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Eh. I live in a state where a lot of people own firearms, myself included, and have open carry laws as well as concealed carry permits. It really isn't a big de

Eh. I live in a state where a lot of people own firearms, myself included, and have open carry laws as well as concealed carry permits. It really isn't a big deal. Unfortunately humans are humans and, worse, Americans are Americans, and crazy people go crazy and do crazy person shit with a lot more regularity than we'd like, which is only compounded by easy access to firearms. But I'm willing to bet most of my neighbors own guns, including the right-wing troll[0] living up the street. I have no real fear that any of them are going to pull a gun on me. [0] No seriously, this guy puts up intentionally inflammatory yard signs.

giraffe_lady 4y ago
I grew up in a place where gun ownership was the norm, and I have had a gun pulled on me in anger following a mutual fault car accident. People fuck up and get mad, confrontation happens. It is better for everyone if having firearms at hand is not the norm. Aside from that I also caught a stray bullet in the hand when I was 15. I was in the woods, it was hunting season, I should have known better, etc etc. Hundreds of miles of beautiful nature that it was my fault I was injured while exploring. The rural american attitude towards guns is indefensible. It just is. I'm as much a product of that culture as anyone, and in some ways as country as they come. But the problem isn't "crazy people" it is the guns.
- jcims 4y ago
  >The rural american attitude towards guns is indefensible. It just is. Case closed! Damn, all that time wasted arguing. lol
  - giraffe_lady 4y ago
    How you feeling about this one today?
- jonhohle 4y ago
  I know you’re being sarcastic, but it most definitely was the fault of the shooter who did not follow basic firearm safety rules (either not knowing what they were shooting at or what was beyond what they were shooting at). Firearm ownership is a right, but also must be taken seriously and responsibly. Regardless of the “mistake”, the offender should have been charged (hopefully with a felony).
  - soco 4y ago
    If there are say 1% stupid people who won't follow safety rules, the sheer amount of personal danger is quite different if you have 100 gun owners or 10.000.
    - jonhohle 4y ago
      And thankfully that number is far, far below 1%, more like 0.04%. The US has by far the highest number of guns per capita, but no where near the highest number of gun deaths.
      - giraffe_lady 4y ago
        Like where you stand on this one this morning?
- kcplate 4y ago
  >I grew up in a place where gun ownership was the norm Same here, rural America Deep South: Most people I know are armed and concealed carry almost all the time. In over 4 decades here, I have never seen a person even brandish a weapon.
  - giraffe_lady 4y ago
    How's this comment sitting for you a couple days later?

giraffe_lady 4y ago

I grew up in a place where gun ownership was the norm, and I have had a gun pulled on me in anger following a mutual fault car accident. People fuck up and get mad, confrontation happens. It is better for everyone if having firearms at hand is not the norm. Aside from that I also caught a stray bullet in the hand when I was 15. I was in the woods, it was hunting season, I should have known better, etc etc. Hundreds of miles of beautiful nature that it was my fault I was injured while exploring. The rural american attitude towards guns is indefensible. It just is. I'm as much a product of that culture as anyone, and in some ways as country as they come. But the problem isn't "crazy people" it is the guns.

jcims 4y ago
>The rural american attitude towards guns is indefensible. It just is. Case closed! Damn, all that time wasted arguing. lol
- giraffe_lady 4y ago
  How you feeling about this one today?
jonhohle 4y ago
I know you’re being sarcastic, but it most definitely was the fault of the shooter who did not follow basic firearm safety rules (either not knowing what they were shooting at or what was beyond what they were shooting at). Firearm ownership is a right, but also must be taken seriously and responsibly. Regardless of the “mistake”, the offender should have been charged (hopefully with a felony).
- soco 4y ago
  If there are say 1% stupid people who won't follow safety rules, the sheer amount of personal danger is quite different if you have 100 gun owners or 10.000.
  - jonhohle 4y ago
    And thankfully that number is far, far below 1%, more like 0.04%. The US has by far the highest number of guns per capita, but no where near the highest number of gun deaths.
    - giraffe_lady 4y ago
      Like where you stand on this one this morning?
kcplate 4y ago
>I grew up in a place where gun ownership was the norm Same here, rural America Deep South: Most people I know are armed and concealed carry almost all the time. In over 4 decades here, I have never seen a person even brandish a weapon.
- giraffe_lady 4y ago
  How's this comment sitting for you a couple days later?