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> Hypothetically speaking, how hard would it be to kill someone like this? I've always found it strange that what happened to Abe recently hasn't happened to j
by NoLinkToMe 4y ago
> Hypothetically speaking, how hard would it be to kill someone like this?
I've always found it strange that what happened to Abe recently hasn't happened to just about every world leader, most of whom do public events on a daily basis. In most countries with 50% opposing you, you've got an average of about 20 million people. Take the top 0.01% craziest fanatical opposition and you've still got 2000 people. In the US for example, there are 400 million firearms and god knows how many political lunatics, yet only one president was assassinated in the last century.
Not that it's a good idea.
- jacquesm 4y agoYou only hear about the successes and the near hits, you don't hear about the thwarted plots. The Abe case is a wake up call to a lot of leaders and former leaders that all it takes is one lone wolf with a grudge and a 3d printer.
- RONROC 4y agoAfter all the Dershowitz country club drama, and more recently, the drama with Supreme Court justices being harassed in public, this will be the norm. These people are destined to a life of solitude, and almost all of them deserve it.
- mpenick 4y agoThe Abe assassin did not use a 3d printer to create his gun. This is false information.
- jacquesm 4y agoOh, interesting, that was reported in some news article that I read on the killing. Regardless, the weapon was not mass manufactured and whatever tools he used doesn't really matter, whether it was on a bunch of manual tooling or CNC gear the end result is the same: Abe is dead and making guns is unfortunately simple enough that a determined individual can do this without attracting attention.