r/mildlyinfuriating • u/TheAeroplaneBear2906 • Jul 16 '26

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My freinds school is now requiring these items, and is also using AI to promote this 🫠

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u/RugbyEdd Jul 16 '26

Not giving easy access to the tools to do that crime seems to work pretty well elsewhere in the world.

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u/jack6245 Jul 16 '26

Actually no, a lot of other countries have guns available at the home. Even in the UK I know a lot of people who have shotguns a kid can easily access. The difference is culture, Americans obviously don't have the support systems for kids that they feel they need to shoot up somewhere, so instead they just treat them like prisoners instead

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u/Meldanorama Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

Who has similar guns laws to the US and low gun crime?  Re UK and most europe, no they arent nearly as common and not the same kind of weapons. You arent comparing like with like tbh. The laws are completely different re owning. Its basically just shotguns and hunting rifles, no handgun and nothing with a high rate of fire. Culture is different too but the laws and accessibility of guns and their lethality is rhe biggest difference.

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u/Thick_Amphibian4629 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

Handguns and semiautos are legal across the vast majority of Europe except the UK and Ireland for sporting under licences. You literally have no idea what you're talking about mate. And furthermore, the gun homicide rate in the UK increased in 1997 after the pistols ban. So did Ireland in the 2008 when the Gardai ceased issuing new licences for centrefire handguns (except .22lr calibres) for sporting.