Summary of The Debate: Do more guns make us safer?

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The video discusses the debate over whether more guns make us safer, with various people speaking about their opinions. The columnist for the Washington Post says that if gun advocates are correct, then the Republican Party should be enjoying a paradise of security with crime plunging to never before seen lows, but this is not the case. Scott Jennings, a conservative commentator, says that more guns means more safety, and that the reason for the increase in demand for guns is because of the strong gun laws in place in the U.S. Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, responds to Scott by saying that the increase in demand for guns is due to gun extremism being part of the Republican Party's policy platform, and that it is not going to play out in the real world the way that advocates hope.

• 00:00:00 The video discusses the debate over whether more guns make us safer, with various people speaking about their opinions. The columnist for the Washington Post says that if gun advocates are correct, then the Republican Party should be enjoying a paradise of security with crime plunging to never before seen lows, but this is not the case. Scott Jennings, a conservative commentator, says that more guns means more safety, and that the reason for the increase in demand for guns is because of the strong gun laws in place in the U.S. Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, responds to Scott by saying that the increase in demand for guns is due to gun extremism being part of the Republican Party's policy platform, and that it is not going to play out in the real world the way that advocates hope.
• 00:05:00 In this video, two people discuss the idea that more guns make people safer. One person, Taylor, believes that less about the gun itself, and more about the person who has exhibited violent behavior and thoughts, is the key to preventing shootings. The other person, Shan, argues that more gun laws won't work because the shooter in this particular case was 18 years old and legally able to buy a long gun in the state of New York. They also discuss the idea that if more guns make people safer, then the shootings in places like Buffalo and Parkland should have been prevented. This difference of opinion leads to a disagreement.
• 00:10:00 In this debate video, two people discuss the topic of gun safety. One person argues that having more guns makes people safer, while the other person argues that weak gun laws are more responsible for gun death. The video points to research that suggests states with strong gun laws have less gun death, while states with weak gun laws have more gun death.