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(DIR) Post #Aa02WsMEiBpjfV8taS by ErikUden@mastodon.de
2023-09-21T17:47:01Z
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The “guns don't kill people” crowd sure seem to think books can make you gay.
(DIR) Post #Aa02WszwKZanedibTM by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-21T18:06:38Z
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@ErikUden No we dont.... I, like the vast majority of the "guns dont kill people crowd" are very very much pro free speech and against banning of books.Im sure there are some pro gun people who arent... but to claim they represent the pro-gun rights community is not remotely accurate to reality.
(DIR) Post #Aa0Wknzkj4LeoiBTvM by Elleaster@ohai.social
2023-09-21T23:45:23Z
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@freemo @ErikUden Not all guns don't kill people people!
(DIR) Post #Aa0WpH5gUUgKDK5d7w by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-21T23:46:10Z
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@Elleaster some guns kill people in the same way some spoons make people fat.@ErikUden
(DIR) Post #Aa0WsyGERSBcyLmmrQ by Elleaster@ohai.social
2023-09-21T23:46:52Z
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@freemo @ErikUden and books make people gay, it seems.
(DIR) Post #Aa0WyrMD1QqPIaODLs by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-21T23:47:55Z
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@Elleaster How ya figure that? The logic is the same, guns dont kill people, books dont make people gay... why would my argument that guns dont kill people suggest to you that that means books make people gay, they dont either.@ErikUden
(DIR) Post #Aa0X0rTbY8RGFQns5w by Elleaster@ohai.social
2023-09-21T23:48:18Z
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@freemo sarcasm
(DIR) Post #Aa0X2XckKdXvFtsdma by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-21T23:48:35Z
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@Elleaster Ahh ok :)
(DIR) Post #Aa0ikIPnL2cGK6tAFE by funnylookinhat@toot.funnylookinhat.com
2023-09-22T01:59:47Z
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@ErikUden I LOL'd so hard at this one.
(DIR) Post #Aa8X2CS2bc7ar1ODRI by BenAveling@mastodon.world
2023-09-25T20:26:14Z
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@ErikUden @freemo @Elleaster Except that spoons have a legitimate use and taking them away would have a negative impact on ppls quality of life.
(DIR) Post #Aa8XBJ975Hh6DvsZsW by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-25T20:27:50Z
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@BenAveling Right, cause all those good people whose lives were saved because they had a gun and were able to protect themselves... thats not a "legitimate use" and wouldnt have had a negative impact if it was taken away.... Quite obviously your statement is disproven by example, even one example disproves it.@ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #Aa8XGBYOjtMY7o22DY by BenAveling@mastodon.world
2023-09-25T20:28:46Z
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@Elleaster @freemo @ErikUden cite?
(DIR) Post #Aa8XNBrXzOYV6sKSJs by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-25T20:30:00Z
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@BenAveling You want me to cite the fact that at some point in history a person who had a gun was able to defend themselves in a situation they would have been killed? You really need a citation for that?I mean sure i dont mind linking you to one of many many cases where that happened... but seems kind of absurd that you think in the history of the world that has never happened.@Elleaster @ErikUden
(DIR) Post #Aa8XYeroUaESFavCwi by eva_chaos@mastodon.social
2023-09-25T20:32:04Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster I shot a dog once that was terrorizing my neighborhood and came within a hair of killing my dad. It was a miserable, sh*tty thing to have to do and the police came within a hair of ruining my life over it, but there's your example.
(DIR) Post #Aa8Y1hlMnuCLd8kzRI by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-25T20:37:19Z
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@BenAveling But yea if you really need an actual cited example (which again seems very absurd and speaks to your bias that you think this has never happened)... here ya go:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/okla-mom-sarah-mckinley-wont-face-charges-for-shooting-intruder/@Elleaster @ErikUden
(DIR) Post #Aa8YQWEymTjp8MRM7k by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-09-25T20:41:51Z
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@ErikUden The "guns kill people" crowd conversely thinks that videos can make people extremists and racists so are they any better?
(DIR) Post #Aa8YUpk4DWFgm62S9I by icedquinn@blob.cat
2023-09-25T20:42:37.403600Z
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@BenAveling @ErikUden @freemo @Elleaster > implying guns don't have legitimate use>> implying the threat of violence isn't a necessary cornerstone of civil security>>> implying anyone other than the slaves were disarmed throughout human history:blobcatgoogly:
(DIR) Post #Aa8YZcNfJznymcqFxw by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-25T20:43:27Z
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@icedquinn Bad takes require mental gymnastics... horrific takes can break your back@ErikUden @BenAveling @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #Aa8Zzui9tKkj7MWutE by teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work
2023-09-25T20:59:16Z
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@icedquinn @ErikUden @BenAveling @Elleaster @freemo Just the way these things are.Anyone who wants to disarm all normal people wants to turn all normal people into slaves, but probably won't admit it.
