I just can't understand why people wouldn't want to give up a gun if it would help prevent tragedies like this from occurring. ]
It wouldnt prevent shit.
You think the mass shootings in miami in the 80s were performed using american bought guns?
Because they werent.
That is why we wont ever give our guns up. Because italian mobsters brought guns here to eliminate comptition and anyone else who saw. Because columbians shot up shoppingmalls. Because the cartel shoots at border patrol.
These things dont happen in britan. Thats why you dont care about owning a gun or arming your police.
As long as americans are into coke and weed and whatever else is smuggled in, there will be crime organizations shooting at eachother, civillians and law enforcement.

America is not only looked at as the land of opportunity for honest workers. Criminal organizations see it the same way.

Just because there arent daily shootouts between these groups in the US today doesnt mean our law enforcement isnt out there directly preventing it from happening.
Do you think a local gang would roll hard in backwoods north carolina?
They sure as hell wouldnt think about it. Because they know there are a bunch of law-abiding, gun owning, peace-protecting citizens there.
Do they do it in places like NYC?
Yep, because the chances or running into someone with the ability to defend themself is low.

Groups like Im talking about dont even need guns, the hells angels committed a lot of their murders using hammers. Because they could catch people alone.

Thats where gunownership is important. One pistol and it doesnt matter if there are twenty men with hammers after you, you are suddenly able to defend yourself. You have the upperhand by far.

Allow me to lay down another anicdote,

In japan, there are beer vending machines.
It blew my mind that the machines had no locks, no bars, no security at all and they stood, undamaged for years.
This wouldnt be so in america.
In the states, underage kids or poor people would rip those things apart the same night they were dropped off.

So how does this support my point,
Because what works in one country does not work in another.
That mentality of takng what you can get is extremely popular in the US. Where there is vulnerability, there is someone to take advantage.
Is this not the case in japan?
Seems so, or maybe they do not see the vulnerability like I do.

Is it not the case in britan?
Ive never been there. I ask you, shiichi-whatever.