Why doesn't the American government just ban guns?
Hey there!I have done gun debates at school… And let me tell you this, right from the gecko. Don’t join the hate gun club. Here’s a general, brief statement of a ten page essay that I wrote. I will leave a link to the essay if you want to read it.1 - Funny you mention China because last I heard was numerous mass STABBINGS in China. Where men with knives would walk into a kindergarden classroom, stab the teachers, children, etc… Funny how the media doesn’t point that out. ESPECIALLY since it happened close to the date of the Sandy Hook shooting.2 - Taking away guns reduces our chance of fighting back against the government if it say, is deciding to turn into a dictatorship… *cough* *cough* China *cough* *cough* Don’t even get me started on the horrendous human rights violation in China and no one can do anything because guess what? They get sent to camps where they get harvested for organs… WITH GUNS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAVE!3 - Researchers have shown that shootings happen not because guns are evil, but of mental health issues. Sandy Hook and numerous other shootings are by people who have grown from a horrendous childhood (Sandy Hook kid was bullied intensely by his peers) or an extremist (2016 shooting in a gay club by you know, straight guys). So ban guns and ignore the problem or should we say cut off part of a cancer and let it grow back?4 - Its way better to train people in gun usage, like a police course 101, but less intensive and more friendly. Research have shown that VIOLENT teens who have gone through martial arts programs are calmer and more productive members of society. Going back to number 3, what was it about mental health?5 - Guns are a great self defense tool. You might say, “Guns are evil.” But picture your sixteen year old beautiful daughter in the house when burglars invade. Would you rather come home and comfort your daughter for defending the house or would you rather come home, find her naked and gang raped? Your choice. (Yeah, I know, damsel in distress and all that, sorry feminists!)To me the hate gun club is just, horrendously… Wrong. If the people would just spend two seconds doing research, they would find a better long term solution. Pretending that gun don’t exist doesn’t make it disappear, it is there, and it can be used for good…Thanks with much respect,Kent ZhengGun, Harder or Easier to Get? - Kent Zheng
Should we abandon cash completely?
That depends on satisfying different use cases:coin and low value notes perhaps upto US$20 will be needed by people without phones or bank accounts Supporting locally acceptable plastic cards or phones,etc. But low value pre paid payment cards might replace cash for those users in timeelectronic payments, often contactless, are already the norm even for low value, for the majority of people in many countries , e.g. for all payments in Scandinavia and for those over equivalent of $10 in the rest of Europe. But there are disadvantages, particularly for those concerned to protect their privacy as the use of electronic devices leaves a trail by which users may be tracked and monitored. That potential for tracking may well be a driver for the authorities to want to impose such a change but electronic initiation of the high value payments on which they are focused is problematic. Certainly, Getting a certified cashiers cheque or bank Draft is often very inconvenient. But, in the interests of security on lost cards, Most banks and card issuers favour limits which might impede buying a car or other high priced purchases. Perhaps the banks will develop the capability for two-factor authentication for high value payments.Major issues:There are many payment card issuers but very few payment processing networks- does the country want to depend on one or two e.g. Visa and MasterCard or their equivalents?What happens when electric power is lost - for hours, or even weeks with fires and floods?It may be against the country’s constitution- imagine those who have saved a mattress -full finding it is valueless or really difficult to transform into something spendable.There are probably many more issues but let me finish on a facetious note: I am told drugs are sniffed off bank notes. I do not know why but those users would need an alternative!