Re:Guns are selling out across America
by exabrial on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:38PM
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The first thing that comes to mind isn't the virus, but defending one's body, home, or business from rioters.
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seriously. not much looting in open carry states.
Any evidence to back up the implication here?
I’m curious.
Not exhaustive but, compare the below with Chicago or Minneapolis.
https://houston.eater.com/2020/6/1/21277094/downtown-houston...
Minneapolis is where the protests started, though, so it makes sense that they would be more intense there in Houston. And beyond "not exhaustive," one example is essentially no evidence at all, unless you believe protests inherently turn violent without people open carrying firearms. Some actual numbers on property damage in multiple cities compared to rates of firearm ownership and ideally open carrying would be useful, but I'm not sure we have those.
I'd love that data. I'm sure someone will publish something with that. I'm personally in a red state and the agitators were kept on a short lease by the police. Just a few broken windows and a temporarily blocked freeway. Nothing burned down.
And you are right non-exhaustive was an understatement. Haha.
Re:Guns are selling out across America
by intopieces on Friday July 17, 2020 @07:45PM
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Were rioters looting private homes? I don't think it makes sense to buy a gun to defend your local Wal*Mart.
I saw more than a few Mom and Pop shops looted. If they had shotguns, maybe their shop would have suffered broken glass but the looting would stop after you had "peppered up"[1] the first looter.