” often touted to this problem – “more guns” and “ban guns” – but both of them are stupid and aren’t real solutions. The “more guns” argument is stupid for several reasons, but my favorite is the fact that the politicians who support everyday Americans being able to carry guns around their workplace would have these very same everyday Americans arrested if they tried to carry guns around the politician’s workplace. They support Americans having guns all the time everywhere, they just don’t want to be around Americans with guns all the time everywhere. The “ban guns” argument is stupid because it is ultimately futile. There are these things called 3D printers that can make various objects. They are becoming more capable and less expensive and more and more people will have access to them. While they can make toys and random objects around the house, they can also make guns. Just do a search for “3D printed guns” and you’ll get plenty of results. So even if we shut down all the gun manufactures and all the gun shops in the country, criminals and everyday citizens will still be able to make guns in their basement. So what’s the real “solution” to gun violence? I say it’s to focus more on the violence aspect. Why do people think they need to kill a bunch of their coworkers, or random people in a theater, or whatever? I know, it’s a complex issue without simple answers – and thus no simple soundbites – so it’s unlikely politicians will talk about it. So maybe we should just do things without them.