I don't care what anyone thinks about their right to own guns

[jonno99]

286. I think your concern is still misplaced. The problem

is NOT the "gun culture", but the "violence culture".

The vast majority (99+) of gun owners are, in varying degrees, members of the "gun culture". These are the sports shooters, bench rest/target shooters, hunters, etc. Additionally you have those who are merely interested in the level of protection that a firearm affords (single women, cops, security guards, etc.).

The above groups have been around for more than a century without issue. IOW - the above folks are NOT the problem.

(Side note: one of the schools I attended as a kid had a firing range down in the basement - and this was in MN. Can you imagine that today?!)

The problem now is the culture of violence. Do you think that the drug-trafficking turf wars would disappear if every gun magically vanished?