(DIR) Post #Aa8c4iwTHBLJyMe6vw by thendrix@social.hendrixgames.com
2023-09-25T21:22:44.097735Z
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I like how the DNC still cites Crookshank for their gun control diatribes til this day. Jim Crow laws brought by the KKK. Vote slave party no matter who!
(DIR) Post #Aa9Y5aVXum4HRfAUxU by BenAveling@mastodon.world
2023-09-26T08:12:45Z
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@freemo @Elleaster @ErikUden So that's an example of someone who wasn't trying to kill anyone being killed by someone with a gun. But let's count that as one. In 2012. One in 10 years? Is that the best you can do? Are you a serious person?
(DIR) Post #Aa9YRzyzsbwgpEd8Cm by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-26T08:16:47Z
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@BenAveling You claimed it doesnt happen. Only need one to prove you wrong and invalidate your argument.. why would i wastetime getting 2 or 10? Anyobe with two braincells knows there aremore examples than just this one in all of time and history. It was abserd you asked for one.@Elleaster @ErikUden
(DIR) Post #AaDhjAsoHaRlm4qBvc by BenAveling@mastodon.world
2023-09-28T08:19:35Z
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@Elleaster @ErikUden @freemo you need more than 2 or 10 because I can provide evidence of 10s of thousands of cases where guns made things worse. If you are a serious person you will understand that a tool that works 1 time in 10000 is not a tool that works.
(DIR) Post #AaDpi1xEnD6NQVsRv6 by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T09:49:01Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster The one thing that requires a gun to legally protect oneself Is another gun.But do keep the arms industry happy.
(DIR) Post #AaDqKh1MYZennRF5dY by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T09:56:00Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster Hate to burst your bubble sir. The colonialists really didn't self-defend their way into the USA.
(DIR) Post #AaEEuREd7jsYA61eJk by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-28T14:31:23Z
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@aschatermees Nope, anytime the agvressor is stronger. A woman vs a man will almost never be fair or equal well the man is trying to kill the woman. The gun is an equalizer.Policies that restrict gun use are highly sexist all the time.@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaEFDC1jtHbMUtwHBo by BenAveling@mastodon.world
2023-09-28T14:34:48Z
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@ErikUden @aschatermees @freemo @Elleaster Your logic seems impeccable, and yet, men use guns against women far often than the other way around. I guess reality just hasn’t caught up with your ability to reason.
(DIR) Post #AaELVovQbe3k4kFiIC by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-28T15:45:22Z
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@BenAveling Dont worry I am not ignoring you. I havent answered you yet because you are arguing in bad faith and therefore less effective to discuss with you... Its mild though so I am still willing to engage for the moment..@ErikUden @aschatermees @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaELt94zq4tvF9qlxg by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-28T15:49:35Z
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@BenAveling No I dont... You argued spoons sometimes serve a legitimate purpose, and strongly implied guns never serve a legitimate purpose.To disprove you completely only a single example of it serving a legitimate purpose disproves you, and that has been done.The problem isnt that you dont have a valid argument that would require a more "serious" response, its that you frame your arguments using bad faith to sound more "slick" by being hyperbolic thinkingi t helps when in fact it just makes you trivial to disprove...Now your stepping back from your illegitimate hyperbolic stance of there being no legitimate use, moving the goal post, and trying to say we need to argue that the majority of times a gun is used it must be a legitiate use... very different argument, and may have been valid if you bothered to argue in good faith, but you didnt, and I wont really waste time arguing a point you never made..Argue in good faith next time. That said, you can apologize, state your case in a good-faith way and I will be happy to address that in a more serious way.@Elleaster @ErikUden
(DIR) Post #AaEMMGMnpAdyF53yoS by worldsendless@qoto.org
2023-09-28T15:54:52Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @Elleaster @ErikUden I suspect I disagree with @freemo on guns and policy, but I support the call for good-faith argument and legitimate discussion. I am not prepared to have that discussion right now, but I really enjoyed seeing the call for it.
