Americans own guns to protect themselves from psychological as well as physical threats. - eviltoast
Americans own guns to protect themselves from psychological as well as physical threats
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Owning a gun can influence your outlook, both fueling a sense of danger in the world around you and holding out the promise of rescuing you from those fears.
  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’ve been considering getting a gun because I’m uncomfortable with the idea of only right wing jobs having them. Just a shotgun and just kept at home.

    • Mango@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      EXACTLY. Except that’s pretty well how they think of just about anyone else. In a room full of armed people you can’t trust, you wanna also be armed.