I’m saying we’re watching in real time what happens to a western society that’s saturated with firearms as stress levels at the median individual level rise. Wealth is being concentrated to such a degree, the typical American has no savings at all but they definitely have debt! Owning a home is a fantasy. Every day more Americans feel hopeless and like there’s nothing to live for. The only “solution” that can actually be implemented quickly is improving our social safety net with things like UBI, universal health care coverage, etc to help lift the boot off the typical American’s neck. I don’t think AI is the boogeyman it’s being made out to be, but even GOP politicians can use it to justify voting for additional entitlements. Other than the extreme regards in the house, of course.
Look, if we can’t get courts to agree to any sort of limit on the types of firearms an 18-21 year old male can own, the odds of a blanket ban on the 100M+ semi-auto rifles in the US seems impossible to me.