• BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    There’s nothing wrong with being armed as an American citizen. If you are able to buy a gun and learn to use it you should do so.

    • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 hours ago

      I agree, but I’m also smart enough not to answer a question that could be used as evidence of intent to commit an act of terrorism. Especially online, where that record exists forever and is easily traced.

      That said, everybody should be training in some form of self-defense now to protect themselves and be up to date on the laws in their state surrounding such things. Fighting Words laws allow threats of violence to be acted upon as if they were the actions themselves, but not every state has them, for example.

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        9 hours ago

        I wouldn’t say gun ownership is their main issue. It’s the pervasive stupidity. Never met a group with so many stupid people before.

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          49 minutes ago

          Oh agree. Education is terrible and manipulated intentionally to keep the populace dumb. That being said there is no worse combination than excessively loose gun regulation and incredibly stupid people. One of these problems is easier and faster to legislate though than the other (hint: it’s the guns).

        • peoplebeproblems@midwest.social
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          2 hours ago

          Its pretty incredible here. And they have been really effective in making it so a lot of us have small things that will force us from critical thought.

          Like football