Gun manufacturers get some scrutiny, but it isn’t a fair comparison in that social media is engineered to keep people addicted and messes with their mental state in a destructive way. Guns are a tool abused by people with mental predisposition to do so.
The whole scene is performative nonsense anyway. Nothing will happen.
Alcohol and sugary foods are also engineered to keep people addicted and mess with their mental and physical states and are completely legal and not frowned upon.
Guns and cars don’t change people’s mental state. Some of the states with the lowest homicide rates are states like Idaho, where half of households own a gun. This is also true over time. In the 1950s in the US, the percentage of households with a gun was much higher, but homicide rates were lower. Gun ownership rates in Europe were also a lot higher in the mid 20th century, while homicide rates were not.
altcognito|2 years ago
The whole scene is performative nonsense anyway. Nothing will happen.
skizm|2 years ago
Agree on the performative nonsense part though.
rayiner|2 years ago
getlawgdon|2 years ago
Rate of suicide in Montana is among highest.
Guess the method of suicide.
unknown|2 years ago
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