02-22-2021, 05:56 PM
(02-22-2021, 05:31 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: You know what would benefit them more AND cause decreased rates of gun violence? Meaningful reforms to improve their socioeconomic situations. Gun violence correlates to these socioeconomic issues. But because affecting real change is difficult and, let's be honest here, those in power don't want to help those marginalized communities when it really comes down to it, they like to focus on guns which will not solve anything. Gun will still be obtained because that box is wide open and even if you could magically confiscate all of them, there would still be violence in other forms.
I fail to see any logic in this argument.
First of all the fact that there is a correlation between socioeconomic issues and gun violence does not necessarily mean there is a casual link. In fact many members of these communities have argued that they need to address the safety of the streets before they can address additional reforms. They point to how fear of violence effects education. And how property crimes and violence drive down home values and business opportunities. And how meaningless deaths of breadwinners effect the economics of many families.
The claim that keeping guns out of the hands of criminals would "make no difference" just is not true.
The claim that disadvantaged communities get any benefit from unlimited access to guns has no basis in reality.
