Post B2eYoVHJp9Xnuv2IIS by mcnado@mstdn.social
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 (DIR) Post #B2eYoVHJp9Xnuv2IIS by mcnado@mstdn.social
       2026-01-24T19:37:33Z
       
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       So guys, I see people saying “time to buy a gun”.No the fuck it isn’t. It is time to go learn how to use one. Then buy a safe. Then buy a gun if you want one. Your likelihood of being killed or injured by a firearm is markedly higher if you have one jn your home. You are more likely to be killed by your own firearm than you are to protect yourself with it. Your kids can be injured. Someone can steal it and use it in a crime. Firearms aren’t something you forget under a pillow.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2eYoWNNk5zLK0seO0 by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2026-01-25T06:16:03Z
       
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       @mcnado I just had this convo with a friend. "Im afraid i want a gun to defend my home". I think i got across the idea that the point of a gun is to kill, only, not scare bad guys, and even 20 ft away if you hesitate you will be killed with your own gun. Snd from experience i know how hard it iscto shoot s barn door when youre stressed and esp zero experience. Now is not rhe timefro buy a gun as you say. It's not the magic fix people think it is. Never mind all the liabilities. Being afraid is not a a reason to own a gun. Americans have very fucked up ideas about guns. Never mind firing a gun in a closed space is huge hearing loss. There are rational ways to own guns but fear driven is a poor one.