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What I meant to say is that in Europe most Asia etc you don't need a gun. Example II happens, shitty life. No reason to own a gun. Statistically for the society

What I meant to say is that in Europe most Asia etc you don't need a gun. Example II happens, shitty life. No reason to own a gun. Statistically for the society it's not relevant. Example III also doesn't usually happen in Europe too and the same concept above applies. In the rare cases you need to protect yourself it sucks but it's so infrequently that it doesn't matter. USA is a very different game and that is my point.

curation 6y ago
Guns are another way of racializing - if one takes the current definition of racism: Deciding what dies. Reading gun ownership as a relationship of power makes for more meaningful discussion.
ta17711771 6y ago
Statistics are GREAT until you win the "I'm being fucking attacked" lottery....... See someone else's comment above about privilege and naïveté.
- biolurker1 6y ago
  With the same thinking you should walk with a head shield because I heard people getting comets on their heads. It's great until you are in the comet lottery.
  - ta17711771 6y ago
    You clearly haven't reviewed (or perhaps understood) the wide difference in the statistics involved with both.
  - donw 6y ago
    If there was an 0.4% chance of me being killed by being hit in the head by a comet, and if wearing a bike helmet would give me a 75% chance of surviving, then yes, I would want the choice to walk around in my stupid bike helmet. That's about the level of risk and investment we are talking about here. [1] https://www.statista.com/topics/1750/violent-crime-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/topics/1750/violent-crime-in-the-us...
    - bigbugbag 6y ago
      It seems you forgot the point that the probability of comet falling is increased by people wearing bike helmet. You might want to listen the "science vs" episode dedicated to guns for some actual science behind it and the role of guns in violent crime: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/z3hlvr https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/z3hlvr

curation 6y ago

Guns are another way of racializing - if one takes the current definition of racism: Deciding what dies. Reading gun ownership as a relationship of power makes for more meaningful discussion.

ta17711771 6y ago

Statistics are GREAT until you win the "I'm being fucking attacked" lottery....... See someone else's comment above about privilege and naïveté.

biolurker1 6y ago
With the same thinking you should walk with a head shield because I heard people getting comets on their heads. It's great until you are in the comet lottery.
- ta17711771 6y ago
  You clearly haven't reviewed (or perhaps understood) the wide difference in the statistics involved with both.
- donw 6y ago
  If there was an 0.4% chance of me being killed by being hit in the head by a comet, and if wearing a bike helmet would give me a 75% chance of surviving, then yes, I would want the choice to walk around in my stupid bike helmet. That's about the level of risk and investment we are talking about here. [1] https://www.statista.com/topics/1750/violent-crime-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/topics/1750/violent-crime-in-the-us...
  - bigbugbag 6y ago
    It seems you forgot the point that the probability of comet falling is increased by people wearing bike helmet. You might want to listen the "science vs" episode dedicated to guns for some actual science behind it and the role of guns in violent crime: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/z3hlvr https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/z3hlvr