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> He [..] said that some gun deaths were worth it to have the Second Amendment (cites https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-its-worth-have-cost
by like_any_other 1y ago
> He [..] said that some gun deaths were worth it to have the Second Amendment (cites https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-its-worth-have-cost-unfortunately-some-gun-deaths-every-single-year-so-we https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-its-w...)
If the authors had bothered to read past the title of their own source, they would know his actual position was:
The Second Amendment is not even about personal defense. That is important. The Second Amendment is there, God forbid, so that you can defend yourself against a tyrannical government. [..] I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.
Anyway, Rolling Stone has a different opinion: Why Cancel Culture Is Good For Democracy - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/opinion-cancel-culture-is-good-for-democracy-1234681224/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/opin...