In a country with more guns than people, gun rights seem to matter more than human rights
After a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, Americans are once again confronting the country’s unique relationship with guns.
America is certainly an exceptional country when it comes to firearms. It’s one of the few countries in which the right to bear arms is constitutionally protected. But the relationship is unique in another crucial way: Among developed nations, the US is far and away the most homicidal — in large part due to the easy access many Americans have to firearms. [Continue reading…]