This is the best piece on gun control I've read so far, I think. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/the-real-common-sense-tactics-the-debate-is-missing/542229/ …
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We keep having technocratic arguments about edge cases of guns, largely because the NRA convinced us they're the only tractable ones.
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But in the end, the only way out is cultural recognition that guns are *dangerous*, including to their owners, and vastly fewer guns.
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been thinking a lot about this lately given an accidental shooting tragedy that just happened locally.
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guns here are mostly, like chainsaws, a dangerous tool used by responsible adults. But kids aren’t fascinated by chainsaws.
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overall the legal gun controls in Canada are about what I’d want, but it’s the culture around them that keeps you safe (or not).
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