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School shootings are not a gun problem (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Postis2@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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For those who argue that school shootings are a gun problem, it's worth considering that in the aftermath of World War I, countless individuals had access to guns without experiencing these widespread, senseless acts of violence for no reason. Therefore, it's clear that your argument has inherent shortcomings. Moreover, I believe altering gun laws could potentially lead to the establishment of a black market, encouraging individuals to seek illegal firearms, and resulting in an increase in overall violence.

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[–] Postis2@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like I said, after World War One, a lot of people had guns and incidents of people being killed without any reason did not occur back then. Therefore, it's not a problem with guns. You can never blame guns for something since they are just physical objects.

[–] eric5949@lemmy.cloudaf.site 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You dont know jack shit about guns in Europe during the interwar period, almost the entirety of Europe had stronger gun control laws at the time than the United States has ever had.

[–] Postis2@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What I do know is that a lot of people had guns, and the senseless killing of people for no reason was not common back then.

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Actually I'm a lot of places it was. If you look at what happened in Germany in the early 20s with the rise of Freikorps and other ex soldiers roaming the streets and looking for trouble that is exactly what ex soldiers were doing at that time.

[–] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Assuming an unfiltered view 100 years into the past is a poor foundation for an argument.