On Arms Treaties and On Weapons In General

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19025542

These are more deadly than any nuclear weapon.  They kill more people, per day, than any of the non-conventional weapons that we have, rightfully, controlled and regulated.

Again, I'm in favor of gun ownership.

But I'm also in favor of keeping them out of the hands of criminals and the mentally unstable.

And that's precisely what this treaty would do.

Other than that, there are the business considerations behind the global arms market.

However, when one stacks them up against the economic benefits of peace (again, in purely demonstrable, tangible and financial terms), one has to wonder, what is the point of supporting a particular sector of the economy that poisons the rest of the economy?

Just like the banks, weapons manufacturers are only a sector of the bigger picture of the economy.

And they do more to destroy the overall economic/social picture, rather than aid and benefit it.

Hence it begs the question, why should we invest so heavily in international arms?

Russia?

China?

US?

Think about it.

There are better alternatives out there, for their own sakes and their own benefits.

And I'm honestly shocked that they haven't figured that part out yet.

Think about it.

Silly brains.

Think about it.