(DIR) Post #AaEOv7E9zoplwNleE4 by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-28T16:23:33Z
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@worldsendless Thanks, disagreement is always most welcome, its how we all grow. And no one is ever obligated to a debate, not in the mood, sit back, no worries. But if someone engages, they should at least try to do so in good-faith or not at all (As you point out more or less).@BenAveling @Elleaster @ErikUden
(DIR) Post #AaEgJzgermUt0zXuIy by BenAveling@mastodon.world
2023-09-28T19:38:34Z
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@freemo Bored now. Bye bye.
(DIR) Post #AaEgTPBJRqQUgtN7Wi by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-28T19:40:14Z
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@BenAveling Bye, feel free to reach out anytime... but please, next time, try to discuss in good faith rather than just wasting everyones time in trying to have a good faith conversation where your only intent is to troll... it does no good when it comes to progress and we just dont need that kind of toxicity in an already hostile world.
(DIR) Post #AaEhDsPR70Z0ez8a1Y by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-28T19:48:40Z
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@BenAveling Or you know, women have been oppressed so much that they are denied carry licenses more than men, or perhaps dont even seek them as often as men.Your logic, if you can call it that, is that guns arent effective at protecting women, proven by the fact that fewer women have guns... the wha... that makes no sense on any level.@ErikUden @aschatermees @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaGU5pFK4v8vRf9p4K by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-29T16:30:56Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster in that case you should not sell but issue guns, to women only.
(DIR) Post #AaGUE1I3BPAZ7ELAqe by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-29T16:32:24Z
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@aschatermees Good Idea, We should run a nationwide, tax paid service, that provides free high quality guns to women... That sounds like a good idea, thanks for proposing it!@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaGXB110357pFxclUW by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-29T17:05:29Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster You're welcome
(DIR) Post #AaGXNJD4E9XrA38A5o by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-29T17:07:42Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster You're welcome. Meanwhile don't forget to retract any and all fire arms from men in the USA
(DIR) Post #AaGXTE26O5q4qJp5SC by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-29T17:08:47Z
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@aschatermees Why would we have to do that... we agreed women having guns caused equality, and with them getting free guns there would be no need. If you took guns away from men you'd create inequality again, just this time favoring the women... that seems counter to your intention of creating equality.@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaGYAJ75NHt33FhHY8 by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-29T17:16:36Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster Didn't you just say that the gun is an equaliser for the woman against the fysically overpowering but otherwise unarmed man? How then is adding a gun to the male agressor providing the woman equality? Or should she just be holding the world at gunpoint from the moment she opens her front door?
(DIR) Post #AaGYyFIpoesFiF0NhA by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-29T17:25:35Z
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@aschatermees Didn’t you just say that the gun is an equaliser for the woman against the fysically overpowering but otherwise unarmed man? How then is adding a gun to the male agressor providing the woman equality? Or should she just be holding the world at gunpoint from the moment she opens her front door?Sorta. A gun int he hand of a woman equalizers her against a man with a gun in his hand… A woman with a gun against a man without a gun would put the woman at an advantage, but if its a physically stronger man assaulting the woman, that advantage is morally ok, of course, as we want the one defending themselves be the stronger…But in general since either sex is capable of trying to kill either, on a societal level we would want them to have equal footing,a nd thus both have guns. How then is adding a gun to the male agressor providing the woman equality?You didnt say “we shoudl ban all agressors from having guns” .. you said all men. Men are not always the agressor, ergo this is where your logic breaks down. How then is adding a gun to the male agressor providing the woman equality?adding a gun to the male agressor might make them equal, but that is undesirable… providing gun to men, in general (regardless of if they are an agressor or not) is different that taking it away just from people who have been agressive. Or should she just be holding the world at gunpoint from the moment she opens her front door?She should have one in her purse in case she gets raped.. If the rapist doesnt have a gun that gives her an advantage, good, if he does they are equal, still better… Since only some men are rapists this would be a failure of logic to say we should disarm men, though if you want to disarm people who have demonstrated violence in the past, while that is a complciated thing to do right, that is a fine goal.. its why criminals cant own.@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaGda9ibQVxtDJOFqS by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-29T18:17:16Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster "You didnt say “we shoudl ban all agressors from having guns” .. you said all men." Yes, I said "all men". Like you point out, it's hard to decide who will and who will not become violent. As for logics, I wish I could turn around your rhetoric: Not just any man is a potential agressor. I wish I could state in return that not just any woman is a potential victim. She is.
