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A lot of media trying to push this as hillbillies/rednecks wanting to defend their hoard of toilet paper are short-sighted. Panic & fear cause people to make u
by skrowl 7y ago
A lot of media trying to push this as hillbillies/rednecks wanting to defend their hoard of toilet paper are short-sighted.
Panic & fear cause people to make unpredictable poor decisions, and you never know if that could affect you and your family. In the USA, you have a right to defend yourself and these people are just choosing to do that. Please don't demonize them for just wanting to protect themselves and their families.
Be safe and watch out for each other.
- sorokod 7y agoThis article explicitly mentions Asian Americans, hardly your typical hillbillies.
- jsjddbbwj 7y agoSo like in Los Angeles riots?
- gus_massa 7y agoHaving a gun in your home also increase the probability that one of your kids can find it and kill another of your kids by accident. It is a tradeoff.
- throwaway17767 7y agoor a knife. or an open window. if you do everything wrong, like keep guns and ammo associated, or just keep a loaded gun in your nightstand, maybe. then again, many of us rural folks grew up hunting and shooting from age six. somehow we never decided to blast a friend or family member in the face. chalk it up to family values and gun safety lessons I guess! most of the increased mortality related to gun ownership, is from suicide.
- chrisco255 7y agoRespect for firearms is an extremely important skill to teach a child. Having grown up hunting, this was taught to me at a very young age. But more kids die from drowning in pools than from accidental firearm discharges, and it's also important to teach your child water safety and swimming skills.
- gus_massa 7y agoI agree. Swimming pools are more dangerous than the people realize. Never left the children unattended nearby a swimming pool.