• dlpkl@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    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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      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).