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>probably a thousand other things that would result in the deaths of everyone aboard? Guns are just a distraction in this case, or more precisely, removal of gu
by almog 4y ago
>probably a thousand other things that would result in the deaths of everyone aboard? Guns are just a distraction in this case, or more precisely, removal of guns from this situation doesn’t seem to meaningfully reduce risk
I imagine that many of these things would involve either:
1. More steps/time to execute than pulling the trigger on a gun, thus leave more time for the rest of the crew to react.
2. Or require more planning than pulling the trigger on a gun and thus more chance to rethink one's plan + a chance to recover from that mental health problem as well as higher chance that the rest of the crew will be able to assess the mental health problem and treat it.
At either case, I don't see how _having access_ to a device that can functions as a death switch would not be considered at least a meaningful risk to the space vessel or its crew.
- LanceH 4y agoStarting a fire would be easy, not obvious and devastating. It wouldn't be difficult to have the gun be completely unavailable until landing.
- almog 4y ago> Starting a fire would be easy, not obvious and devastating. I'm not sure how starting a fire would be non-obvious but, in general, fire prevention, detection and suppression a risk that space crews are well trained to deal with, regardless of sabotage. > It wouldn't be difficult to have the gun be completely unavailable until landing. Agree, but: 1. That is not the case that's described here. 2. My argument was to counter the claim that having access to a gun onboard a spaceship does not significantly increase the overall risk to crew members.
- hourago 4y agoYou are trying to be reasonable and informed taking with the pro-gun crowd, you deserved to be upvoted.
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y agoActually, they're attempting to force an agenda into a reasonable conversation about a reasonable case of gun use. But at least, unlike you, they're not being a complete jerk and adding nothing.
- hourago 4y agoThinking that opening a hatch in space is easy? You cannot do that in a plane. What is their fair contribution? Bears? In space? If they read the article there was a suggestion to put the weapon in a place that was not accessible until landing. What I'm missing?
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y agoThey're at least on topic and driving relevant conversation