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Perhaps the better question is why here? by usmcirish
I agree with everything you said. But again, what the heck is wrong with our country with this recent violence?
These things not only did not happen 30+ years ago, (guns were equally prevalent) but they don't happen in other parts of the world where there are a number of guns.
I am thinking of Israel and Switzerland in particular. Having been to both countries, and knowing and seeing the universal ownership of military grade weapons due to universal military reserve service, I wonder why the Swiss and Israeli's are not suffering from an epidemic of shootings due to the availability of guns.
Something has really caused our society to spin off the rails and the availability of weapons is certainly making it worse.