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Aug 6, 2019 10:18 PM
SisterMidnight
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However they could use more pixels.
Zev610
Just to note, during the weekend last week there were 14 shootings in Toronto. . . just saying. Fact check next time bro.
Iraqyoubreak
There isn’t only one reason, or issue to solve, to eliminate gun deaths in America. We need to fix a lot more than loose gun laws.
Gianttesticlemonster
We are Red and White, but never blue eh.
thevortexmaster
Sadness is an American invention
woodbanana
But do they have violent video games?
hisdudenesselduderino
I have a feeling that not having health care is the root of all the mass shootings. I would like some stats on how many active shooters had
hisdudenesselduderino
Reliable health care their whole life
iliketosayBURN
No country is perfect, but only USA has a mass shooting problem
epoke
*Aside from genuinely war-torn areas
AlexaAcidic
We have maple syrup and poutine and we still have no mass shootings.
FlyingGiantElk
But the society and culture is different. That’s the more important part.
Mushnick1006
I blame the brits honestly, none of this would have happened if the redcoats would have just pitched tents, but no they had to couch surf
nonCanadianGoose
I would say it has to do with they’re less dependent on medication for mental illness. If it’s just guns then the spree shooter would be>
nonCanadianGoose
> more of the homeless. It’s not like a gun is hard to get. But the messed up brain chemistry of on/off antidepressants is concerning>
nonCanadianGoose
> and know we’re learning that water treatment doesn’t remove it from the waste water.
InAMellowTone
Yes but we do have a problem with treating our native Americans like actual humans and have tried to wipe them out before just like the USA
SisterMidnight
Relevant how?
InAMellowTone
Just the fact that were not always better than the states and some Canadians have a "holier than thou" attitude towards the USA
thevortexmaster
Yes a lot of us. A lot of us grew up think Americans were the dumb jock assholes on the playground. The bully. I've been there lots now>>>
thevortexmaster
And it's obviously not true.
SerMorgenstern
What do you recommend?
SisterMidnight
Stricter gun control laws, including more vetting for licenses. Ban assault weapons. Leaders should deescalate hate instead of promote it.
WhatFuckingNameIsntTaken
So a rational approach, so crazy it might work! Unfortunately those in power aren't rational.
SerMorgenstern
What kind of stricter laws? And how would you define assault weapons?
SisterMidnight
Automatic and semiautomatic guns.
SerMorgenstern
Well, automatics made after 1986 are not available to own, and afaik legally owned automatics have only been used in 2 crimes since that 1/?
SerMorgenstern
Law was enacted, both times by police. As for banning all semiautomatics, I find that troubling. Even Canada hasn’t gone that far, and 2/?
bl1ndseer
Even before the strict gun control laws we never had a mass shooting problem
Zev610
Ahh no, Moncton NB had a shooting of police officers a few years ago, then Fredericton NB a year or so go. Our PM could have gone to the
Zev610
RCMP officers funerals but he decided matching in a gay pride parade was a much more important issue, not like they don't happen every year
devo27
Our biggest one of that kind atm is those two kids they're hunting. Ooh, found evidence of them by Nelson River an hour ago.
decomposingcomposers
Is there any information on why they're doing it?
devo27
Searching? Because the kids are murder suspects
Residentsmartass
Mexico has strict gun laws and tons of shootings.
Armyguy8382
And a score of about 30/100 on the government corruption scale.
ilovedogknots
The us has a 50/100 on the government corruption scale
Armyguy8382
Last I saw US was 75/100, but I think that was from 2016
thevortexmaster
In Canada we're at 81/100
Residentsmartass
So maybe it's the corruption and not the guns
TweakerTheBarbarian
What is Canada on the corruption scale? We may be on to something here.
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devo27
Yes, the USA is doing nothing to stop gun violence, and has tons of it. Canada is doing lots to prevent it, and has very little. Big diff.
Plaguewalker209
Fine, then let the police do their job and crush the gangs. That's where most of the violence comes from.
Plaguewalker209
But fun fact, we are not like these other countries. We never will be. America is the first and only of its kind.
Plaguewalker209
The 2nd amendment is there to protect the first. And I'm not willing to let it go because of a .01% cause of death. Regardless of the bodies
TotallyNotTheNSAGuys
Good to know you have a literal dollar number for human life, scum
WhatFuckingNameIsntTaken
Then your a selfish fucking coward.
omh2
US firearm homicide rate: 4.43/100k Canada total homicide rate: 1.8 France: 1.3 UK: 1.2 Germany: 1 Spain: 0.7 Italy: 0.67 SK: 0.6 Japan: 0.2