(DIR) Post #AaGtL9QxnhrlFp0U88 by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-29T18:36:38Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster "She should have one in her purse in case she gets raped.."Should you ever decide to study the stat's on rape, you would learn that it mostly takes place inside the victims home, by a person known to her, and often in situations where one would not carry a purse.In fact, there is no way an external defensive device could ever "equalize" the difference in body mass, fysical reach or musclepower.
(DIR) Post #AaGtLAHmdK7JtdifSa by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-29T21:13:49Z
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@aschatermeesSorry I’m back now, but sucked into a nearly 3 hour long business call. You didnt say “we shoudl ban all agressors from having guns” .. you said all men.”I didnt say either of these. At no point did I recommend we ban all men or all aggressors… I did point out when you suggested we ban all men from having guns that would be a bad idea, but if you could (which you cant) just exclusively ban all aggressors it might make sense. As for logics, I wish I could turn around your rhetoric: Not just any man is a potential agressor. I wish I could state in return that not just any woman is a potential victim.Never said that every woman is a potential victim either… In fact, the ones with guns arent, so that is a counter point to it.The point is, like it or hate it, statistically speaking if we are talking biological sex at birth, and not talking about trans or other people who change their gender/sex later… then of that studies show that something like 99% (or close to it) of men are physically stronger than women.Attached is just one of many examples that show this, in this case grip strength.. You can see the overlap between men and women is very small.So the point is “almost all men are capable of physically overpowering almost all women”.. this is a factually correct statement. The fact that you have edge cases and outliers doesnt really change much about this. Should you ever decide to study the stat’s on rape, you would learn that it mostly takes place inside the victims home, by a person known to her, and often in situations where one would not carry a purse.I was quite aware of it when I said what I said… it also changes nothing about the reasoning… For starters even if the gun isnt in her purse that doesnt mean she wont have access to it in the home… but more importantly, even if it only protects her out of the home, so what? The point is there are many scenarios where it protects her, thus it is sexist to deny her the right to protect herself and have equal access to security. In fact, there is no way an external defensive device could ever “equalize” the difference in body mass, fysical reach or musclepower.Thats quite naive.. If a man is 10 feet away then no matter what his body mass is, I can shoot him dead before he can get close enough to touch me.. Very clearly equalizing the body mass. No matter how strong you are it wont give you an advantage if your dead before you close the distance as you charge someone.@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaH2Z1XcqCWuPwoS2a by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-29T22:57:12Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster "thus it is sexist to deny her the right to protect herself and have equal access to security." Of course she does. This is not synonimous for owning or using a gun though. Because the right you claim she has is in fact the right to safety and to bodily integrity. Needing to protect oneself is a requirement, not a right, and certainly not a privilege to access a gun.
(DIR) Post #AaH2wVCiimwB4kEJbE by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-29T23:01:26Z
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@aschatermees Of course she does. This is not synonimous for owning or using a gun though. Because the right you claim she has is in fact the right to safety and to bodily integrity.No gun ownership is very literally a right. It is the second one in fact of the “bill of rights”, which iterates some of the first and most fundemental of definition of rights.My guess is you meant “natural right” and not just “rights” which would include “legal rights”. Needing to protect oneself is a requirement, not a right, and certainly not a privilege to access a gun.Since one can not be secure from harm without a gun. She has a right to safety and freedom from bodily harm. Without a gun you do not have those rights and as such, access to a gun is also a right.When the day comes that you eliminate crime through any means then maybe you can argue that, but as long as crime exists on any level a right to protect yourself from physical harm is synonymous with your right to own a gun.@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaH3UnR5RVf3SxIo9g by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-29T23:04:37Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster "Thats quite naive.. If a man is 10 feet away then no matter what his body mass is, I can shoot him dead before he can get close enough to touch me.."It is quite naive to claim shooting a man at 10 feet distance beforehand of his agressive attack would be considered 'self defence'. That's very likely plain (attempted) murder in the eyes of a judge or jury.
