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by kelp 1157 days ago
> Again, you are under the spell of the assumption that if you give someone a gun, it somehow magically changes them into willing to kill. Thats a very long reach.

I was not saying that at all.

I was specifically responding to the part of your comment that I quoted, where you said:

> The rest would probably pursue deadly force even if they didn't have access to firearms.

And I was specifically addressing that point and only that point.

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Yes, those rest are specifically outliers. From gang members, to mentally ill people, to junkies without a grasp on reality. Vast majority people aren't trying to get into shootouts.