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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoI’m against gun control generally, live in the US, and don’t own a gun. Why? The chance they my kids find my guns and play with them causing a tragedy is much higher than the chance I’ll need to use a gun. Crime is incredibly low in my area, with the most pressing crime on my neighbors’ minds being a “break-in” (nobody locks their doors) several years before we moved in by akid in the neighborhood, and we’ve been here >10 years without any incidents.
So yeah, guns are more of a liability for me than a useful tool. However, not everyone lives in my area, so need for guns absolutely varies by area. I’d absolutely prefer an armed populace to the government having a monopoly on guns.
I do agree w/ sensible restrictions, and most mass shootings would be averted if we actually enforced the laws we have. Most of the time, someone close to the shooter knew they were a risk yet did nothing.
Most firearm deaths are either gang related or suicides. The solution there isn’t banning guns, but solving the underlying problems. For those, I support:
- drug legalization - cuts down on incarceration, which should reduce conversions to organized crime
- cash redistribution - my preference is NIT, which is similar to UBI; helps prevent people from getting desperate
- reform prison system to focus on rehabilitation instead of punishment - maybe prisons get funded based on reduced recidivism?
IMO, guns aren’t the problem, they’re a tool. We need to solve the actual problems instead of putting kid gloves on everyone.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Valid. But it’s different if you are a transgender person living by yourself (i have heard and don’t question the claim that transgender people in some areas may have their lives threatened)
Wasn’t there a school shooting in America where the police tried to “contain” the shooter instead of confronting him? By contain, leave him in a class of kids.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Right, which is a huge part of why I’m pro-gun despite not wanting them in my house. I think they’re very useful tools to have for a lot of people, so they should be accessible.
Probably. I know there were at least cases where the police waited outside.
I’m very much in favor of arming and training teachers. I trust a teacher to protect my kids way more than a police officer, even if they’re stationed permanently at the school. They shouldn’t be compelled of course, but it should be an option w/ free training provided by the local police dept or gun club.