2nd amendment: the right to defend from dog poop.
this post was submitted on 28 Dec 2023
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The only thing you have to fear is fear of dog poop itself!
That's not a Merry Christmas at all
An armed society is a ~polite~ deadly society.
In 2021, the most recent year for which complete data is available, 48,830 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S. In 2021, 54% of all gun-related deaths in the U.S. were suicides (26,328), while 43% were murders (20,958), according to the CDC.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/ Besides the ~ 21.000 Murder every year, imagine people would have access to mental health care or a controlled way for people to end their life if they (after consultation) really do not want to continue their lifes. People would not need to use guns to end themself.
Do pro gun advocates cheer for the people who use guns to end themself? I never saw the NRA saying that they are fighting for the right of people to end themself as this is the biggest outcome apprently. 54% of the Time people fire a gun to kill, it is to kill a gun owner (themself).
I certainly don't celebrate it and I think most of those people were probably making a mistake, but I also think suicide is a legitimate choice that we should accept.
You will definitely see people online talking like all the suicides aren't a big deal.
I never saw the NRA saying that they are fighting for the right of people to end themself
They did switch messaging focusing on gun safety to advocating gun rights though.
You'd rather more pill deaths? Go advocate for assisted suicide if you really believe people need an easy way out. The point of a gun suicide is that it works well, is quick, and painless (all if done correctly). There's no better way to commit suicide. So if you take that away, you're really fucking over the people that are suffering and telling them they have to suffer more.
Tbf it's easier to murder someone than take the shame of being called out for not picking up (your own) dog poop.
The NRA will defend his Stand Your Turd defense. Watch.