▲ 169 ▼ Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 months ago by Fmstrat@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 35 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 10 points 2 months ago (6 children) Fucking seriously. Guns have safeties for a reason. People in this thread are saying guns are the problem. It's fucking idiots with guns who are the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) The safety is not selling guns to anyone. That way you are sure there are no untrained idiots with guns. Also no other idiots with guns. Turns out a lot less damage is done to society if people can't buy guns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Yeah ... but looking at my current government, I really don't want the government to be the only ones who have guns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) You guys use this argument constantly, but keep accepting a more and more absurd status quo. Will there ever be an "enough is enough" moment? It's looking unlikely from across the pond permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Magnum@infosec.pub 2 points 2 months ago Noone of them is going to use a gun against the government ... permalink fedilink source parent [–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 2 months ago It’s fucking idiots with guns who are the problem. As is often the case. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 1984@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago* Human beings probably shouldn't have weapons in the first place. Most murders are from people who fail to control their emotions and murder someone because of those emotions. Not many are planned murders. I think the UK police still doesn't wear guns. Somehow they manage to do their job anyway. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) It’s fucking idiots with guns who are the problem. That Venn diagram is just one circle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) You think there's no such thing as a smart person who has a gun? You think there's no such thing as an idiot who doesn't have a gun? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago My observations of gun owners is one thing in common: paranoid and scared. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DokPsy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago It can be more than one thing. Both of those can be true permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago you got it half right, why was the gun loaded? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) The safety is not selling guns to anyone. That way you are sure there are no untrained idiots with guns. Also no other idiots with guns. Turns out a lot less damage is done to society if people can't buy guns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Yeah ... but looking at my current government, I really don't want the government to be the only ones who have guns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) You guys use this argument constantly, but keep accepting a more and more absurd status quo. Will there ever be an "enough is enough" moment? It's looking unlikely from across the pond permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Magnum@infosec.pub 2 points 2 months ago Noone of them is going to use a gun against the government ... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Yeah ... but looking at my current government, I really don't want the government to be the only ones who have guns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) You guys use this argument constantly, but keep accepting a more and more absurd status quo. Will there ever be an "enough is enough" moment? It's looking unlikely from across the pond permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Magnum@infosec.pub 2 points 2 months ago Noone of them is going to use a gun against the government ... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) You guys use this argument constantly, but keep accepting a more and more absurd status quo. Will there ever be an "enough is enough" moment? It's looking unlikely from across the pond permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Magnum@infosec.pub 2 points 2 months ago Noone of them is going to use a gun against the government ... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Magnum@infosec.pub 2 points 2 months ago Noone of them is going to use a gun against the government ... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 2 months ago It’s fucking idiots with guns who are the problem. As is often the case. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 1984@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago* Human beings probably shouldn't have weapons in the first place. Most murders are from people who fail to control their emotions and murder someone because of those emotions. Not many are planned murders. I think the UK police still doesn't wear guns. Somehow they manage to do their job anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) It’s fucking idiots with guns who are the problem. That Venn diagram is just one circle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) You think there's no such thing as a smart person who has a gun? You think there's no such thing as an idiot who doesn't have a gun? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago My observations of gun owners is one thing in common: paranoid and scared. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) You think there's no such thing as a smart person who has a gun? You think there's no such thing as an idiot who doesn't have a gun? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago My observations of gun owners is one thing in common: paranoid and scared. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago My observations of gun owners is one thing in common: paranoid and scared. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DokPsy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago It can be more than one thing. Both of those can be true permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago you got it half right, why was the gun loaded? permalink fedilink source parent