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0 pointsreitanqild9y ago0 comments

Thanks for bringing up this.

This is actually a really good example for why we don't want to ban weapons: Genocides are often perpetrated by the country the victims actually belong to.

Examples: Germany under Nazism, former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, -I'm fairly sure the list goes on.

I feel totally safe and I'm actually happy knowing that many of my neighbors have weapons. Especially here in Norway were I know there are strict background checks on who gets permits.

(For Americans: What I would do is start cooperating with NRA like Nordic countries has traditionally done with their local equivalents. Work not to prohibit guns but to promote safe storage and safe practices.)

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Lordarminius9y ago

Genocide is an extreme condition and a poor reason to extend gun ownership.

There is a very long list of countries that are doing better than fine and severely restricting gun ownership. Long before it becomes the case that you need guns to defend your space, you may want to take a long hard look at the politics of your community / country.

yummyfajitas9y ago

There is a very long list of countries that are doing better than fine and severely restricting gun ownership.

There are long lists of entities who safely ignore tail risk events - that's true almost by the definition of "tail risk".

That doesn't mean buying a cheap insurance policy against tail risk events is a bad idea.

dreamfactory29y ago

> cheap insurance policy

in Europe, having guns widely dispersed throughout society would be considered about as expensive as it gets (and far more likely to kill the patient than offer a potential cure under very particular and exceptional conditions)

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