Author, Frank Miniter, joins Jason Hartman to discuss many of the themes that come up in his latest book, The Future of the Gun. Having extensively researched his book by talking with experienced gunsmiths and former New York gang members alike, Miniter is well-placed to be able to shed light on some of the issues and questions surrounding gun crime in the United States. He also notes how wide the disparity is between the reality we know and the media’s presentation of reality.
Key Takeaways
01.18 – The Future of the Gun by Frank Miniter takes views from historians to gang members to go against the problem of misinformation about guns in America.
03.20 – The situation is now at the point where former gang members can identify the solution, but will the world listen?
04.50 – Often it feels like the situation is self-perpetuating: streets become more impoverished because those able to spend money don’t go to those areas of the cities.
05.40 – Race has a huge impact, as does a desire not to be seen in a certain way for prosecuting minority groups.
07.00 – A group is set up in Pennsylvania where a local school teacher takes inner-city kids, helps them improve their grades and teaches them responsibility about gun-use.
10.00 – Huge numbers of Americans are gun-owners, and many of them use them as a practicality and a hobby in shooting and hunting clubs.
11.00 – The media focus always places the blame on the guns, so to combat that, the National Shooting Sports Foundation attempts to get mental health records put on databases.
12.25 – The hypocrisy of the elite with regards to guns is quite remarkable.
14.05 – Perhaps we should consider what real threat the government poses to US citizens that gives cause for such high levels of gun ownership.
16.40 – Governments preach about equality, but guns really produce the only equality and equal situations.
15.45 – With technological advances, the gun is moving from being a 19th Century invention to a 21st Century innovation.
20.00 – Schools and public locations such as cinemas which specifically say ‘No firearms’ are still some of the biggest targets for mass shootings.
22.00 – Technology has helped create the Tracking Point Scope, which creates a debate as to whether novice shooters are now able to become experienced shooters with the right tools.
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