Comments by "Daily Wire Third Stringer" (@DailyWireThirdStringer) on "Gun violence: An American epidemic? l ABC News" video.

  1. How about you look at Japan, Singapore, or South Korea instead? Owning a firearm (without undergoing a strict licensing program in some cases) is HIGHLY illegal and, what a surprise, they have the lowest rates of gun violence in the WORLD. Gun control is a policy that will be most effective at the national level, not at the city/state level.
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  2. 0:48 The Falkland Islands is a country of about 4,000 people. That means the next closest country of considerable size to USA in terms of gun/citizen ratio is YEMEN, literally one of the WORST societies to live in at this moment. It would be a miracle if we had the highest ratio of guns to people and weren't at the top of the list of rates of gun violence in the developed world. Unfortunately, we're #1 by a long shot. On a national level (municipal/states are different, because guns bought legally in one locality can be easily transported to another), gun control WORKS. The countries with the lowest rates of gun violence are Japan, Singapore, and South Korea --- and in ALL of them it is against the law to own a firearm. A serious question remains about whether mandatory buybacks will really work (i.e. whether enough people will comply), but there is no doubt whatsoever that gun control at the NATIONAL level will reduce gun violence. At the very least, we should have universal background checks and a national registry so that people with a criminal record or who may pose a theat to others (if they're mentally unstable, for example) are unable to obtain a firearm, and a 5-year renewal period is enforced and red flag laws are in place so that people who suddenly become a danger to others don't have access to them. This is basic, common sense regulation (the same as speed limits) that would in no way infringe on your liberty --- unless you happen to fall into one of these high-risk categories, in which case your right to bear arms has been revoked to protect society at large. Another issue is gang violence, which could be dramatically reduced if we just legalized drugs, but that is a discussion for another time. It might also help to step up law enforcement in high-crime neighborhoods, not for drug raids (which I believe are a violation of individual liberty, but I digress), but to deter violent crimes. That, too, would go a long way in addressing the gun violence epidemic that has only gotten worse in the last few years. Oh yeah, and then gradually phasing out the sale of semi-automatic weapons would almost certainly cut down on the number of mass shootings, and when they do occur, make them less deadly as well.
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