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> makes the world less of a safe place than if they didn't exist This is false. Handguns and other small arms, for example, cause a reduction in violence as t
by sneak 2y ago
> makes the world less of a safe place than if they didn't exist
This is false. Handguns and other small arms, for example, cause a reduction in violence as they proliferate through society, due to the fact that the use of force is not the exclusive purview of the physically strong.
There's a reason police in most places carry guns, and it's not to shoot people; it's to keep people from punching the cops in the face. Nuclear weapons have vastly (and I do mean vastly) reduced mass deaths in world wars since their invention.
- CRConrad 2y ago> This is false. Handguns and other small arms, for example, cause a reduction in violence as they proliferate through society, due to the fact that the use of force is not the exclusive purview of the physically strong. [Citation needed] > There's a reason police in most places carry guns, and it's not to shoot people; it's to keep people from punching the cops in the face. By the threat of getting shot – a threat which the cops sometimes follow through on. Handguns “make the world a safer place” for those who have the handguns... By making it a less safe place for those who don't. > Nuclear weapons have vastly (and I do mean vastly) reduced mass deaths in world wars since their invention. [Citation needed]
- istjohn 2y agoThe homicide rate in the U.S. is triple that of other G7 countries.[0] 0. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374211/g7-country-homicide-rate/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374211/g7-country-homic...