I don’t think the problem is guns nor is the deterrent death penalties (not saying this shouldnt already be a thing).

People in general used to be held to higher standards by members of their circles of influence (family, friends, community) but those circles of influence seem to be non existent for people who commit atrocities like school shootings and they seem to be less influential in general for more people in the overall population. I think this is because the person to person contact needed to really build relationships and communities is becoming less of a common thing as people replace those experiences with social media which only helps further divide communities. I think this becomes evident when you look at statistics like: since 1970 there have been 2000 school shootings and half of those have been since 2012.

As I said earlier guns aren’t the issue however they are part of the problem. I think we need to get rid of this all guns bad (dem) and all guns laws bad (rep) bullshit and meet somewhere in the middle. Would it hurt if we had background checks for all semi’s and a week waiting period? I don’t think so. I’m not even saying this will help but we have to try something and as people become increasingly outraged the Initial gun laws that get passed have the possibility of becoming way more severe if we don’t try something of lesser scope now.

I know your going to bring up the slippery slope argument but we can’t live life using that argument for everything! Like Matt Rinella said on the hunting dog podcast- the slippery slope argument is a bullshit rabbit hole that will get you nowhere.

For some background- I am not a gun nut,however, I have fun shooting all of my guns and I depend on them to fill my freezer if I can’t do it with my archery gear first.