Denver police have arrested a 13-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a man whose leg was blocking the aisle on a public bus.

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    10 months ago

    I literally can’t wrap my head around the US’s culture.

    Guns for 13 year olds? Yes.

    Some beer? Are you crazy?!

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      10 months ago

      Forget about talking about sex either. Which is how EVERYONE got here. Backwards ass dumb ass thinking. I’m American btw

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      10 months ago

      That’s not all of our culture. We’re not all the same person and, as you can clearly see, that guy’s attitude is not at all approved of lol

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        10 months ago

        I’m not saying it’s all of your culture. I’m sorry if it came across that way.

        But it certainly is a shockingly large and loud part of it, and the lawmakers clearly have zero intention on stopping it, because not enough people want more restrictions.

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          Im with you all the way up until ‘because’

          About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) favor stricter gun laws. Another 26% say that U.S. gun laws are about right, and 15% favor less strict gun laws. The percentage who say these laws should be stricter has fluctuated a bit in recent years. In 2021, 53% favored stricter gun laws, and in 2019, 60% said laws should be stricter.

          https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/09/13/key-facts-about-americans-and-guns/

          Our disproportionate political representation is a huge part of the issue, and our media representation is very good at burying it. So you’re not wrong, but it’s certainly fair to say there’s more to it.