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New Jersey (along with NY, CA) has the most unconstitutional gun control laws in America. If I have a daughter who's returning home late at night from Universi

New Jersey (along with NY, CA) has the most unconstitutional gun control laws in America. If I have a daughter who's returning home late at night from University, I would want her to be armed for her own protection. Things like "taxation" are not the most important thing to her.

willvarfar 5y ago
It would be better to live in the kind of country where girls can walk home at night safely without guns?
- busymom0 5y ago
  I am originally from India.
  - mrverify 5y ago
    Hmm. Doesn't India have severe gun laws? Why aren't women safer in India yet?
    - busymom0 5y ago
      India has extreme gun control laws unfortunately. If you are rich or politically connected, you can own guns or have bodyguards in India. Most people don't have that luxury there. Going through the process and it costs more than the average Indian's annual salary. Carrying guns in public places in most of India is prohibited. At least in the US, you can afford one fairly easily as long as your background check passes.
    - foolinaround 5y ago
      Well, India's population is a multiple of that of the US. However, many areas include Delhi - the rate of violence against women is just unbelievable! If such a city had gun laws like Texas, you might see the crime rate come down drastically. In India, the rich can afford guns. That is the sad truth.
- oh_sigh 5y ago
  Yup, now OP just has the choice to make...completely rewrite American society, or go down to the gun store and buy a gun.
- betwixthewires 5y ago
  It would be better to live in the kind of country where girls can walk home at night safely. Whether that's with or without guns doesn't really matter.
PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
When my daughter(s) returned home late at night (or perhaps better described as early in the morning) in Berlin, they didn't need guns, and the taxes helped pay for a transportation system that meant they didn't need to drive either.
- betwixthewires 5y ago
  Well the difference between your daughters and my daughters is that they're reliant on a giant system and the good will of others and mine are reliant on themselves. When they walk home late at night they don't need to worry either, because they have guns.
  - PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
    the giant system is more powerful and has been around much longer than the guns. and when you say "they're reliant", you make it sound as if somehow the citizens of berlin get offered the chance make a daily choice to be nice, when in reality, it's baked in at a much deeper level. there are hardly any crazy people in berlin (in the sense of wanting or needing to assault people). your daughters live in the middle of a giant system too, but instead of one that puts a priority on the kinds of things that berlin does, its a giant system that "requires" them to have guns. not only that, but they still have to worry: you don't get to pull out a gun in a dangerous situation without adding to the potential danger. btw, i live in new mexico now, and my daughters are both grown women who live in chicago and philadelphia, and still do not carry guns.
    - betwixthewires 5y ago
      It doesn't require them to have guns. There are wild animals outside too, maybe we can make a system where that doesn't exist. Berlin sounds real nice. You never need to think about protecting yourself when things are going great. It may feel baked in at a deeper level, but don't forget, Berlin has at one time relatively recently been a very terrible place to live, especially for those that didn't have guns. The entire idea of having a gun is to make a dangerous situation more dangerous, it creates symmetry, an aggressor is now equal to his or her victim. New mexico is pretty nice too. Did you know that anyone who wants to can openly carry any gun they want in new mexico?
tootie 5y ago
That's irrational. She's probably 100X more likely to be hit by a car than be a victim of crime. And more likely to be victimized by someone she knows than random street crime. Not to mention the risk of serious illness or injury via accidents. A reflective vest and health insurance will do far more for her safety than a gun. Not to mention, no one is really saying that personal weapons will be ever be gone. She can protect herself with pepper spray. Or really she can kill whoever she wants with a small caliber revolver and we can still ban military-style weapons (or we could if voters were rational).

willvarfar 5y ago

It would be better to live in the kind of country where girls can walk home at night safely without guns?

busymom0 5y ago
I am originally from India.
- mrverify 5y ago
  Hmm. Doesn't India have severe gun laws? Why aren't women safer in India yet?
  - busymom0 5y ago
    India has extreme gun control laws unfortunately. If you are rich or politically connected, you can own guns or have bodyguards in India. Most people don't have that luxury there. Going through the process and it costs more than the average Indian's annual salary. Carrying guns in public places in most of India is prohibited. At least in the US, you can afford one fairly easily as long as your background check passes.
  - foolinaround 5y ago
    Well, India's population is a multiple of that of the US. However, many areas include Delhi - the rate of violence against women is just unbelievable! If such a city had gun laws like Texas, you might see the crime rate come down drastically. In India, the rich can afford guns. That is the sad truth.
oh_sigh 5y ago
Yup, now OP just has the choice to make...completely rewrite American society, or go down to the gun store and buy a gun.
betwixthewires 5y ago
It would be better to live in the kind of country where girls can walk home at night safely. Whether that's with or without guns doesn't really matter.

PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago

When my daughter(s) returned home late at night (or perhaps better described as early in the morning) in Berlin, they didn't need guns, and the taxes helped pay for a transportation system that meant they didn't need to drive either.

betwixthewires 5y ago
Well the difference between your daughters and my daughters is that they're reliant on a giant system and the good will of others and mine are reliant on themselves. When they walk home late at night they don't need to worry either, because they have guns.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
  the giant system is more powerful and has been around much longer than the guns. and when you say "they're reliant", you make it sound as if somehow the citizens of berlin get offered the chance make a daily choice to be nice, when in reality, it's baked in at a much deeper level. there are hardly any crazy people in berlin (in the sense of wanting or needing to assault people). your daughters live in the middle of a giant system too, but instead of one that puts a priority on the kinds of things that berlin does, its a giant system that "requires" them to have guns. not only that, but they still have to worry: you don't get to pull out a gun in a dangerous situation without adding to the potential danger. btw, i live in new mexico now, and my daughters are both grown women who live in chicago and philadelphia, and still do not carry guns.
  - betwixthewires 5y ago
    It doesn't require them to have guns. There are wild animals outside too, maybe we can make a system where that doesn't exist. Berlin sounds real nice. You never need to think about protecting yourself when things are going great. It may feel baked in at a deeper level, but don't forget, Berlin has at one time relatively recently been a very terrible place to live, especially for those that didn't have guns. The entire idea of having a gun is to make a dangerous situation more dangerous, it creates symmetry, an aggressor is now equal to his or her victim. New mexico is pretty nice too. Did you know that anyone who wants to can openly carry any gun they want in new mexico?

tootie 5y ago

That's irrational. She's probably 100X more likely to be hit by a car than be a victim of crime. And more likely to be victimized by someone she knows than random street crime. Not to mention the risk of serious illness or injury via accidents. A reflective vest and health insurance will do far more for her safety than a gun. Not to mention, no one is really saying that personal weapons will be ever be gone. She can protect herself with pepper spray. Or really she can kill whoever she wants with a small caliber revolver and we can still ban military-style weapons (or we could if voters were rational).