To me it's as simple as washing your hands after going to the bathroom. And for the past year, I've noticed a significant decline in people around my age (21-34) washing their hands after or before using the toilet. Granted I only have a men's room perspective, but I'm sure women don't face this disgusting habit. But nonetheless, gun control shouldn't be this complicated over convoluted topic; it should be clear cut and straight forward. Something our parents taught us when we were younger, and we should just always know when to do it and how to do it-- end of story.
So we are facing a plethora of reasons as to why the attempted assassination even occurred. There are therapists examining the mind of the madman, and they are drawing all sorts of conclusions as to what set him off-- was it a mix of drugs and temperamental disorders? Was it the refusal from the army to let the 22-year old young man enlist in serving his country, or the political rhetoric he saw as pulling the wool over America's eyes?
And why aren't Millenials washing their hands more? I'm seeing this everywhere, from retail stores, to restaurants, to every bar I go to. I'd say 1 in 6 guys wash their hands, and it's nasty! They're going back and touching their face, their food, their girlfriend's body...revolting. So we've got these two completely uncorrelated unrelated topics, yet they have so many of the same lessons behind them.
Gun Control is most heavily paid attention to in the North Eastern states and California (minus Vermont). The laws are strict, families are focused on practicing smart gun safety, and homicide rates are lowest. The rest of the country is a bit of a toss up; it's more like a video game everywhere else. 'Men have guns because they want guns, so they go and they buy them because that's a right as an American citizen, and nobody will mess with me if I have a gun', seems to be the mentality.
Actually if you take it a step further and look at where a majority of the higher murder rates happen, and where gun use is more prevalent you see it occurring mostly in the southern states, mid west, central, and western states. So maybe the Tuscon shooting isn't only a matter of digging into this manifesto of why a 22-year old went berserk, and maybe a more appropriate time to examine the scope of focus as to why gun control is so lenient in those regions of the United States.
Now break it down more-- the more conservative states and republican states for the most part are the ones with more guns per household. Not to pigeonhole people, but these regions also have higher divorce rates, not as good of schools, live with a more archaic mentality; Bible lovers, close mindedness, lower incomes and live in less developed communities.
And why are these states fighting tooth and nail for these rights instead of looking at the greater common good? It doesn't seem logical to me that these areas have such decrepit laws on gun control. Do all of these backwards civilizations not wash their hands as well?
In the end-- these deep over analysis that the federal government is taking underway to determine why mass murderers do what they do could be talked about and hypothesized for years to come. We could talk forever about different outlooks and opinions and back it with scientific data. We cannot learn that sort of deep excruciating detail about the human psyche.
But sometimes (and most times) there will never be one clear cut reason as to why-- we just need to not overlook the basic fundamental flaws in the American system. If the United States just DID something about their state laws using their facts and statistics, maybe they could rule their fist over the issue more firmly. This would mean making stricter laws in the states where they see the biggest conflicts-- thus eliminating the problem at the root of evil. But democrats are afraid to do so because they know gun control is a touchy subject with republicans-- and they want their votes!
However, just letting these states and regions bear arms and then vote accordingly to how their gun laws work just isn't sufficiently working right now. The Tuscon shooting is only the tip of the iceberg of what we can expect to see with political rhetoric and 21st century technology as it advances and propagates more controversial issues within federal and state government.
We need to be a more congenial country, with less fanaticism and more bravado in how we handle threatening situations. It starts in the home with our parents, teaching proper gun mentality, explaining the difference between 'wanting and needing' them and needing them from a security standpoint.
Again it all comes down to us, GenY, the fastest growing generation since our parents. It will be our duty to communicate these terms effectively and push for members in Congress to act more hastily and not let gun laws lollop over the next 10-20 years as we grow. I don't want to grow up in a place where any states have such ease of access to weaponry.
Be sure to wash your hands every time you know it is appropriate to do so. Step-by-step thought process on how to deal with an objection, identify the need, and fill the need is a great talent to applaud yourself on. Now all we have to do is raise a flag and catch the eye of the out-of-touch 'big wigs' in Congress. We have to let them know that this is our growing country (not theirs), and their stupid and slow reaction time to gun safety is absurd.
I don't know about you, but the rest of the country could learn a thing or two from the North East's smart laws on gun control, family habits, and how to instill natural tendencies in children. Maybe then we won't have to reteach the rest of the nation how to wash their hands and act adult with gun control...because I certainly don't want to be washing blood off of my hands for the next 50 years on the count of the American Government.
*So wash your hands GenY men and stop being so nasty and illogical. It starts with good habit. Teach good habits.
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