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> why would you need a gun that shoots people Resisting the urge to be snarky, self defense is a legitimate answer. You may not live somewhere where it's commo
by its_ethan 2y ago
> why would you need a gun that shoots people
Resisting the urge to be snarky, self defense is a legitimate answer. You may not live somewhere where it's common (or you may not frequently feel unsafe) but wanting the ability to have a weapon to defend yourself (or more commonly to show that you have the ability to defend yourself) from any assailant is a very real thing for people both in the US and around the world.
There are plenty of women with restraining orders against men who would do them harm who would very much suffer consequences, and be made much more afraid for their safety, if it weren't for "guns that shoot people".
- novagameco 2y agoI believe there should be stricter gun control, but that people should be allowed to carry other forms of self defense such as pepper spray or tasers (I understand these are illegal in some countries). If we invented a gun which allowed hunters to hunt but somehow didn't let people should other people, I can only see that as a positive
- lolinder 2y agoThis is all assuming that the control mechanism is impossible to disable, which you know full well is impossible to implement. If the control mechanism can be disabled then we're back to "if you outlaw guns then only outlaws will have guns".