tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63535302771376344.post4158510017231374939..comments2023-06-25T06:07:14.706-05:00Comments on O-L-I [Opinionated Layman's Input]: Gun Blame Game Misses TargetTim Laitinenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07659772910035894952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63535302771376344.post-56444095669756970942012-12-31T09:21:39.518-06:002012-12-31T09:21:39.518-06:00I would say it's not just violence, per say, b...I would say it's not just violence, per say, but America's glorification & celebration of violence that is the key issue. Our violent pop culture is exported around the globe, but no other country with similarly high rates of gun ownership exhibit the same embrace of violence that America has. I've been trying to figure out a way of writing an essay on that without sounding like a traitor.Tim Laitinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659772910035894952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63535302771376344.post-45796763616425958022012-12-28T20:51:19.051-06:002012-12-28T20:51:19.051-06:00I agree...BUT.
As you say, we can't legislate...I agree...BUT.<br /><br />As you say, we can't legislate morality, but I think that's often just a cop-out for saying we might as well throw up our hands in surrender to whatever problem we may face because it's just too too big.<br /><br />Legislation does not guarantee compliance, but it at least a start. If we had allowed 'we can't legislate morality' rule the day, the violence perpetrated against African Americans in the 1950's (e.g. Selma) would still be with us.<br /><br />I do not argue for banning firearms across the board. However, if I were to come to hate you (God forbid) I'd find it a lot easier to kill you with a gun than with a car. Let's keep cars out of the gun debate. If there's an analogy there, it's too weak to be valid.<br /><br />I agree that our wider culture has become obsessed with violence, even to the point of infatuation. There's another issue that needs to be addressed. Widely and intensely.<br /><br />INI. DaveDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736276320585369788noreply@blogger.com