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> Firing a gun, and learning about gun safety isn't going to change my mind that an populace armed with firearms is a solution for... anything really. You mean
by ellyagg 17y ago
> Firing a gun, and learning about gun safety isn't going to change my mind that an populace armed with firearms is a solution for... anything really.
You mean aside from the scads of strong evidence such as the frequent mass shootings by terrorists in Israel until citizens were allowed to carry concealed weapons?
- knowtheory 17y agoI don't seem to recall the end to the intifada. :P Arming everyone doesn't solve problems. It just guarantees someone is going to die. You can say "better them than me", but again, that's not a solution. Carrying a gun may make you feel safer, but that's all it does. Some people tried to make the claim that the Virginia Tech massacre could have been avoided if students were armed on campus. Except that the shooter, who clearly did not value his own survival, caught everyone off guard. Unless you are always armed, and always vigilant someone is going to get the drop on you. Fire arms are not going to make you safer. There are always random acts of violence. Also, don't forget that the "good guys" with guns aren't infallible. They accidentally shoot bystanders or even other good guys by accident too (see the NY plainclothes policeman who was killed last week).
- knowtheory 17y agoHmm, looks like the intifada did technically peter out[1], but that hasn't stopped palestinian violent resistance. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Intifada#End_of_the_Intifada http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Intifada#End_of_the_Inti...