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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by watwut on Thursday May 26, 2022 @02:51AM (#31515445)
No, rapes would not go down if guns were removed. Guns don't prevent rapes and actual rape and domestic violence victims ended up in prison after trying to defend themselves with guns.

It is simply not true that women, and the elderly would defend themselves with lethal force all that often, besides aggressors are the ones who are quicker at obtaining guns and using them.

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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by CapricornNoble on Thursday May 26, 2022 @08:03AM (#31517281)
>>>It is simply not true that women, and the elderly would defend themselves with lethal force all that often,

How often is acceptably "often enough" for the disadvantaged to protect themselves?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/09/04/texas-woman...

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