tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364027.post1821678179872463054..comments2016-01-06T10:30:07.650-05:00Comments on Loose Change: Gun Violence...Let's Do What We CanCHOberkehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07046206861702958152noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364027.post-39771868775675602062013-01-10T10:12:17.918-05:002013-01-10T10:12:17.918-05:00Thanks for your thoughts. If this response is a d...Thanks for your thoughts. If this response is a duplicate, I apologize. Replies don't seem to post. Or maybe I'm doing something wrong. In any case, you have a point. Let me clarify. The UK has less than 100 gun deaths a year. The US more than 25,000. So, at the very least, gun control seems to make a society drastically less lethal. <br /><br />As death is the ultimate expression of violence, a reduction in violent death from a gun would result in a proportionately less violent society. <br /><br />The proliferation of guns doesn't create violence...it magnifies it. Raises the temperature of violence. The difference between a sun burn and a laser. <br /><br />Thanks for helping me clarify my thinking, and for your comments. CHOberkehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07046206861702958152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364027.post-8037661659164976782013-01-09T14:54:57.631-05:002013-01-09T14:54:57.631-05:00Good thoughts, although I'm not sure what you ...Good thoughts, although I'm not sure what you mean by saying a society with fewer guns is, by definition, less violent. The UK has far fewer guns and a higher level of violent crime.<br /><br />Blessings.Melanchthonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408836522452429723noreply@blogger.com