▲ 738 ▼ Would you support the Gun Act? (discuss.online) submitted 2 days ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 125 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SalamiDommie@lemmus.org 4 points 23 hours ago (1 child) I feel less safe in countries where I am not allow the ability to defend myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teuniac_@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 child) I get that you feel that way emotionally, but statistically it's nonsense. Your chances of being shot in the US are 22 times higher than in the EU. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SalamiDommie@lemmus.org 3 points 11 hours ago What parts of the US? And are guns the only concern? How about the right coded stabbings? Hit by a car where cars aren't supposed to be? Assaulted by a drunk? Assaulted by an immigrant? Assaulted by a local? Considerably higher in the EU. You avoided some big logical gaps to make your statement. The reality is more like global leading countries are safer than others. You are just focused factoid that ignores a whole lot of others things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teuniac_@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 child) I get that you feel that way emotionally, but statistically it's nonsense. Your chances of being shot in the US are 22 times higher than in the EU. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SalamiDommie@lemmus.org 3 points 11 hours ago What parts of the US? And are guns the only concern? How about the right coded stabbings? Hit by a car where cars aren't supposed to be? Assaulted by a drunk? Assaulted by an immigrant? Assaulted by a local? Considerably higher in the EU. You avoided some big logical gaps to make your statement. The reality is more like global leading countries are safer than others. You are just focused factoid that ignores a whole lot of others things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SalamiDommie@lemmus.org 3 points 11 hours ago What parts of the US? And are guns the only concern? How about the right coded stabbings? Hit by a car where cars aren't supposed to be? Assaulted by a drunk? Assaulted by an immigrant? Assaulted by a local? Considerably higher in the EU. You avoided some big logical gaps to make your statement. The reality is more like global leading countries are safer than others. You are just focused factoid that ignores a whole lot of others things. permalink fedilink source parent
