jfrnz

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[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

We’ll need luck… everything is fucked. But I stand by belief that we need fewer guns, not more. Even if it’s not a realistic outcome.

[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago
[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I am arguing that being quieter can/does increase harm. Sure, not by a whole lot, I know it’s still loud af. But it does make a difference.

I’m not factually incorrect, and I’m not insulting people. I am being dismissive of assholes who just repeat “Hollywood myth” ad nauseam but I hope you can see how that’s warranted.

Never in a million years did I expect a progressive politics community to so vehemently defend guns and oppose regulation of guns and gun accessories.

[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Sure, but I just disagree in this case. It’s the same thing. Proliferating guns is the best way to prevent them from being banned. A gun owner never wants to give up their gun.

[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world -1 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Suppressors make guns quieter, have less recoil, and can improve accuracy. How does that not make a shooter deadlier? Regardless, yes, my answer is that it should be difficult or impossible to buy a gun or gun accessory. And I don’t care if you and the rest of Lenny thinks it’s impossible, I still think it’s the right thing.

Don’t start the “bigger fish to fry” argument, we’re not here trying to rank order all the bad things in the world.

[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

You call me a zealot because you are a cultist. You are not willing to listen to reasonable arguments, and I am. You know nothing about me, my reason for hating gun owners, and you don’t care to ask or make any distinction between me and a clueless freshman.

I’m happy throwing baseless characterizations of each other all day. If you really want a discussion, you are going about it the wrong way.

[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

“Buy a gun so the fascists don’t kill you” is the exact argument the fascists used to proliferate guns.

[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (6 children)

I hear what you’re saying, but don’t feel that participating in proliferating guns will make any meaningful progress towards my desire of a gun-free country.

[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (8 children)

Australia did a pretty good job with gun buybacks, although that wasn’t a total ban. I won’t pretend to have a comprehensive plan for how to go about it, but I don’t think that’s reason not to push for it. I don’t think it will be easy in the US, but I also have run out of patience and compassion for gun owners. I stopped caring about the 2nd amendment a long time ago.

[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world 0 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I don’t really believe in the concept of a considerate shooter that wants to protect my ears by using a suppressor. Maybe at a gun range, but not elsewhere.

[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

You call me a zealot, I call you a cultist. I see no reason why all guns and gun accessories shouldn’t be regulated. Fewer guns really does translate to fewer gun deaths, and making it a pain in the ass to shop for your murder stick accessories would further discourage people from participating in the “hobby”.

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