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Amish are strapped. They have lots of guns. They also have a lot of abuse that they sweep under the rug.
by post_break 5y ago
Amish are strapped. They have lots of guns. They also have a lot of abuse that they sweep under the rug.
- guenthert 5y agoCitation needed. Pacifism is one of their basic tenets (actually rejection of violence is).
- klyrs 5y agoOn domestic abuse: https://www.npr.org/2020/01/19/797804404/investigation-into-child-sex-abuse-in-amish-communities https://www.npr.org/2020/01/19/797804404/investigation-into-...
- logosmonkey 5y agoThey still hunt. I know because I spoke with a young Amish man a couple of weeks ago about it. He was out bow hunting because muzzle loading season hadn't started yet. I don't know if they have more modern guns though, I didn't ask that far. Also see https://amishamerica.com/do-amish-use-guns/ https://amishamerica.com/do-amish-use-guns/
- post_break 5y agoThe amish owned gun stores I've shopped in, the guns they use for hunting, the lawsuits against the NY SAFE act or trying to buy guns without a photo ID. Just because they practice pacifism does not mean they are against guns, owning them, using, etc. You can't think for a second if someone attacked them they wouldn't use them to defend themselves.
- zepto 5y agoYou may as well say that rejection of violence is a basic tenet of Americans too, given that violence is outlawed except in the case of self-defense.
- notsureaboutpg 5y ago>They also have a lot of abuse that they sweep under the rug. What group or idea doesn't? That's just human nature