Funny how conservitives say we need so many guns to stay safe yet The US has more murders,school shootings and mass shootings than any other 1st world country.
Other than your first part. "Murder rate is a cultural issue", your posting is patently false.Murder rate is a cultural issue,gun issue ,education issue poverty issue etc.l.The US sucks at all ,obviously,mostly because of its right wing polices like gun laws,poor education,wealth inequality etc.
If more people were carrying, less of these incidents would happen. I carry, do you?Like Uvalde,Buffalo etc The Magatards in blue and good guys with a gun aren't there when needed.
The large pool of legal firearms is a big source of the pool of illegal firearms. Penalize legal firearm owners for improper storage, transportation, failing to register, failing to report theft, etc., and that pool of illegal firearms would begin to shrink.
FWIW, I always saw the 2nd's notion of existing to depose despots as a "it's possible, so I see the need". Trump made me see it as "it's probable, so there's definitely a need".
Agreed. But I believe we can still defend ourselves against nascent, "wannabe" governments.This is a stupid reason to own a firearm. You can't defend yourself against the government, should it decide to come for you.