The Time for Politics
Channel: vlogbrothers
Date: 2022-05-27

Thinking about saying these things into a camera was overwhelming me, so I just said them into my microphone, I hope that's OK. 

Universal background checks are opposed for very small and unimportant reasons, which leads me to believe that, in fact, this is all much more about playing politics than actual policy-making. And it's hard to say that the people playing those politics haven't been well-rewarded for it, so honestly I'm not sure what we can do. 

41% of Americans live in a home with a gun, a percentage that rose quite a lot during the pandemic. We aren't going to ban guns in America. Some people might want that, but it doesn't matter because it is impossible. But there are lots of strategies we can put in place to actually make guns safer. Other countries have done it. The only thing standing in the way of us doing it in the US is wild, unfounded fears that are being manufactured and sold by people trying to consolidate their power. 


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