cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/2634741
The only gun control I need is an armed homeless population
this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
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The idea actually has plenty of merit, on both sides - homeless people absolutely are in desperate need for tools of self defence, but also if anything has proven to get the NRA to support tighter gun control it's people they consider "undesirable" arming themselves.
I'm all for marginalised people being armed, but there is also no doubt that "gun culture" in the US is an entity of its own (evident not only by the numbers and kinds of guns owned compared to other countries, but also the sheer number of shootings that happen) that is running rampant and needs getting rid of.
Guns should be treated as the tool and a last resort they are, not the basis for someone's whole personality.
Guns aren't self defense. They literally kill their owners more than aggressors by a large margin.
Giving people with nothing, struggling depression guns is just reckless assisted suicide
Pretty sure razor blades have a larger margin, we should stop giving the homeless those in care packages.
Razer blades have a purpose outside of killing
Crushing pills comes to mind. You mention "homeless person" and a clean shave isn't what comes to mind first.