It wasn't really political, but rather cultural.

Murder rate hasn't changed in 120 years in England though. I would expect the murder rate to be much lower today vs in 1900, given the country has some of the strictest gun control laws in Europe.

I was permabanned from r/libertarian last month for the following post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Libertarian/comments/194di3m/thoughts_on_the_pending_decision/khfkuxk/ I was also muted for 28 days after I asked why I was banned (they said I violated rule 1. After having the mute expired, I again inquired why I was banned, and I asked to be unbanned. Here is the response: > Who said that comment is what you were banned for? Regardless, your appeal has been denied under Rule 1. We consider this to be closed, so please stop messaging us. r/libertarian is no longer libertarian, it is an authoritarian sub that practices censorship, going against what libertarianism actually means. Keep in mind I was subscribed to that sub for over 10 years, and participated in it quite a lot around 2016 when Gary Johnson was the nominee. I even voted for the LP in 2012 and 2016 it all of the races that they were in, including president.

Now that the Demoncrats are in full control of the White House, why even bother voting? They are going to ensure Biden cheats again, right?

Most gun violence happens in economically disadvantaged urban neighborhoods, and these areas are predominantly home to people of color. You don't think that the police are going to step up their (already) unequal enforcement of the law in these neighborhoods?

Keep in mind that the war on drugs predominantly targeted communities of color. A war on guns would as well.

So if America had Mexican levels of gun control, would America look more like Mexico when it comes to gun violence, or would it look more like Europe? Keep in mind, there are approximately 500 million guns in circulation in the United States, most of them owned legally. Making those guns illegal will create a flourishing black market (even more so than it is right now) which will be violent and deadly.

Do you think there will be any negative consequences with making gun ownership illegal?

Do those countries have low gun violence because of gun control, or have they always had low levels of gun violence, even when they had essentially zero gun control? Take a look at England: 120 years ago they had practically no gun control laws, and today they have some of the strictest gun control systems in Europe. Despite that, the murder rate is essentially unchanged between 1900 and today.

R/libertarian used to be quite libertarian though. Practically no moderation.