• rekorse@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Yeah while I might say that your friend would be better of if the gang members had no access to guns, its not the reality: they do have guns right now.

    I had not really considered concealed carry as more of a temporary solution to deal with how dangerous things currently can be, either situationally or if you become a target for whatever reason.

    What would you think of some sort of requirement that someone prove they have exceptional risk to be able to have one for personal defense?

    I’m not against the tool outright, power imbalances exist for sure and can be absurdly weighted.

    We could probably go on and on with this, I think we both agree we want responsible well-trained use, and there has to be some way to either prove it or qualify for it.

    Considering even police officers mess up gun safety from time to time, we should not just assume every average person is going to be able to figure it all out on their own.