Originally Posted by
Wesley Mouch
You are correct. About 10k murders, and 20k suicides -- in rough numbers.
You're also right that its unacceptable.
The debate is about whether banning guns is the right solution. I don't think it is.
I also agree with you on the epidemiology. It is like a virus. Its is a public health issue. We don't ban sex because of aids [[like banning guns for violence) -- we work on other solutions like licensing, training, incarceration, peer pressure.
Rather than the sex analogy, you might consider the cigarette analogy. We can ban the cigarettes, but the real results have been because of public peer pressure.
If you prefer banning, go ban books please.