Why we don't get good gun laws.

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16. I get it. Rallying folks against an enemy is about the best way to unite them.

Even if the enemy is an inanimate object. The list is well represented: alcohol, pot, drugs in general, now guns. In my opinion, one of the greatest services a government can provide to the people is a variety of productive opportunities. Without enough positive and responsible pursuits, people will eventually find an innate talent they can apply to their advantage, even if it may sometimes involve assault and robbery. People tend to continue doing something they're good at.

I recently came across a news story about someone who recognized that basic truth:

https://womensenews.org/2013/02/1994-mugging-reveals-rosa-parks-true-character/
Her approach at 81 drew from her lifelong commitment to young people. "I hope to someday see an end to the conditions in our country that would make people want to hurt others." Similar to her frame on the 1967 riot, (Rosa) Parks believed that the ways to staunch individual acts of violence was to transform the structures of inequity that provided the ground in which they grew. Even as she regularly reminded young people of the importance of good character, hard work and motivation, Parks remained concentrated on changing the conditions that limited their ability to flourish.

This after being attacked and beaten in her own home.