We shouldn't talk about Ferguson without talking about guns | Vox

[Fred Sanders]

Cross posted in General Discussion



http://www.vox.com/2014/11/26/7292963/gun-control-police-shootings



"The death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, reveals many things about America. One of them that has not yet received adequate attention is that there is a strong case for a form of gun control that is much stricter than anything that's remotely plausible in the context of American politics.

This is true if you think Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson should have been found guilty of a crime. But in many ways it's even more true if you think he's innocent of any wrongdoing. A system in which legal police shootings of unarmed civilians are a common occurrence is a system that has some serious flaws.

In this case, the drawback is a straightforward consequence of America's approach to firearms. A well-armed citizenry required an even-better-armed constabulary. Widespread gun ownership creates a systematic climate of fear on the part of the police. The result is a quantity of police shootings that, regardless of the facts of any particular case, is just staggeringly high.

Young black men, in particular, are paying the price for America's gun culture."

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"A well-armed citizenry required an even-better-armed constabulary".

So awesomely true, where is the flaw in the logic for gun control, a call that should come from all sides?