• @SendMePhotos@lemmy.world
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    28 months ago

    That is the controversy about them. Essentially they’re super fast slingshots.

    Again, I agree. It comes down to rights though.

    Guns, to me, could maybe be paired with cars. You don’t need cars. Nobody needs to go that fast. Cars kill people. Cars ruin the environment. Etc.

    • @havokdj@lemmy.world
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      28 months ago

      Pretty much lol. At the end of the day, an object that you use with a purpose is a tool, what you use that tool to accomplish, i.e. running someone over with a car, bashing someone’s head in with a hammer, or shooting someone with a gun, that’s what is important. I won’t comment on the gun rights thing because I honestly think I’ve spent too much time in my life talking about it, but I think something that gets overlooked that could help alleviate the problem is widespread mental healthcare and awareness!

      Unfortunately, that will probably never happen though.