http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbasile/2013/02/27/the-best-gun-control-measure-is-always-a-job/
Interesting analysis by Forbes. Forbes is of course economically biased, but I think there is something here. I shared this article with all my social network peeps. I think it gets to one of the real issues we as a society should be focusing on instead of gun control.
Politicians are so quick to blame the gun or those who are mentally ill, but they don't talk about parenting, poverty, education, or economics...because then they'd have to actually invest a great deal of time and effort to change things. Passing more laws that they won't enforce or finding a scapegoat in the mentally ill (most of whom are harmless) is easier to do, but it won't be as effective as changing the fundamental conditions that lead to more violence (regardless of the weapons used).
My favorite point from the article:
Interesting analysis by Forbes. Forbes is of course economically biased, but I think there is something here. I shared this article with all my social network peeps. I think it gets to one of the real issues we as a society should be focusing on instead of gun control.
Politicians are so quick to blame the gun or those who are mentally ill, but they don't talk about parenting, poverty, education, or economics...because then they'd have to actually invest a great deal of time and effort to change things. Passing more laws that they won't enforce or finding a scapegoat in the mentally ill (most of whom are harmless) is easier to do, but it won't be as effective as changing the fundamental conditions that lead to more violence (regardless of the weapons used).
My favorite point from the article:
We see this in other parts of the world, but refuse to appreciate that the same rules apply here. A random Congressman on Fox News is quick to point out that a lack of personal and economic freedom leads to young men in the Middle East being easily indoctrinated into terror groups. One wonders why leaders of both parties can’t stand up for the countless young men and women in the United States who join gangs, deal drugs, steal and murder because they live in an environment where they believe they have nothing to lose.