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Paedantic Basterd · 12-21-2012, 10:35 PM

I remember some of the cities in the northwest US did exchanges during the recession, where people could trade in their firearms for groceries and basic necessities, to astounding results. Australia did a gun-buyback thing after Port Arthur that was massively successful, and there hasn't been a massacre (defined as 4+) since.

I think if we were to start helping people to obtain what they need, they would stop having to take it from others. Unfortunately, the capitalist attitude blames these shortcomings on the individual, and that's a dead end path with no long term solution in it. A society has to take care of all of its individuals or it just fosters a paranoid and selfish environment.

EDIT: I'm not questioning your right to your own saftey whatsoever, I just think it's immensely sad that the threat is valid, and that this culture/society doesn't leave its citizens feeling safe.

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Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I remember some of the cities in the northwest US did exchanges during the recession, where people could trade in their firearms for groceries and basic necessities, to astounding results. Australia did a gun-buyback thing after Port Arthur that was massively successful, and there hasn't been a massacre (defined as 4+) since. I think if we were to start helping people to obtain what they need, they would stop having to take it from others. Unfortunately, the capitalist attitude blames these shortcomings on the individual, and that's a dead end path with no long term solution in it. A society has to take care of all of its individuals or it just fosters a paranoid and selfish environment. EDIT: I'm not questioning your right to your own saftey whatsoever, I just think it's immensely sad that the threat is valid, and that this culture/society doesn't leave its citizens feeling safe.