• ryper@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    A lot of states with those laws probably also have “Stand Your Ground” laws and loose guns regulations, so really nobody should go there.

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      1 year ago

      And as a blue blooded, god feering, gun toting, truck driving, steak eating, pussy grabbing, anti-woke, America first, patriot like myself that is exactly what we want. -s

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      1 year ago

      also have “Stand Your Ground” laws

      What exactly do you think these laws mean?

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        It eases the legal requirement to run away when someone attacks you, as opposed to fighting back.

        Edit: Oh, that was rhetorical.

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        1 year ago

        Those laws basically say it’s OK to shoot someone if you feel threatened. You can practically get away with murdering someone for looking at you the wrong way.

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          That’s not at all what they say. They “basically” say that you don’t have a duty to run away from someone who is actively attacking you.

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            Fine, maybe I misinterpreted why people think it’s OK to shoot at people for knocking on their door or pulling into the wrong driveway. I still don’t want to go to places where people are likely to do that.

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              That’s not a realistic fear. Certainly not something worth putting out a public notice about an entire country of 300 million people.

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                  “Several times” across a country with 300 million people? That’s nothing but paranoia. You’re significantly more likely to be struck by lightning.

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                    Do you routinely walk into open expanses during electrical storms?