The 2nd Amendment is obsolete, if not a mistake in the first place (What is the American Revolution, anyway?). However, let’s leave it alone for now, or we may face another civil war (America: Guns vs. Slavery). Instead, reform our failing political system, as I have suggested (History 2.0 – China’s Comeback vs. America’s Decline)!
At the end of the American Revolution, America inherited two big issues from Britain:
The solutions may be the same too: addressing each via a civil war!
*** This post was published on June 2, 2021. It reads well today, if “San Jose” is simply replaced with “Texas” (Texas shooting: How a sunny Uvalde school day ended in bloodshed).
Another mass shooting (San Jose shooting leaves 9 dead). Again the flag is half-staff at the White House (‘Enough’: Biden urges Congress to pass gun control bills after lowering flag for latest mass shooting). Still another ‘all-talk without action’ by American politicians … Gov. Newsom asks, ‘What the hell is wrong with us?’ following San Jose shooting.
It’s guns, stupid!
With all the agitation for gun control to reduce violence in the US, a key point is missed. Over a quarter of US homicides occur by means other than firearms. Even if all gun-related murders are eliminated, the US still has a higher homicide rate than many other countries.
