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Why is carrying a firearm such a "hill people choose to die on" item?

• lylejantzi3rd 4y ago
  This an odd question to ask less than a week after Bob Lee was stabbed to death.
  • a_bonobo 4y ago
    Interestingly, if you have a gun, you're more likely to die of homicide https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/more-guns-do-not-stop-more-crimes-evidence-shows/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/more-guns-do-not-... Quote: >Every time a gun in the home was used in self-defense or legally justifiable shooting, there were >four unintentional shootings, >seven criminal assaults or homicides, >and 11 attempted or completed suicides. The data does not support that having a gun makes you safer
    • lylejantzi3rd 4y ago
      That's simply not true.
• obarthelemy 4y ago
  Also, a hill they're choosing to kill kids on, which bothers me more.
• Ekaros 4y ago
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  • dang 4y ago
    Please don't take HN threads further into flamewar. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here, we'd appreciate it.
  • adastra22 4y ago
    Buddy, fascism is the epitome of far-right ideology. Don't be confused by the word "socialist" in the party name.
    • dang 4y ago
      "Don't feed egregious comments by replying; flag them instead." a.k.a. please don't feed the trolls https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
      • adastra22 4y ago
        Ok, understood dang.
        • dang 4y ago
          Appreciated!
    • Ekaros 4y ago
      [flagged]
      • adastra22 4y ago
        Wow, ok. Please go read a history book.
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