▲ 302 ▼ New Mexico governor issues order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque (apnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by sith_lord_zitro@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 196 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jeremy_sylvis@midwest.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Try comparing countries by homicide categorically. As it is, you're showing you don't care at all about homicide - only that the specific implement is a firearm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So US is what, in the top 20? If you filter for developed countries, US is firmly #1. There is certainly room for improvement. Having easy access to devices designed to kill people is just madness to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jeremy_sylvis@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago Why don't you check out the data and directly refer to that early than making more bad guesses? The original intent of a thing is entirely irrelevant to what a thing is used for. The sheer number of things in use in day-to-day life in ways far beyond original intent is mind-boggling. And then there's the flip-side, the logical extension of such an absurd focus precludes assigning actual blame for use of a thing in the way it was designed. I'm not sure how you define easy, but requiring a background check is more than sufficient barrier for me. Then again, I'm not pants-shittingly terrified of inanimate objects. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So US is what, in the top 20? If you filter for developed countries, US is firmly #1. There is certainly room for improvement. Having easy access to devices designed to kill people is just madness to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jeremy_sylvis@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago Why don't you check out the data and directly refer to that early than making more bad guesses? The original intent of a thing is entirely irrelevant to what a thing is used for. The sheer number of things in use in day-to-day life in ways far beyond original intent is mind-boggling. And then there's the flip-side, the logical extension of such an absurd focus precludes assigning actual blame for use of a thing in the way it was designed. I'm not sure how you define easy, but requiring a background check is more than sufficient barrier for me. Then again, I'm not pants-shittingly terrified of inanimate objects. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jeremy_sylvis@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago Why don't you check out the data and directly refer to that early than making more bad guesses? The original intent of a thing is entirely irrelevant to what a thing is used for. The sheer number of things in use in day-to-day life in ways far beyond original intent is mind-boggling. And then there's the flip-side, the logical extension of such an absurd focus precludes assigning actual blame for use of a thing in the way it was designed. I'm not sure how you define easy, but requiring a background check is more than sufficient barrier for me. Then again, I'm not pants-shittingly terrified of inanimate objects. permalink fedilink source parent