The question to ask is, was Australia gun crazy before that happened? Because right now there is no safe and non-confrontational way to take guns from the hundreds of thousands of Americans who consider them a right. No argument about ending mass shootings will reach the masses at this time. The NRA and the weapons lobby along with the weapons manufacturers that fund them both have infiltrated American culture to create an obsession that's not healthy for anybody, including the responsible enthusiasts. Obama has expanded many weapons rights and people are still convinced his government wants to take their guns.
I think the only way we'll see a dramatic shift in the obsession with guns is a change in the zeitgeist which I think is inevitable at this point. Young people growing up today are going to have a very different outlook on gun culture and I think it will have dramatic consequences on the future gun culture of Americans. You can't just watch school district after school district suffer a mass shooting for decade after decade and grow up entirely positive about guns.
Last edited: Jul 13, 2015