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steve  ·  4396 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Australia Banned Assault Weapons. America Can, Too. - NYTimes.com

We had a culture of overt racial discrimination too. We had a culture of demeaning and belittling women.

I enjoy shooting a gun as much as the next guy. But just calling something a culture doesn't make it right. I know lots of people are worried about a slippery slope - but come on - do I need a magazine with over 9 bullets? I might be naive, but in what circumstance would I need more than a couple of bullets? And I use the word "need" loosely - I get along without any bullets every day. Hunters don't (good ones need 1).

gun laws won't fix the problem. They'll help to treat a symptom as laws move across states... but it's not the real disease.