Quote Originally Posted by FEM2008 View Post
I think everyone missed the point. While India and Pakistan may have aquired a unique lead in number of stupid kite deaths, the US has a real unique problem with gun violence that is not found anywhere else in the world. I am sure there are other unique examples as as well if you look hard enough.
No, we did not miss the point. You have missed it. The US has a VIOLENCE problem. If those who claim you want to save lives would drop the word gun from your rhetoric, and really mean it, you would open yourself to so many real solutions to the problems that you see as unique to the U.S. but that are in reality world wide.

Yes, we have a problem, but you need to open your eyes and read more than the talking points of those promoting gun control, you will soon see there are many, much more widely effective possibilities. They may not be easy or cheap, but they would be effective. I DO NOT claim to have all of the answers, but I do know the solutions being proposed are foolish and are obscuring real solutions by claiming to be one.

Your minds are blinded by the constant fallacies of the news and the politicians trying to score points for re-election rather than really solve problems.

The drug, alcohol, and violence problems are all caused by a mental health issues. I think that most all rational people should be able to agree there is indeed a violence problem. You need to begin to look for ROOT causes rather than treating superficial symptoms.

When fire fighters get to a big blaze, it may appear they are squirting water at the flame, but they are not. They are looking past the flames, to the material that is actually burning. They spray the water at the ROOT of the fire, after that, the flames just go away!!!!