• RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I got downvoted real bad when I pointed this out to someone who said “making guns illegal just takes them away from people who need to defend themselves.”

    The defense excuse of gun ownership is a myth. It causes way more harm than good.

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      11 months ago

      That aside: the easier it is for good guys to get a gun, the easier it is for bad guys too.

      And: where does that idea of a good guy stopping a bad guy come from even? If the bad guy is the better shoot, he still wins the fight. If he catches the good guy by surprise (which is likely given that bad acts are an action and not a reaction), he also has the upper hand.

      So more guns solves exactly nothing, it only increases risks everywhere.

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          11 months ago

          Could have guessed as much. Bullshit propaganda that could be debunked with an ounce of critical thinking. But people who defend that shit are probably too dumb anyway.

          Ironically there is likely a large overlap between these people and people who deny covid, climate change etc with “tHiNk CrItIcAlLy”.