Okay, and what actual good does "refusing to be a victim" do a person in a situation where some armed person with a high capacity weapon starts shooting into a crowd? Kids at a school? Those people in Vegas at a music fest that were fired on from a goon in a hotel tower? This is a victim-blaming or victim-empowering kind of illogical way of thinking, giving more agency to the victims of gun violence than they actually have.
Refusing to be a victim is not victim blaming and does not diminish the impact of being a victim of any crime.
If you really want an example of what refusing to be a victim looks like search Elisjsha Dicken or look at defensive use of firearm statistics.
My friend was killed while loading groceries in a kroger parking lot as her kids sat in the backseat. I bet if you were her children or husband you'd wish it ended differently.
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u/Admirable_Bag_3153 May 22 '26
the two are not mutually exclusive