dazzlingamy
Refugee
I think the most important issue in the election this year is gun control. This doesn't mean that other issues like Iraq and foreign relations, health care, environmental issues and social issues are not important, I just think this one deserves more attention then its getting.
Now while I know i'm in the very small minority of people wanting to ban all guns outright, and I can be realistic and see that that is never going to happen with the amount of saturation of firearms in the united states, something seriously big needs to happen to stem this tide of continuous murders happening around the country everyday.
The fact that there have been so many school shootings in the last few years should be indicitive enough to realise there is a serious problem with how easy it is to get your hands on a lethal weapon. I went to uni for 5 years and never, not once did a thought of 'i may be killed by someone' enter my mind.
People do not "need" guns. Society can function quite well without them. We live in one now, and for the most part everything is fine. No one needs a gun for protection. No one should be allowed to carry a gun concealed with them while walking the streets.
Society on the whole is pretty stupid. How can you even feel safe knowing that they are millions of people out there who have got a lethal weapon and really honestly don't know how to use it properly, and scarily, don't seem to have the mental facilities to accept such a big responsibilty.
I think americans have lost respect for their fellow man. Everyone is distrusting and suspicious of everyone else, and then for some reason people seem to think carrying a gun is going to make it better.
OF course there are other factors involved in this. I personally believe that people need psychiatric testing before owning a gun, and perhaps even making psyciatric testing a part of an annual medical exam in schools to be aware of anyone who may be heading in some direction so they can get the help they need.
I also believe the media plays a big role int hsi as well. If they wern't so bloodthirsty in gettign every little excruiating detail of this horrendous situations and almost relishing the information (and thinking about the awards or money they can make from it) perhaps people who want to go out in a big way (which definately indicates the elevator doesn't go all the way to the top) might not be so tempted. And while i'm not so naiive to believe that making guns look cool in the movies makes everyone want to go out and shoot people, i still think the way that america embraces violence in movies but can't show a breast or bum without slapping on a warning - there is something seriously wrong with that.
What issues do you think are the most important in this election?
Now while I know i'm in the very small minority of people wanting to ban all guns outright, and I can be realistic and see that that is never going to happen with the amount of saturation of firearms in the united states, something seriously big needs to happen to stem this tide of continuous murders happening around the country everyday.
The fact that there have been so many school shootings in the last few years should be indicitive enough to realise there is a serious problem with how easy it is to get your hands on a lethal weapon. I went to uni for 5 years and never, not once did a thought of 'i may be killed by someone' enter my mind.
People do not "need" guns. Society can function quite well without them. We live in one now, and for the most part everything is fine. No one needs a gun for protection. No one should be allowed to carry a gun concealed with them while walking the streets.
Society on the whole is pretty stupid. How can you even feel safe knowing that they are millions of people out there who have got a lethal weapon and really honestly don't know how to use it properly, and scarily, don't seem to have the mental facilities to accept such a big responsibilty.
I think americans have lost respect for their fellow man. Everyone is distrusting and suspicious of everyone else, and then for some reason people seem to think carrying a gun is going to make it better.
OF course there are other factors involved in this. I personally believe that people need psychiatric testing before owning a gun, and perhaps even making psyciatric testing a part of an annual medical exam in schools to be aware of anyone who may be heading in some direction so they can get the help they need.
I also believe the media plays a big role int hsi as well. If they wern't so bloodthirsty in gettign every little excruiating detail of this horrendous situations and almost relishing the information (and thinking about the awards or money they can make from it) perhaps people who want to go out in a big way (which definately indicates the elevator doesn't go all the way to the top) might not be so tempted. And while i'm not so naiive to believe that making guns look cool in the movies makes everyone want to go out and shoot people, i still think the way that america embraces violence in movies but can't show a breast or bum without slapping on a warning - there is something seriously wrong with that.
What issues do you think are the most important in this election?
