Comment on I've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter.

• ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Tbf I carry the pepper spray for the dogs, that’s where it’s effectiveness really shines, they can’t really fight through it like people can. Also for use against people without weapons if deescalation fails, and hope they’ve never been to prison or the military (they’ll be used to it).

  The gun is for the people with weapons.

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  • rmrf@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Fair enough, honestly.

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• Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  There are a million tools way more suited to most situations. I’d rather have those. Guns are for pussies who think they need maximum damage all the time. You don’t need maximum damage, you’re just scared, and maximum damage will only make your world more scary.

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  • nomy@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    My government is currently converting itself to a crypto fascist authoritarian regime, I’ll keep my gun thanks.

    That yall are even discussing disarming right now is suspicious.

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    • Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      There’s also the remote possibility that I’m not American…

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    • butwhyishischinabook@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah their opinions sound real good if you’ve only ever lived in relatively affluent areas. I’m sure it’s very nice in Whiteflightsville 🙄

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• actionjbone@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Correct.

  If I were in the middle of being mauled by wild dogs, a gun would not be very useful because I would already be getting mauled by the dogs.

  Most importantly: I would not put myself into a situation in which wild dogs would maul me. Wild dogs don’t simply show up out of nowhere and start attacking.

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  • rmrf@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    So usually you’d shoot the dog as it’s coming to attack you. A benefit of a gun is that it’s a ranged weapon.

    How would pepper spray be more useful than a gun? As someone that’s been charged by an animal on a hike, the noise (which doesn’t require effective aim like pepper spray) is enough by itself.

    Wild dogs don’t simply show up out of nowhere and start attacking

    They do, actually, that’s how pack animals hunt from the perspective of prey.

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