There was a “war on cancer” at the same time. We lost that war too. Should we just give up and accept cancer?
Until societies deal with the underlying social issues blaming guns, drugs, violent video games, gambling is so much simpler.
Govt wars on poverty, illiteracy, drugs and most recently hate have done nothing but create more of each-institutionalizing and monetizing misery.
There are no easy answers or solutions but as long as they keep blaming the wrong things, they’re going to get the wrong answers.