• tox_solid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m not opposed to guns, but the idea of a less educated population having more of them doesn’t quite sit right with me.

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      1 year ago

      Neh. The stupid people are getting way too many of them and will use tragedies to justify owning them.

      How many more mass shootings need to happen before it’s finally too much? And a good guy with a gun is not the answer. The Uvalde police had guns but that didn’t change anything.

      • eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 year ago

        Cops are not “good guys”. They have a duty to protect property, not life.

        Plus they’re the only job where they can refuse to hire you for being too smart.

        • A_Toasty_Strudel@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          While it wouldn’t stop them entirely, saying it’s irrelevant is completely wrong. There’s enough data out there from countries not buried in gun violence to prove there would be a difference.