• derpgon@programming.dev
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    6 months ago

    I am sorry, but as a handgun owner, I must disagree. In the civilized world, owning a (hand)gun usually means you have to pass some kind of test.

    In my country, it is a written test of about 40 questions where only one single mistake is allowed, non-live gun manipulation where you have to basically be flawless, and then live gun manipulation and firing.

    The law is pretty strict, which means actually using a gun to defend yourself has to be absolutely last resort.

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      In Canada, obtaining a verdict of self defense with a firearm is extremely difficult. You basically have to prove that you did everything in your power to diffuse the problem before turning to a firearm, you contacted the police, your life was in immediate danger, you somehow managed to unlock and load your firearm while still being in danger, and that if you hadn’t done what you did you’d be dead.

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        6 months ago

        Yes but the article above says that the fuckin cowards consider a lost pizza boy a danger 😂

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          6 months ago

          Yeah, the US doesn’t just have a gun problem unfortunately, it has a culture problem. I don’t know of any other society that is so insanely paranoid.

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        6 months ago

        Which also isn’t great. Having to defend yourself and then going bankrupt with lawyer fees is a kick to the nuts

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        6 months ago

        Same, same. Here it is either “necessary defense” (when you defend yourself against an attacker) or “extreme emergency” (covers all the other situations of using firearms).

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      6 months ago

      Ah yes, a test.

      Surely anyone passing a test like that, like for a driving license, would never, ever break the law and cause danger to those around them, right?

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        6 months ago

        Sure, there are cases, but they go into the 10s per year (with LEGALLY held guns). People are not perfect, but we did hell of good job with our laws.