• jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The reason he bought a gun was because a drug dealer pointed one at him, continuing to engage with dealers, while armed, is a risk of violence.

    This is why we don’t allow addicts to have guns.

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      5 months ago

      Threat of violence and in response to a risk of violence are potentially two different things.

      Also, I’m not pro guns. But buying a gun for protection is a huge reason why people support gun ownership.