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> Guns add little value to people's lives This is a facially absurd claim to make based on the extremely motivated behavior of tens of millions of Americans.
by wyager 4y ago
> Guns add little value to people's lives
This is a facially absurd claim to make based on the extremely motivated behavior of tens of millions of Americans.
> are likely to amplify poor decisions into death and serious injury
For a very questionable definition of "likely". As someone who actually performs explicit risk calculations, I am vastly more worried about hundreds of other risk sources to which I have daily exposure.
- paulryanrogers 4y agoRisk factors aren't mutually exclusive. People can advocate and the government can act on more than one issue at a time.
- wyager 4y agoPeople should pursue risk mitigation strategies which are efficient at the margins, if at all. I would capture marginal utility by making life more risky and less fearful, so I'm certainly not going to accept the piss-poor risk reduction returns of going after assault rifles. Do some research on who is actually dying, who is killing, and with what weapons. I think no honest and well-adjusted person who does that can agree with popular gun control initiatives.