• Sprocketfree
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    1 month ago

    Doesn’t really help me feel better about it.

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      1 month ago

      I suspect that when there is a social danger around, you’ll attempt to have people with guns dispatched to your location. You’ll ask for more guns around you, and won’t feel better about the situation until those guns arrive.

      I trust the average passerby more than I trust the police. The average passerby has no mandate to interfere with another average passerby, and retains their humanity and sociability. That average passerby is more interested in going about their day than they are in hassling someone.

      I know that I am safer when you carry a gun.

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        1 month ago

        But… The danger around me is caused by someone with a gun.

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          In 2023, there were 49,489 knife-related offenses in England and Wales.

          The danger is not caused by the gun.

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              1 month ago

              If you want to include the 29,000 suicides among those “firearm related deaths” as evidence of the danger you face, then I’m going to point out that the danger to you is… You.

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                1 month ago

                Well you’ve cited nothing so I’m done with this conversation. Move the goal post all you want, but you’re not changing my opinion on this with your elusiveness.

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                  1 month ago

                  This is a public forum, not a private conversation. I’m not interested in changing your opinion. My interest is in presenting my opinion to our shared audience.