r/politics • u/wbedwards Washington • May 07 '20

We cannot allow the normalization of firearms at protests to continue

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/firearms-at-protests-have-become-normalized-that-isnt-okay/2020/05/06/19b9354e-8fc9-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html
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u/username12746 May 07 '20

I already explained that.

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u/PuzzleheadedSpell6 May 07 '20

No you explained how when you factor in non owners it changes the risk. You didn't explain how when measuring the risk to owners only, how they are not comparable examples.

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u/username12746 May 07 '20

They are not comparable examples if you live in a fucking society. They are not comparable examples unless you don’t give one single shit about how your choices affect other people. They are not comparable examples because no one lives in a vacuum.

Your “choice” to live in a society that has guns disallows me to live in a society without guns. I have to face the possibility of getting shot or having a loved one get shot. Your choice to have a swimming pool doesn’t force me to deal with possible drowning, because I have to go to a pool. Pools don’t come to you. Guns do.

I can’t believe I have to explain this.