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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firear... on Thursday May 26, 2022 @12:18PM (#31520195)
Ty again for the thoughtful answers. What are your thoughts on something like “you need 2 sponsors not immediate family to buy a gun”. Would that let almost everyone buy loners access guns?
Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firear... on Thursday May 26, 2022 @10:38AM (#31518872)
It’s not about liking or disliking what you said. You did not answer the question. I asked about Where limits should be and you responded with tangential facts about current lack of limits and a lynching meme.

I’d love to hear your answer if you have one to the question that was asked.

Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firear... on Thursday May 26, 2022 @09:57AM (#31518389)
This is tangentially interesting but not an answer to the question.
Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firear... on Thursday May 26, 2022 @09:36AM (#31518175)
By that logic then - nukes should be available to the public as well?
Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firear... on Thursday May 26, 2022 @08:57AM (#31517750)
One follow up question - does risk-with-ill-intent play into your calculus at all? EG if there was a gun that had same accident risk as a revolver but you could kill 1M people with it before being stopped, should that be legal? If not, where’s the limit of risk-with-Ill-intent.

A related, follow up question is your thoughts on requirements to get said items. Should background checks be required? Training?

Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firear... on Thursday May 26, 2022 @08:47AM (#31517644)
That’s really interesting - thanks for the thorough and thoughtful response!
Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firear... on Thursday May 26, 2022 @07:07AM (#31516953)
I’m out here just trying to understand the philosophy and frameworks people are using. I’ve not advocated for a single thing.
Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firear... on Thursday May 26, 2022 @06:52AM (#31516852)
Question for the pro-gun folks: where is the limit on what a civilian needs to defend themselves? Assuming you agree civilians shouldn’t have nukes. How about fighter jets. What about tanks. What about bazookas. How do you make that call. If, for example, greater than 5 round magazines isn’t the limit, where is the limit and why?

Ask HN: Why Did the Original Slack Post Fall Off the Front Page?

Posted by doctoroctogon on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @11:02AM
from the ask-hn dept.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30428142 was there originally, gained steamhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30428788 then seemed to replace itAnd the second post is only 2nd position, though it's clearly hugely impactfulWhat's going on that the algorithm downshifts the original and 2nd places the replacement?

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Ask HN: Is Cipro Safe?

Posted by doctoroctogon on Thursday October 28, 2021 @10:01AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I was prescribed for an infection and the warnings seem crazy. Lots of people online say it messed them up bad. Is this stuff safe? Hoping there’s some classic HN interactions here where a world class expert weighs in.

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Re:Unlimited is like a Ponzi Scheme on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @02:51PM (#25434261)
plus one

Ask HN: Plant-Based Diet?

Posted by doctoroctogon on Sunday February 02, 2020 @11:34AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I just watched The Game Changers which praises the benefits of a plant based diet and claims a significant amount of scientific consensus around its health benefits. What’s the healthiest proportion of meat in a diet? Majority/minimal/0 calories?

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