• HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca
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    3 hours ago

    …also tho, it would appear to me, that at some point NOT owning a gun is the bigger risk

    once civil society and the rule of law diminishes to a certain violent bottom, arming oneself not only makes sense, but becomes a survival imperative

    I know that if I lived in the US, I would be armed and proficient in its use

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      55 minutes ago

      at some point NOT owning a gun is the bigger risk

      The person you have the highest likelihood of being shot by is yourself.

      Gun ownership is more strongly correlated with suicide than lack of ownership is correlated with being murdered.

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        2 hours ago

        What country are you saying is hopeless? The US? I agree, I think all that remains is how violent the fall will be.

        …also, am not American fortunately