Gordon Fink
Member
The problem is violence, not guns. In fact, firearms are part of the solution.
Ending the “war on drugs” would be an important step, as it would reduce the motivation behind a lot of crime, but it would also mitigate only some of the underlying social environment that creates criminals in the United States. To change that, we would have to undo decades of institutionalized poverty and centuries of cultural hopelessness. That is a tall order that can be accomplished neither quickly nor easily, but it can be accomplished.
Educational opportunity would be another important tool. If we could lift just a few more people in each succeeding generation into the culture of hope and prosperity, crime would gradually drop to its natural and legal minimums. Meanwhile, those who won’t learn should face the harsh reality of an armed society. Of course, creating educational opportunity would also require major reforms.
~G. Fink
Ending the “war on drugs” would be an important step, as it would reduce the motivation behind a lot of crime, but it would also mitigate only some of the underlying social environment that creates criminals in the United States. To change that, we would have to undo decades of institutionalized poverty and centuries of cultural hopelessness. That is a tall order that can be accomplished neither quickly nor easily, but it can be accomplished.
Educational opportunity would be another important tool. If we could lift just a few more people in each succeeding generation into the culture of hope and prosperity, crime would gradually drop to its natural and legal minimums. Meanwhile, those who won’t learn should face the harsh reality of an armed society. Of course, creating educational opportunity would also require major reforms.
~G. Fink