THE Gun Thread

[Rev. Rye]

And you seem to think we should rely on something that happens very rarely. There’s a reason there aren’t a lot of Elisjsha Dickens in situations like the one in Houston and it ain’t because of no gun zones. You want a hint, look up the bystander effect and add to it that there’s no guarantee that the “good guy with a gun” will be able to do the deed correctly.

Prove that.

We can' t know - because the good guys don' t carry in the no gun zones. Mr Dickens ignored that mandate and a whole bunch of people are likely alive for that....


But you keep kicking your feet and screaming "no gun zone"!!!!

That really helps....

Dumbshit, you're the only person in this thread screaming about no gun zones. I don't give a shit about "no gun zones." They're more or less a lazy form of security theater. Something that only works when everyone is working on the honour system, something we know that mass shooters don't give a shit about following.

What we want is "no gun people". Specifically, people who can't handle the responsibility of holding a life in your hands inherent in wielding an object whose sole purpose is to punch a hole in a living thing and make it be not be a living thing anymore not being allowed to use it. Or at the very least, making it really fucking hard for them to get one. If you can handle that responsibility, go right ahead and shoot responsibly. If not, you don't get a gun.