While I generally agree with the sentiment you are expressing regarding some gun owners who absolutely have let themselves be brainwashed into fearing for their lives every time the doorbell rings, I do not like think it is reasonable to apply that sentiment to all gun owners, particularly those who have legitimate safety concerns for themselves as she undoubtedly does.
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GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 11 months ago
AngryHumanoid@reddthat.com 11 months ago
Russianranger@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I give her kudos for this. Instead of being some brainlet celebrity who preaches banning guns while having a fully armed security detail, she takes matters into her own hands. And as you stated, being a celebrity carries significantly more risk than your average joe.
GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Most gun owners. Most.
AngryHumanoid@reddthat.com 11 months ago
I don’t even agree that it’s most, keep in mind a lot of the times when we hear about a gun owner doing something incredibly stupid it is a statistical minority based on the known number of gun owners.
I’m not saying we don’t need to do more to restrict or enforce legislation on gun owners, we absolutely do, but even saying half means upwards of 200 million in the US. I think we’d be hearing about a lot more issues if that many were existing in that level of day to day fear.
Fal@yiffit.net 11 months ago
Imagine not liking fun
GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 11 months ago
[deleted]ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
You’ve just never had good diarrhea
GiddyGap@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Most gun owners I know live in serious fear. Must be exhausting.
DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 11 months ago
Maybe the strawmen you saw on the internet do. Considering 32% of Americans own a gun, I suspect you only know about the ones that make it their personality.
GiddyGap@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Well, if you feel the need to walk around armed at all times, even at home, you must be afraid of something.
DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 11 months ago
You remember that mention of “strawmen?”
mondo_brondo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If you can’t eat tacos without getting a stomach ache, I feel bad for you
Cheems@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If you can’t eat tacos without getting a stomach ache, I feel bad for you son. I got 99 problems but a tummy ache ain’t 1.