Fiction

krispos42

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1. Social stigma?

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:06 AM

Dec 2012

It could work in reducing gun ownership levels, perhaps. The problem is that huge quantities of fiction are exciting and interesting and read precisely because they contain violence in one form or another. Detective stories, military fiction, even non-fiction has a lot of this kind of stuff in it, because it's interesting and attention-getting.

Would it sell? I don't know.

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In practically all the fiction books I read.... [View all] fadedrose Dec 2012 OP

Social stigma? krispos42 Dec 2012 #1

They'd have to think of more inventive ways to kill... fadedrose Dec 2012 #2

I don't know that it is a fear of the NRA Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #3

I never thought about POI in that way but it's great example... Little Star Dec 2012 #5

A lot of the foreign crime dramas work without recourse to guns Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #6

That's very interesting. Thanks Lydia. Little Star Dec 2012 #7

I think you have a good point.... Little Star Dec 2012 #4

I do believe you are on to something. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #8

That place (the gungeon) is too scary for me. I don't think I ever.. Little Star Dec 2012 #9

LOL, I have never been there either Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #10

As someone who has never smoked, SheilaT Dec 2012 #11

Oh dear fadedrose Dec 2012 #12

Why nothing I ever write will SheilaT Dec 2012 #13

Don't look now....knitting needles are a threat ;) fadedrose Dec 2012 #14