A new study led by epidemiologists at Brown University found that among firearm owners, less safe storage was associated with higher blood lead levels in children.
It’s a good thought and you’re not even wrong. I used to think the same way.
Then tens of millions of people voted for Trump not once, not twice, but THREE times.
Trump lost, fascists threatened civil war, J6 happened… Trump STILL got re-elected, and pretty much on day one he sent the message loud and clear that his violent fascist foot-soldiers can count on getting pardons if they commit violence in his name.
Now consider how many of those violent fascists have guns.
Yup, without guns these people would be a lot less dangerous so I would feel safer. Also, are they plotting to murder you? Are you in organized crime and do you have a lot of enemies who want to see you dead? Do you get a lot of death threads or something?
Even is someone would break into you house it’s probably to steal your TV. You don’t need a gun to kill them for that, it’s a fucking TV. Buy better locks.
Is there an armed robbery in the store you are at? Lay on the ground, follow their instructions. They just want the register money. No need to escalate the situation with gunfire. They get the money, they leave. Or there’s a shootout, you, bystanders and the robbers get shot, all of you either die or get insane medical bills and possibly get handicapped so you can’t work anymore, end up homeless and die of a fentanyl overdose.
So unless someone is plotting to kill you, you don’t need a gun and you would be safer without one, as the chance of getting hurt by your own gun or by cops because they see you with a gun is significantly higher than you actually needing to protect yourself, and also a situation where you owning a gun actually made a positive difference in the outcome of a violent situation.
I really like guns, I love to shoot guns for sports. I’ve used many guns during my military service. I’m am so insanely happy guns aren’t allowed here. The only people with guns here are cops, the military, a handful of hunters and sports shooters and organized crime. Those gun owning criminals aren’t plotting to murder me, so I’m better off without a gun and so is everyone else.
The fascists are literally branding leftists as domestic terrorists and throwing them in the gulag… for things as innocuous as being opposed to the genocide in Gaza.
So yes, these people are heavily armed and out to get us. They will commit violence against us and get pardoned by their dear leader.
But I agree with most of the rest… It’s crazy that in Texas you can shoot someone dead for stealing your TV and get away with it.
I envy you that you don’t have an abundance of armed fascists in your country, and that your government hasn’t been taken over by fascists… but unfortunately that’s the reality that we’re dealing with here in the states.
It’s a good thought and you’re not even wrong. I used to think the same way.
Then tens of millions of people voted for Trump not once, not twice, but THREE times.
Trump lost, fascists threatened civil war, J6 happened… Trump STILL got re-elected, and pretty much on day one he sent the message loud and clear that his violent fascist foot-soldiers can count on getting pardons if they commit violence in his name.
Now consider how many of those violent fascists have guns.
Still feel safe without guns?
Yup, without guns these people would be a lot less dangerous so I would feel safer. Also, are they plotting to murder you? Are you in organized crime and do you have a lot of enemies who want to see you dead? Do you get a lot of death threads or something?
Even is someone would break into you house it’s probably to steal your TV. You don’t need a gun to kill them for that, it’s a fucking TV. Buy better locks.
Is there an armed robbery in the store you are at? Lay on the ground, follow their instructions. They just want the register money. No need to escalate the situation with gunfire. They get the money, they leave. Or there’s a shootout, you, bystanders and the robbers get shot, all of you either die or get insane medical bills and possibly get handicapped so you can’t work anymore, end up homeless and die of a fentanyl overdose.
So unless someone is plotting to kill you, you don’t need a gun and you would be safer without one, as the chance of getting hurt by your own gun or by cops because they see you with a gun is significantly higher than you actually needing to protect yourself, and also a situation where you owning a gun actually made a positive difference in the outcome of a violent situation.
I really like guns, I love to shoot guns for sports. I’ve used many guns during my military service. I’m am so insanely happy guns aren’t allowed here. The only people with guns here are cops, the military, a handful of hunters and sports shooters and organized crime. Those gun owning criminals aren’t plotting to murder me, so I’m better off without a gun and so is everyone else.
The fascists are literally branding leftists as domestic terrorists and throwing them in the gulag… for things as innocuous as being opposed to the genocide in Gaza.
So yes, these people are heavily armed and out to get us. They will commit violence against us and get pardoned by their dear leader.
But I agree with most of the rest… It’s crazy that in Texas you can shoot someone dead for stealing your TV and get away with it.
I envy you that you don’t have an abundance of armed fascists in your country, and that your government hasn’t been taken over by fascists… but unfortunately that’s the reality that we’re dealing with here in the states.