RSBM
While I don't necessarily have an
expectation that what works in one country will work in another, it seems sensible to me to share information and discuss. Obviously no country is quite like another country, but there are thinktanks in one country who look towards other countries to see how they deal with all sorts of issues. Delegations go from one country to another to see how neighbouring countries deal with xyz, e.g. within the EU.
Do you feel that the US is unique and can't learn anything from countries that are vaguely similar? Canada, Germany and Switzerland are all countries with a lot of law-making / decision-making at the provincial/Länder/canton level as well as federal. And in Switzerland afaik every man of 'military fighting' age is required to keep a gun in his own house, yet there aren't daily reports of gun violence coming out of Switzerland. So what's the difference between the Swiss and the Americans in relation to gun violence? I don't know personally, but there are quite a lot of answers in this article
Switzerland has a stunningly high rate of gun ownership — here's why it doesn't have mass shootings not to mention an explanation on the requirement for men to keep a serviced gun in their house. MOO
But isn't it worth looking into when you consider the gun violence taking place in the US atm? Canada isn't the US, obviously, but there are a number of similarities between the 2 countries IMHO. I used to live in Canada, btw. So why isn't there a similar amount of gun violence in Canada?
And within one country, there
have to be things that work all over the country even if in some parts of the country or in some segments of society these measures/laws are unpopular, otherwise there would be anarchy. MOO