re: Blame

>From Jools Fowler

Rod Randall wrote:
> Laws won't change this and I'm sorry if I sound like a pessimist
> but if people weren't so incapable of getting along with each other then
> the
> only laws
> we would need would be taxes, dog and vehicle registration stuff.
> Whole armies of people (literally) would be out of work if we could get on
> with each other...
> 
As a UK citizen (where not even the police carry guns) I agree totally with
Rod that you can't legislate away bigotry and hate, but on the other hand
you can remove the mechanism that makes it so easy for people to kill.  

Surely with such high gun death rates it is easy to see that while it isn't
the guns that are the culprits, if you take them away you'll save lives.
What kind of culture of fear can necessitate having a machine for killing in
your home, or available at a local store?

As horrible as it sounds, people are people, and some will always pick on
groups that seem vulnerable in order to make themselves feel stronger.  Why
not make it more difficult for them?  The UK is no paradise certainly, but
our chances of being murdered are infinitesimal compared to the US.
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