(DIR) Post #AaH3UoCwZZwTrNh1kW by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-29T23:07:37Z
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@aschatermees > It is quite naive to claim shooting a man at 10 feet distance beforehand of his agressive attack would be considered 'self defence'. That's very likely plain (attempted) murder in the eyes of a judge or jury.No one is claiming that a person simply running towards you is a justification to kill them, it is starting to feel like your arguing in bad faith but i will give you the benefit of the doubt...Obviously we are talking about a person who obviously and clearly has violent attempts charging you, and that can take countless scenarios.Maybe he already tried to rape her, she pulled away and started to run before he had a chance to get to his feet.Maybe he clearly stated his intent to kill you as he starts to charge youMaybe he is brandishing a knife and quick clearly intending violence.There are **countless** ways someone is justified in killing or shooting someone charging them, **obviously** if your going to shoot someone to protect your life you need to make sure you do it when your life is in danger.@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaH4nRjkRXV7ckUJPs by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-29T23:18:40Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster Therefore the right to bodily integrety is better protected by educating men and women on the topic while they're young.And at this point I can already imagine your return on something like words will not ever overpower bullets. But really that is just my final point: If guns over words define our rights, than we have no rights. Because guns are and will always be privilege.
(DIR) Post #AaH4nTBR45F66uRwDA by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-29T23:22:12Z
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@aschatermees Therefore the right to bodily integrety is better protected by educating men and women on the topic while they’re young.No one is saying we shouldnt do that, or other ways to improve things… So you do this now rape coes from 15% of women down to 10% of women, or 5% or even 1%… guess what that 1% still need guns if they are to exercise their right to being able to protect themselves from bodily harm. Until you eliminate all cases then you cant say they have the right to protect themselves from bodily harm unless they have a right to a gun. And at this point I can already imagine your return on something like words will not ever overpower bullets.No that would be a very idiotic response for me or anyone to have. Words have monumental effects, especially when we are talkign about words conveying life lessons at early age… please dont assume. But really that is just my final point: If guns over words define our rights, than we have no rights. Because guns are and will always be privilege.You are constructing your argument against things you imagined I might say, not what I actually said… so this argument is invalid as it is not the claim or releated to any claim I’d make.@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaH5IXN3Xuvw4ghPii by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-29T23:27:43Z
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@aschatermees Because guns are and will always be privilege.Also this seems like a very invalid argument…I argued guns should be issued for free to everyone, paid for by taxes.. That doesnt sound like privilage to me, that sounds like equal access and eliminated financial barriers.@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaH6YHsF1zq2bCMNVo by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-29T23:41:52Z
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@aschatermeesJust checked.. couldnt find too many amazing sources. But according to American Gun Facts, which itself seems balanced and cites its sources (FBI database here)… each year 200,000 rape cases of women are stopped specifically due to the woman having a concealed carry license…So any argument that guns dont make sense in defending against rape because it often happens int he home or anything else is moot… thats 1/5 of a million women who werent raped. Thats a lot, thats a hell of a lot.@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaH7IAthImS6HZvDGa by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-29T23:50:11Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster My bad, I misinterpreted your first response as being sarcastic, as I was being sarcastic.My final statement however bases on the reality that guns are NOT issued in accordance to feminin, or any other kind of emancipation. Guns require sale.And how would that idea work out? Should we consider emancipating minors too? Should we emancipate minorities? Invalides? Where would we draw the line as to who gets to equalize their right to self defence?
(DIR) Post #AaH7r7fRIpdmOsuvOi by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-29T23:56:29Z
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@aschatermeesHalf sarcastic/joke indeed, you were wrong… but my point is this.. if your going to argue its privilage then i will argue sincerely to make it free for everyone if that is true… So if it truely is privilage, then easily solved, so its a moot point anyway. My final statement however bases on the reality that guns are NOT issued in accordance to feminin, or any other kind of emancipation. Guns require sale.The problem is you said guns are always privilage.. in reality what you mean is they are only privilage when they are for sale, and when the poor arent given help to aquire them…So if you want to argue guns are privilege, then fine, give them for free, either privilege isnt a problem at all (in which case you can keep selling them) or it is (in which case taxes can just give it to the poor)… either way the argument that guns are always privilege, as if you cant produce equal access to guns is untrue. And how would that idea work out? Should we consider emancipating minors too? Should we emancipate minorities? Invalides? Where would we draw the line as to who gets to equalize their right to self defence?Everyone should have access to guns, and if you want to address the class issue, then everyone who cant afford them should get one. If minors should get one or not is up to the parents, and ultimately the liability on them… depend on the child.A man with a gun and a woman with a gun are on fairly equal footing, far more so than any other configuration… when everyone has guns physical strength is a much smaller factor and thus an equalizing factor.. ther eis no need to select who gets it and who doesnt.@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaH8FR6UgriNdCAJI8 by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-30T00:00:53Z
