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Re:Gun sales rise in past year, especially among women and A... by flyingfences on Sunday March 14, 2021 @03:52PM (#26458349)
I think one part of the moral calculus that's missing here is who the "victim" is in each case. A substitution of somebody being shot for somebody being burled is obviously not a good outcome; on the other hand, a substitution of a burgler being shot for an innocent average joe being burgled is... still not great, but you must admit it shifts the scales.
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Re:Gun sales rise in past year, especially among women and A... by newacct583 on Sunday March 14, 2021 @04:20PM (#26458701)
Effectively zero gun violence is deployed in defense, either of person or property. No "burglers" are being shot, statistically. Guns are deployed in anger, or in escalation of existing violence.
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