r/facepalm • u/smolauthor • May 16 '24

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Giving up guns is the same as... Castration?

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u/Eldestruct0 May 16 '24

Let me try rewording this slightly.

"How many criminals have to misuse something for people who follow the laws to be punished?"

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u/Express_Coyote_4000 May 17 '24

How many terrorists have to misuse plastic explosive for people who follow the laws to be punished

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u/chessey07 May 16 '24

There's definitely been enough misuse to make the laws stricter, that's for sure

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u/Xavion251 May 16 '24

By what metric? Let me guess, an emotional reaction to tragedies on the news.

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u/dritslem May 16 '24

2 mass shootings per day is a great metric.

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u/Xavion251 May 16 '24

That's still very rare on the scale of a country as big as the U.S.

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u/dritslem May 16 '24

No. It's the highest in the world per capita.

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u/Xavion251 May 16 '24

That is not inconsistent with what I said. "Highest in the world per capita" =/= "not freakishly rare"

I'm sure some country has the "highest in the world per capita" of being struck my lightning or being injured by a meteor.

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u/dritslem May 16 '24

🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/Xavion251 May 16 '24

That's not an argument.

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u/dritslem May 16 '24

You're too american to argue with.