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by mullingitover 121 days ago
> If gun owners want to kill themselves it's not my job to keep them safe.

Not so fun fact, the person most likely to be killed by a gun in your home is you.

Some places deal with that reality head on, and it has an outcome that a lot of people are okay with.
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tracker1 121 days ago
Well, Canada is trying to keep guns away from you but is also perfectly willing to help you kill yourself.
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15155 121 days ago
> Not so fun fact, the person most likely to be killed by a gun in your home is you.

No shit: people commit suicide (which your "statistic" you lifted from Everytown, Giffords, or VPC - anti-gun lobbies includes.)

Suicidal people aren't a valid reason for my rights to be restricted, sorry.

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mullingitover 121 days ago
> Suicidal people aren't a valid reason for my rights to be restricted, sorry.

You also have a right to travel around the country, but that doesn't mean you're allowed to drink and drive. There are plenty of valid, constitutional reasons for firearm ownership to be restricted to qualified individuals. When these restrictions are in place, many fewer people die. It is what it is.

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tracker1 121 days ago
According to the first militia act, every able bodied male over 18 is what defines a qualified individual. Beyond that, you're actually required to own a firearm in that case.
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15155 121 days ago
Can you show me where the right to drive a car is Constitutionally-protected?

Also, what a shitty analogy: suicide is by definition a self-harmful act, DUI is almost always a socially-harmful act on its own.

(And in many states, you can DUI on private property, by the way.)

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mullingitover 121 days ago
> Also, what a shitty analogy: suicide is by definition a self-harmful act, DUI is almost always a socially-harmful act on its own.

"59% of people who died in crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers in 2022 were the alcohol-impaired drivers themselves"[1]

Also, people who commit suicide with their firearms typically have families who suffer.

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/impaired-driving/facts/index.html

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tracker1 121 days ago
So are you advocating to outlaw alcohol? I mean, since people get depressed and drink which drives more depression and kill themselves... I guess you're suggesting that all depressants should be outlawed.
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