Such a tricky issue. Obviously, something has to be done about school shootings in particular, but anybody that thinks legal gun availability is the root cause of this is living in a very simplified dream world. Case in point: The VERY small northern Minnesota town I grew up in was rife with gun ownership. Everybody hunted. Everybody. I am not exaggerating when I say that 90% of my male classmates could have grabbed one of several guns from home that they knew how to use and hauled it to school, BUT NONE OF US EVER DID. Again, no argument that something needs to be done, but focussing solely on legal availability while ignoring how things like violence in film/TV, video games, and popular music influence modern youth is short-sighted.
And penalizing a helmet company? Would be that it was so simple. I mostly ride Treks, and I bet a bunch of those nice guys in their Wisconsin HQ are hunters. No more Treks? Where is the line?
Again, not saying that action is not needed. The solution to gun violence just isn't going to be as simple as we'd like it to be. Consider that gun violence overall is down markedly over the last 30 years (honest).
March 6, 2018, 2:56 p.m. - Kos
Such a tricky issue. Obviously, something has to be done about school shootings in particular, but anybody that thinks legal gun availability is the root cause of this is living in a very simplified dream world. Case in point: The VERY small northern Minnesota town I grew up in was rife with gun ownership. Everybody hunted. Everybody. I am not exaggerating when I say that 90% of my male classmates could have grabbed one of several guns from home that they knew how to use and hauled it to school, BUT NONE OF US EVER DID. Again, no argument that something needs to be done, but focussing solely on legal availability while ignoring how things like violence in film/TV, video games, and popular music influence modern youth is short-sighted. And penalizing a helmet company? Would be that it was so simple. I mostly ride Treks, and I bet a bunch of those nice guys in their Wisconsin HQ are hunters. No more Treks? Where is the line? Again, not saying that action is not needed. The solution to gun violence just isn't going to be as simple as we'd like it to be. Consider that gun violence overall is down markedly over the last 30 years (honest).