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@aschatermeesHalf sarcastic/joke indeed, you weren’t wrong… but my point is this.. if your going to argue its privilage then i will argue sincerely to make it free for everyone if that is true… So if it truely is privilage, then easily solved, so its a moot point anyway. My final statement however bases on the reality that guns are NOT issued in accordance to feminin, or any other kind of emancipation. Guns require sale.The problem is you said guns are always privilage.. in reality what you mean is they are only privilage when they are for sale, and when the poor arent given help to aquire them…So if you want to argue guns are privilege, then fine, give them for free, either privilege isnt a problem at all (in which case you can keep selling them) or it is (in which case taxes can just give it to the poor)… either way the argument that guns are always privilege, as if you cant produce equal access to guns is untrue. And how would that idea work out? Should we consider emancipating minors too? Should we emancipate minorities? Invalides? Where would we draw the line as to who gets to equalize their right to self defence?Everyone should have access to guns, and if you want to address the class issue, then everyone who cant afford them should get one. If minors should get one or not is up to the parents, and ultimately the liability on them… depend on the child.A man with a gun and a woman with a gun are on fairly equal footing, far more so than any other configuration… when everyone has guns physical strength is a much smaller factor and thus an equalizing factor.. ther eis no need to select who gets it and who doesnt.@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaH9iqVFR3kQl2Kb9U by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-30T00:11:40Z
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@freemo @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster Treading fine lines here... What amounts to one's right to defend? We would need reconsider the ethics on (now common) use of fire arms to protect wealth, power and property, as these things contradict emancipation and underline privilege.
(DIR) Post #AaH9irFKfibx3xtOz2 by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-30T00:17:22Z
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@aschatermees > We would need reconsider the ethics on (now common) use of fire arms to protect wealth, power and property, as these things contradict emancipation and underline privilege.I dont even want to touch the tangent of property or wealth protection.. it is a valid but separate issue that we could debate if it should or shouldn't be protected to shoot someone trying to destroy your financial livelihood or not.> Treading fine lines here... What amounts to one's right to defend? The logic here is very simple for me actually... If someone is trying to kill someone else, in almost every circumstances.. you will not have a cop near by, you will not have the ability to call 911, you will not have the luxury of waiting the 5 - 20+ minutes for the cop to arrive... Either you survive or die the encounter 99% of the time and there is no system in place, not cops or anything else, that will effectively come to your rescue.A gun, and other tools to defend yourself with deadly force (the more effective the better) is in those situations the only thing that is likely to prevent your death or rape. Cops at best might find the guy and arrest him after your corpse is long cold, and thats if your lucky... that does you no good as a corpse.So as long as there is **any** chance, even a single case of violent crime a year. You have a right to own a gun if you beleive you have a right to protection from violence. Anything else is a huge violation of both legal right (in the USA) and natural right (to be free to self defense and free from bodily harm)@BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster
(DIR) Post #AaH9tJgLnrFm9PW83s by aschatermees@mastodon.social
2023-09-30T00:18:54Z
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@freemo Not ignoring you, but needing to retire for the night now.
(DIR) Post #AaH9tKmPinhJYVMU9Q by freemo@qoto.org
2023-09-30T00:19:17Z
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@aschatermees No worries, it was a good discussion, I appreciated it. Have a wonderful night.
(DIR) Post #AaHBv4RNdp7TMrTliq by ErikUden@mastodon.de
2023-09-30T00:42:00Z
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@freemo @aschatermees @BenAveling @Elleaster Folx, I don't know what this discussion is about and I frankly don't care, I just wanted to hop in and thank y'all for the consistency and perseverance. Every day for the past 5 or so days I woke up, checked my Mastodon and saw some notification from y'all saying some wild ass stuff in the first sentence about guns, women's rights, other crazy topics that certainly have their final frontier below an Erik Uden post.This isn't even ironic, I genuinely found it funny. Keep it going, whatever you're doing here.
(DIR) Post #AaHLSPzPRXqvLON8Ma by AmpBenzScientist@qoto.org
2023-09-30T02:28:55Z
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@freemo @aschatermees @BenAveling @ErikUden @Elleaster Firearms are a right. Japan's Emperor or whatever got hit with plumbing supplies.They don't have to be a right to exist. We need more real firearms as the AR-15 and AKM available to the public tarnish the brilliance of their designers.Perhaps President Biden was right about needing F-15s and nuclear weapons. It looked like he gave a secret sign when saying that.
(DIR) Post #AaISmoLbU5F5WANtQm by gpowerf@qoto.org
2023-09-30T15:25:44Z
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@freemo @Elleaster @ErikUden spoon ban, regulate chopsticks? 😉