tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525976427330328394.post6081051930231096277..comments2024-03-28T22:23:40.927-04:00Comments on CAVEBEAR'S LAIR: Yet Another Mass ShootingMark's Mews (Marley, Lori, Loki, and Binq)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11135668126649348317noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525976427330328394.post-78815941799704633582016-06-14T08:21:45.610-04:002016-06-14T08:21:45.610-04:00Yes - I'm not suggesting for one moment that i...Yes - I'm not suggesting for one moment that it would be easy. But ... in times past, non-white people were slaves and it was impossible to imagine plantations running successfully without them. More recently, women stayed at home and had babies while men went to work and earned money. Homosexuality was a crime. Smoking was good for your health. Public education campaigns do make a difference. The campaign to educate people about the health risks of smoking have taken several generations to really become embedded; with guns, it may be even longer. But you've gotta start somewhere.<br /><br />Megan<br />Sydney, AustraliaMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143400920174171516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525976427330328394.post-18754118443647366372016-06-13T09:53:30.009-04:002016-06-13T09:53:30.009-04:00I agree, but how do you get rid of 350 million gun...I agree, but how do you get rid of 350 million guns? It is like putting the genie back in the bottle.<br /><br />There are too many crazed people who insist that they must have guns in order to protect themselves from other people with guns. The fact that more people die from guns than are saved by guns does not matter to them. They are "belief-proofed" in their assumptions.<br /><br />The gun culture is almost like poison ivy. If you don't have it around, that's great. But when it is everywhere, it is nearly impossible to get rid of. <br /><br />Can you get rid of all the rabbits in Australia? There are about 200 m8llion of them, best count I found. There are some problems with a tipping point beyond which is unstoppable. Australian rabbits, US guns. And the rabbits are probably easier to eliminate. I doubt there is a NRA "National Rabbit Association" in Australia.<br /><br /><br /> Mark's Mews (Marley, Lori, Loki, and Binq)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11135668126649348317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525976427330328394.post-81122097358594320832016-06-13T09:08:06.256-04:002016-06-13T09:08:06.256-04:00Well written, Mark, but I'm voting to do SOMET...Well written, Mark, but I'm voting to do SOMETHING about limiting access to guns. It would be a long haul, but you start with a public education campaign. The number of gun crimes in America is bizarre and that it they are apparently just accepted as part of life even more so. Come Down Under and see how the other half live - quite successfully - without many guns at all.<br /><br />Megan<br />Sydney, AustraliaMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143400920174171516noreply@blogger.com