Comments by "Hobbs" (@hobbso8508) on "The Debate: Do more guns make us safer?" video.

  1.  @1stsampan  1. NRA creates pacts which directly support Republicans when running for office. 2. Explain why countries like Japan with scrict gun laws have 13 times lower homicide rates. Maybe try comparing developed nations rather than a developing and rather poor nation like Jamaica.
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  2.  @1stsampan  1. You seem to be missing the point. The NRA pays off politicians, who in turn vote to give them the laws they want. That's not democracy, it's more of a wealthy money laundering scheme. 2. No, people with severe wealth inequality are prone to crime. Jamaica has massive wealth inequality issues. 3. Maybe read the Czech Republic gun laws next time. "Firearm licenses may be obtained in a way similar to a driving license; by passing a proficiency exam, medical examination and having a clean criminal record." There are also only 308,990 gun license holders, that's 3% of the population. They are also required to register their firearms. So sure, if you agree that we should license gun ownership, require a proficiency test and medical examination, and register all guns with local law enforcement, then I don't even know what you're arguing about.
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  3. Red states have more gun violence kid.
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  4.  @1stsampan  Both of those countries have mandatory registration of firearms. Switzerland has mandatory conscription for all men. So are you arguing for conscription or registration?
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  5.  @1stsampan  1. It doesn't make you more violent, it makes a violent act more extreme. 2. But they all have far less homicides than the US, the place with the most firearm freedom. No licences, no registration. You continue to use this entirely false Czech Republic comparison, yet they have licensing for both proficiency and mental health, and registration, and far lower gun ownership rates. 3. Conscription has its own issues of rights. Forcing people to conscript just because you want guns is pretty bizarre. Israel is a racist country founded by expelling hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, and continuously occupying and settling on their land. Israelis hold some of the most horrific views of any nation. Yes, Palestine is also awful, but let's not sit here and whine about Israel being attacked when they've killed far more Paestinians both before and after they were attacked. They shut an entire regions water and electricity off, trying to starve out hundreds of thousands of people. They flattened rows of buildings. They've indiscriminately bombed hospitals, schools and homes. But sure, that's what Israel needs MORE military personnel shooting civilians and medical aid workers.
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  6. The US has more people in prison than any other nation on the planet. It doesn't work that way.
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