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Rural property owners in the US are somewhat likely to shoot first and ask questions about trespassers only later. In some parts of the country the Road is the
by WorldMaker 2y ago
Rural property owners in the US are somewhat likely to shoot first and ask questions about trespassers only later. In some parts of the country the Road is the only obviously public land. (Even that can't be taken for granted sometimes, as private streets exist in some areas, too.)
- wendyshu 2y agoHow many kids walking to or from school have been shot by rural landowners? What you're describing is illegal.
- WorldMaker 2y agoIt varies from state to state. See "Castle Doctrine" and its variants, including the worst "Stand Your Ground" ones. The US has more pockets of dystopia than are necessarily obvious.
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- bluGill 2y agoNo they are not. That is what happens in the movies, but in reality those people are just like anyone else - mostly nice people. Even stand your ground laws which allow you to shoot without asking questions only apply in specific situations and are unlikely to apply (though without specific details I cannot say for sure)
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- WorldMaker 2y agohttps://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions/annual-gun-violence-data https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutio... Especially noted: > Overall, rural counties had the highest rate of gun deaths.
- bluGill 2y agoThis is still tiny numbers.
- WorldMaker 2y agoSure, small numbers, low statistics, but it is still in the list of reasons why "Americans don't trust cutting through a random field and see only a dangerous road in a picture like that street view" in some parts of the country. The US has a fascinating relationship to "private property".
- googlehater 2y agoFrom your own link: - Large metropolitan counties had the highest gun homicide rate compared to rural counties. - Rural counties had the highest rate of gun suicides compared to metropolitan counties. :)