• madcaesar@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Nevermind the racial part.

    Your scenario actually highlights a good point, what kind of society do we want to live in? Some western everyone for them selves, shoot first talk later, or do we want to live in a civilized society?

    My belief is that guns in general make us less safe. Both of the individuals in this story would be safer if neither had any guns. As well as the entire neighborhood, would also be safer without guns.

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      7 months ago

      I’ll take the civilized society please. Unfortunately I seem to be surrounded by people who think they’re the badass, and they advocate for their ideal Wild West shoot first world from the comfort of their suburban home.

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          7 months ago

          Yes I’m sure this rant is based on reality and not just matching the pattern of “classic anti freedom rant sequence #63”

          “They’re stupid people”

          “And they’re dumb!”

          “And I bet they eat their boogers”

          “They totally do”

          Deep thoughts indeed

    • prole@sh.itjust.works
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      7 months ago

      Nevermind the racial part.

      Yeah I don’t think I will… This isn’t happening in a vacuum.

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        7 months ago

        It’s not but he was making the point that you don’t even need to have that aspect included and it’s still coming off terribly

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        7 months ago

        Yes. That’s why you need to make sure there’s no stupid involved when you sell a gun, and the US seem to fail pretty hard at that.

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        7 months ago

        there are countries with guns AND no crime.

        I’m sure you have a ready list to support a bold statement like that, and that they are all desirable places to live. I remind you that you said NO crime.

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      7 months ago

      That’s funny I view “everyone for themselves” as the definition of a civilized society.