Constitutional Rights

[StarsMine]

We are a representative democracy.
Republic means the government is controlled by the people.

Meltdown I have already said that although we have the greatest gun violence per capita then any first world country, we are about 14th for overall violent crime, counting murders, rape, armed robberies. (first world only being counted)
Do I think there is something we can do to lower gun violence, Yes. Some better background checks to make it MORE difficult to get a gun. Wouldnt stop the criminals but it would limit accidental shootings, though not by much. The best thing we can do are societal changes, like what happens in the mid-late 90s with the gang violence dropping. DC metro area seems to be doing something right, used to have a murder a day, now 84 in a year. Huge drop.

[Nemesis]

We are a representative democracy.
Republic means the government is controlled by the people.

Meltdown I have already said that although we have the greatest gun violence per capita then any first world country, we are about 14th for overall violent crime, counting murders, rape, armed robberies. (first world only being counted)
Do I think there is something we can do to lower gun violence, Yes. Some better background checks to make it MORE difficult to get a gun. Wouldnt stop the criminals but it would limit accidental shootings, though not by much. The best thing we can do are societal changes, like what happens in the mid-late 90s with the gang violence dropping. DC metro area seems to be doing something right, used to have a murder a day, now 84 in a year. Huge drop.

There was a segment on the daily show last night that showed how handcuffed the ATF is because of gun nuts and the NRA. Someone who cares should post it.

[StarsMine]

There was a segment on the daily show last night that showed how handcuffed the ATF is because of gun nuts and the NRA. Someone who cares should post it.

That was a well done segment.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-epi...ssica-chastain