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  • RadicallyBland@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.world•thanks for spreading the word donald!
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    3 months ago

    Don’t forget the illegal immigrants. Just a constant threat to your life and existence that can’t really be measured. They’re here illegally… so… we can’t really count them. If we could, they’d all be arrested and deported. It’s perfect. Just a constant existential threat you cant prove doesn’t exist. Like Satan. I guess it’s no coincidence that most of them are also probably very religious and believe anything with zero proof.

  • RadicallyBland@lemmy.worldtoTexas@lemmy.world•The State Fair of Texas is banning firearms, drawing threats of legal action from Republican AG
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    3 months ago

    Gun nuts hate when you say this. But… think about it, how likely is it someone is going to break into your house to hurt you? Pretty low. Now on top of the low chance that someone is going to break in, while you’re home with the intent to hurt you, you also need to be able to access your gun and use it safely. Unless you’re waiting on the couch with a loaded pistol when someone busts in the front door, that doesn’t seem very likely. You’re probably just going to kill your wife, kid or dog or neighbor. Someone breaks in and they’ve got the element of surprise, how the hell are you going to get to your (hopefully locked up and unloaded) gun in time? You’ve gotta run across your house with someone chasing you and unlock and load that gun, and then also use it successfully. You’re not trained in close quarters pistol combat. You’re not John Wick. You are going to be jittery from adrenaline, while someone is coming at you and you have seconds to react or they’re on you and you’re wrestling for that gun. On the other hand… “would you rather be armed or unarmed if someone breaks in?” is an obvious answer it’s just that so many people think they’re gonna be a badass and that’s not likely. What’s more likely is that that gun that’s sitting there every day all day is going to get used in domestic violence, suicide or an accident, or get stolen.