Comments by "Daily Wire Third Stringer" (@DailyWireThirdStringer) on "Biden vows action on gun control as protesters in Uvalde demand reform l ABCNL" video.

  1. No, the problem is that we have allowed guns to proliferate in the first place. Not all mass shootings happen at a school. What, do you want armed guards outside every supermarket, nightclub, festival, and numerous other places where people gather?!! What about the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, that of course being Las Vegas? That wasn't a school, now was it? This sophistry would be respectable if there was even a modicum of effort required to refute it.
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  2.  @Subxenox15  Ah yes, religion has never caused any societal ills that resulted in dehumanization and eventual mass loss of life. Nope, never . . .
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  3. I think you meant to say guns aren't the problem. Well, guess what: they are. The U.S. has the most firearms per capita of any country in the world (Yemen is a distant second), being the only nation on EARTH with more guns than people. Not surprisingly, we also have the highest rates of gun violence of any country in the developed world by far. Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Norway, and almost all other developed countries have some of the strictest gun laws, and also have the lowest rates of gun violence. Coincidence? I think not. This has to end. My freedom to live is of a higher priority than your freedom to own a weapon of war. Full stop. Fun fact: 9 out of the top 10 states with the highest rates of gun violence per capita are the Republican-led states of Alaska, Mississippi, Wyoming, Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Montana. (Source: World Population Review)
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  4. You mean like Ron Desantis, who effectively made running over peaceful protestors legal?
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  5. For everyone who says "guns aren't the issue, it's mental health," or "guns don't just get up one day, walk to a school, and fire themselves," I ask you: Would you apply that same reasoning to nuclear weapons? Certainly you don't believe that the world would be SAFER if civilians had access to weapons of mass destruction, do you? Then why do you REFUSE to acknowledge the empirical evidence PROVING that the prevalence of guns in a society results in more gun violence and deaths? For every 100 people living in America, there are 120 firearms. By comparison, in the next closest country, Yemen (which is currently embroiled in civil war), there are 52 firearms for every 100 people. We are OBJECTIVELY the least safe country in the developed world in terms of the gun homicide metric -- it's not even close. So, tell me, why not apply your flawed "guns don't kill people, people kill people" reasoning to other weapons of war as well? I eagerly await THAT answer. The only halfway decent response I can think of is that nuclear weapons cannot be used in self-defense, to which I reply that in a dearmed society (like most of Europe, for example), you won't need to defend yourself against someone with an assault rifle. Period. My right to LIVE supersedes your right to own a weapon of war.
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  6.  @airaddict3749  Why do I detect subtle racism in that comment?
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