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In reply to the discussion: GRAPHIC IMAGE: What the reports on Allen TX aren't showing us. TRIGGER WARNING [View all]Caliman73
(11,766 posts)especially Conservatives. There is already broad support for gun safety legislation according to polls, which does not materialize in voting for candidates who would actually move on the issue.
This is not a problem of Americans "not seeing" sufficiently gory images of the damage that gun violence does. It is about the power of money in politics and the nature of political campaigns. It remains an issue of tribalism and the very strong attribute of Americans to believe that if it isn't happening directly to them, it isn't an issue.
We are the wealthiest country on earth and yet 37 million Americans don't know where their next meal is coming from DAILY and almost 14,000 STARVE TO DEATH every year.
140,000 Americans die every year from Alcohol related accidents. Preventable accidents, yet it happens year in and year out.
The level of gun violence is unique in "modern societies", to America, among peer or "near peer" nations we have the highest rates of gun violence and death. It is not because we don't see images of the consequences.
We need to address the systemic issues that make Americans more prone to acts of violence, AND specifically more acts of gun violence.
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