Don't let the gun nuts frame the debate

[davidn3600]

51. People REALLY need to stop comparing America to other countries

This is not Japan. This is not Britain. This is not Australia. The idea that we can simply adopt those same laws here and think they will be equally successful and eliminate our violence is foolish.

America is a violent culture. With or without guns. Our movies glorify it. Our video games glorify it. Our military is big and powerful and seems to always be at war with someone. We watch football and cheer big hits. We watch Nascar while on the edge of our seats waiting for next big crash. We watch boxing, UFC, and other violent sports and cheer it on.

This is simply the way we live. It's our culture. And it is a violent one. Guns are not making us violent. A gun is a piece of metal. It doesn't have any special powers. It's a weapon, an instrument of violence. We can eliminate the weapon, but the violent culture will still be there. The culture is something people have to change within themselves. We can't pass a law to change that.

Also those laws work because those countries by design have a much stronger federal system. America is somewhat of a fractured Republic. Enforcement of the laws depend on the level of government the law was passed. In other words, we can ban guns on the federal level, and the state and local law enforcement is under no obligation to enforce that law. It would be up to the feds to enforce the ban. And they dont have the money or manpower to do that in a nation of this size. Our federal government is too weak to enforce that kind of law successfully. It'd be like marijuana. Even though it is banned federally....it's still on every street corner.