Mike D@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoI've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter.message-squaremessage-square283fedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down156
arrow-up1349arrow-down1message-squareI've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter.Mike D@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square283fedilink
minus-squareMrFinnbean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down4·2 days agoLess guns there are in rotation and more screening there is when getting one effects straight how likely it is for the bad guy having a gun. Nobody is suicidal until they are and nobody leaves the guns out for children until they do. Also guns at house escalate domestic violence cases.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoSo my personal solution is what? Can I un-invent firearms? Can I ensure not only that they’re outlawed, but that hundreds of millions of them are magically rounded up? Should I trust US law enforcement to protect me and respect my rights?
Less guns there are in rotation and more screening there is when getting one effects straight how likely it is for the bad guy having a gun.
Nobody is suicidal until they are and nobody leaves the guns out for children until they do. Also guns at house escalate domestic violence cases.
So my personal solution is what? Can I un-invent firearms? Can I ensure not only that they’re outlawed, but that hundreds of millions of them are magically rounded up? Should I trust US law enforcement to protect me and respect my rights?