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

• bluemellophone@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That’s a hell of a thing to say to a person who has literally been stabbed.

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  • pressanykeynow@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Why? I mean if a gun could help you in that situation, some other non lethal stuff could have also been enough. At least those are enough for people not in the US facing similar situations.

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    • dontfearthereaper123@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Exactly I’ve never needed a gun I think its purely marketing and social expectations causing Americans to default to “muh guns” when someone’s mentioned self defense. Like if ur up against guns js wear body armour at all times rather than trying to be john wick.

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  • dontfearthereaper123@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’ve been stabbed too. Ive never felt the need to carry a gun. I face a lot of risk anytime I leave my house esp rn acc due to political unrest essentially I still don’t feel the need for guns yet the government do feel the need for arming trained police (known for corruption and violence where I’m from) who I think are a lot more likely to kill me than someone w a knife. As I mentioned tho I still don’t feel the need to arm myself against those people infact doing so would worsen the situation as I’d be more of a threat and could be further used for the narrative justifying the arming of police in the first place

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• Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Rule #1: Cardio

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  • CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Running away saved me a lot of times. It also failed me twice, and those two times left me with a scar and a permanent disability. As your complete self-defense solution it’s a bad idea, but as part of your defense it’s a great suggestion for any able bodied people.

    I can no longer outrun potential attackers. This door is closed to me.

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