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Quote by: lsbskins1  Not really an analogous situation. The guns in Iraq are there because of the geopolitics involved in the situation. No matter what our government says about the success of the surge, the rival parties involved there have a vested interest in being armed to the teeth in preparation for the day we leave. Sooner or later, whether it is because the American public demands it, or some faction there reaches a level of power and control and we can walk away claiming victory, in the end those guns are there because powerful elements on all sides want them there. The Sunnis, the Shites, the Kurds and every other faction with a vested interest and powerful government ministers, are getting ready for the day when they can take power by force. Claiming that that situation is in any way duplicated here is unrealistic. |
The success or failure of the surge is totally irrellevant to this discussion.
I never said it was duplicated, because it certainly isnt. However, I assert that it is quite comperable. Bad people that use guns to do violence against the innocent (to whatever end) have a vested interest in having guns for the purpose. This doesnt change because of geopolitics. Determined Bank robbers, organized crime syndicates, drug cartels, major street gangs, terrorist organizations, private miltitias controlled by fruit cake preachers (specific religeous affiliation not withstanding), etc. will always be able to find the weapons they want because there are simply too many of them out there.
The only way to prevent violence is to convince the perpetrators ahead of time that they have something better to do.