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This proposal started as a Chris Rock joke and has become mistaken for a serious part of discourse about guns. Any time someone brings it up, it's easy to know
by jMyles 11y ago
This proposal started as a Chris Rock joke and has become mistaken for a serious part of discourse about guns. Any time someone brings it up, it's easy to know that that person hasn't taken the time to gain even a cursory understanding of how firearms actually work in human society.
So, let me state the obvious and dispel this notion: The last thing we want are unpracticed hands ahold of guns in our communities.
Basic competence with a handgun takes many thousands of rounds of practice.
- Retric 11y agoI hope you did not think I was serious. We would be much better off effectively banning guns in the US, but that's not going to happen. PS: You can practice just fine using rubber (wax etc) bullets. (which are still very dangerous.) There not ideal, but basic competence works just fine.
- jMyles 11y agoI don't know whether you were serious, but some people who parrot this proposal are. And it's weird and scary. And while I respect your opinion about gun legislation, I disagree about the effects of disarming the populace living inside the belly of empire. I'm actually looking forward to traveling to places where guns are banned, but I don't think it's the right choice for the USA.
- webXL 11y ago> We would be much better off effectively banning guns in the US, but that's not going to happen. The government's guns, too? Yeah, let's freeze hell and make that happen!