Fear of Guns

[RestlessSoul]

In our view.
For some, what is good & lawful is having an
armed government & disarmed populace.

Like pretty much every other democracy in the world.

 

[metis]

How reasonable do you think is is to fear death by gun violence?

You are more likely to die from covid.
You are more likely to die in an unintended accident.
You are more likely to commit suicide.

Than be a victim of gun violence.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr70/nvsr70-09-508.pdf

Does that make you feel better?

I didn't know there is a contest, nor do I accept that premise.

 

[Secret Chief]

True. The nice thing about a republic is that law rules not random opinions.

I don't live in a republic and yet here too law rules. Complicated isn't it.

 

[Secret Chief]

Like pretty much every other democracy in the world.

Yeah but other countries don't have freedum.

 

[Truth in love]

I don't live in a republic and yet here too law rules. Complicated isn't it.

Not everyone is so lucky. In a democracy any and all laws can change over night. Pretty scary thought.

 

[Nakosis]

I didn't know there is a contest, nor do I accept that premise.

No contest, just wanted to know if people were afraid of being shot by a gun.

For me no but is that rational?

 

[RestlessSoul]

Yeah but other countries don't have freedum.

And that’s worth fighting for - even if it’s not under threat.

 

[RestlessSoul]

Not everyone is so lucky. In a democracy any and all laws can change over night. Pretty scary thought.

Well no, not overnight. All democracies have checks and balances, some more than others. In the US you have a written constitution to protect your rights, they can’t just be taken away from you; your life can, though, or the life of a loved one, in the blink of an eye, by anyone with a gun.

 

[metis]

No contest, just wanted to know if people were afraid of being shot by a gun

Probably because they don't want to die.

For me no but is that rational?

For many, yes. At 77, I'm less concerned.

 

[Secret Chief]

Not everyone is so lucky. In a democracy any and all laws can change over night. Pretty scary thought.

Laws can change in any country. Even your country, which aside from being a republic is also a liberal democracy. Did you not realise that?
- Liberal democracy - Wikipedia

I hear your constitution can even be amended? Or is it set in stone for all eternity, even if circumstances have significantly changed since its composition?

 

[Revoltingest]

Like pretty much every other democracy in the world.

And totalitarian states.
BTW, guns are common in some democracies,
eg, Brazil, Switzerland.

 

[Nakosis]

Probably because they don't want to die.

For many, yes. At 77, I'm less concerned.

Yes, I was thinking it might be my age as well.

 

[Truth in love]

Well no, not overnight. All democracies have checks and balances, some more than others. In the US you have a written constitution to protect your rights, they can’t just be taken away from you; your life can, though, or the life of a loved one, in the blink of an eye, by anyone with a gun.

Yes and the bad guys don't care what the laws are. They do tend to shy away from people who can protect themselves.

 

[Truth in love]

Laws can change in any country. Even your country, which aside from being a republic is also a liberal democracy. Did you not realise that?
- Liberal democracy - Wikipedia

I hear your constitution can even be amended? Or is it set in stone for all eternity, even if circumstances have significantly changed since its composition?

Things can be changed, however it is a sizable process far more than a regular law.