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  • 31337@sh.itjust.workstoLeftism@lemmy.worldHave you trained today?
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    1 month ago

    I mean, that would obviously be the case. It depends on the person and personal circumstances. For some people (maybe even most), domestic violence is not a threat at all. The conclusion to the second article you linked is, “state-level firearm ownership rates are related to rates of domestic but not nondomestic firearm homicide.”

    I think it’s probably not good that the increasing number of fascist-leaning people in the US are much more likely to be own guns than non-fascists. I’m very much pro gun-control, but until guns are banned, I think more leftist and liberals should own and know how to use guns if their situation permits.


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    The “victim of a crime, homicide” thing is likely just a correlation. If person is more likely to be in danger, they are more likely to have a gun.

    I’ve seen some people posit that the Black Panther’s armed patrols deterred police violence in their communities. On the other hand, I guess their leaders were eventually killed by the Feds. As a side effect, the Black Panthers also caused governments and the NRA to support gun control, lol.