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briandmyers  ·  3337 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How would you stop mass shootings?

    No seriously, without an authoritarian crackdown the likes of which our society will never survive, you can't do it.

There's your problem right here. It's deeply ingrained that Americans need handguns for protection, and I don't see that changing, in spite of the fact that statistically, you are much more likely to be harmed than protected by your gun. I don't know the answer, but I can tell you that here in NZ, if you say you want to get a gun for self-defense or protection, you will be declined, because that's not seen as a valid reason to have one here.