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Same reason for why a lot of people seem to think it's a good idea to have a gun in the US. Everybody else (including criminals) already has one. It's an arms
by throw310822 3y ago
Same reason for why a lot of people seem to think it's a good idea to have a gun in the US. Everybody else (including criminals) already has one.
It's an arms race that just leaves everyone worse off than at the start.
- SV_BubbleTime 3y agoName a point in USA’s 240 year history that private gun ownership was not common.
- olddustytrail 3y agoWhat percentage do you consider common? And if you're interested why don't you do some digging and give a graph of gun ownership over those 240 years. It might actually be interesting.
- SV_BubbleTime 3y agoGo ahead an school me. I can't wait for the sources from one of Bloomberg's antigun groups, or out of the wing of Harvard he funds for the same effect. PLEASE make it something from Hemmenway, I do so love his flavor of "science". Gun ownership has always been common. I didn't say more or less common than any point to compare to. We're lucky it's more common now than in previous points in history. You just don't know it yet.
- olddustytrail 3y agoFirstly, weapons ownership of any kind is much lower than it was historically in my country, and yet we survive. Secondly, I have no interest in schooling you. You're an American, right? No free education for you. Pay for it! Thirdly, I was being serious. Do you actually know what the data look like or are you guessing?
- porkbeer 3y agoCitation desprately needed. Please dont conflate your politics and firearms issues, which should be distinct.