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Does reading a lot of Wikipedia give people a wrong idea how science works?
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RE: Does reading a lot of Wikipedia give people a wrong idea how science works?
(October 18, 2023 at 4:34 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(October 18, 2023 at 4:27 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: I think it is precisely that that's a deterrent. It's why concealed carry acts more as a deterrent than open carry: there is a chance your victim is armed without you knowing that.


It isn't a deterrent because schools shootings keep happening. Potential shooters aren't afraid of getting killed.

Boru

So, if the possibility of getting fatally shot doesn't act as a deterrent... What makes you think having a small penalty to pay for illegally owning a gun would act as a deterrent?
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RE: Does reading a lot of Wikipedia give people a wrong idea how science works? - by FlatAssembler - October 18, 2023 at 5:39 am

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