America exceptional? Not when it comes to guns

[SecularMotion]

While Americans typically laud our national "exceptionalism" -- a sense that the trajectory of history has bestowed greatness upon the United States -- there are a few of our distinctive characteristics that don't deserve celebration.

On the subject of firearms, for example, the United States is exceptionally irrational. No other nation has set guns aside as an object of worship.

We have let a blood-soaked gun lobby dictate our laws and regulations on firearms; we have passed "stand your ground" laws that allow violent and angry men to murder unarmed people; we have given the mentally unstable the ability to buy military-style assault weapons with which they wreak havoc on crowds.

Last week, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed a bill into law that would allow denizens of his state to carry firearms into government buildings, bars and, God help us, churches.

http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/04/america_exceptional_not_when_i.html

[Jenoch]

1. What are your thoughts on this topic SecMo?

[Duckhunter935]

2. any comments?

[Eleanors38]

3. ...sintering iron in the casting process is a cost effective way to achieve lateral str...

[Jgarrick]

4. What are your thoughts on the matter?

[flamin lib]

5. What SecMo thinks is irrelevant.

What does the gungeon think?

Does the opinion piece have any merit?

Why ask to be piled on with ad homonym, nastiness and venom when the question is How do you feel about the perception that America is either gun crazy or just crazy?

[gejohnston]

6. What I think?

I think the opinion piece is trite and not very well thought out.

[oneshooter]

7. I believe that Circular is afraid to answer. n/t

[Jgarrick]

8. What do I think? I think the OP is a load of BS.

I think calling us "gun crazy" because of our freedom to be armed is comparable to calling us "free speech crazy" because we allow "hate" speech (unlike many countries).

[DonP]

9. Worth reading the comments at the web site!

The comments are overwhelmingly about how full of crap the author is and how poorly researched her claims are, with supporting counter arguments.

How stupid do gun control supporters have to be to keep throwing the same handful of failed arguments and outright lies against the wall hoping that after 20+ years, somehow they will suddenly stick this time?

[beevul]

10. Watch out! There be denizens here!

Watch out! There be denizens here!

[hack89]

11. It could be much worse. We could be South and Central America. Nt

[ileus]

12. blood soaked gun lobby....LOL

I will choose to protect myself and my family...