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It’s maybe not remarkable that Americans cite as number one reason for gun ownership as being for personal protection in fairness if one feels unsafe in society then wouldn’t it be “natural “ to tool up?
But of course when one asks “so you feel the need to own a gun for personal protection?” One is then screamed down “ how dare you I feel perfectly safe and I choose to have a gun “
Every supporter of guns I have come across has gone the same route when arguing about guns as in “we need them for protection “ / “we live in a very peaceful society”
The next argument they always make is “well I keep a gun for home protection just in case” I point out that over here we have very effective house alarms , also criminals with guns are not known as far as I know for targeting households they know nothing about , like come on , they target a completely random house at gunpoint to get a few mobile phones , loose change and a tv or two?
Criminals carry guns illegally here and target other gangs in turf wars mostly , I don’t know any who target ordinary home owners for loose change and a few mobile phones etc, etc
There’s a term for what most American gun owners who cite protection as the reason
Cognitive Dissonance
When two actions or ideas are not psychologically consistent with each other, people do all in their power to change them until they become consistent. The discomfort is triggered by the person's belief clashing with new information perceived, wherein the individual tries to find a way to resolve the contradiction to reduce their discomfort.
Top reason for gun ownership in the US
Personal protection tops the list of reasons why gun owners say they own a firearm. In a Gallup survey conducted in August 2019, gun owners were most likely to cite personal safety or protection as the reason they own a firearm. Roughly six-in-ten (63%) said this in an open-ended question. Considerably smaller shares gave other reasons, including hunting (40%), nonspecific recreation or sport (11%), that their gun was an antique or a family heirloom (6%) or that the gun was related to their line of work (5%).
Another question several on here have refused to answer every time guns come up ….
A modern society in my opinion should be progressive and inclusive I think most agree , If as I’m told by Americans that we are being denied freedoms by having gun bans in European societies how would introducing guns for citizens be progressive and inclusive ?
How would it not be regressive and divisive?
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There is no cognitive dissonance here. People make decisions of this kind all the time in their life. Not all of these decisions are pragmatic, but not being pragmatic does not imply experiencing cognitive dissonance.
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OK, so Americans own guns, just in case. Just like airbags, better to have them than not to have them you say.
Regarding guns, that just in case is obviously a very real and fearful just in case if it means you need to have something that is designed to kill.
For me to have a gun, just in case, would be as pointless as having my home reinforced to withstand a tsunami. You know, just in case. In all my life I have never had a thought about needing a gun.
I would be interested to hear your thoughts on one of the questions asked, whether or not Europeans are being denied their rights because of gun bans, and if you think it would be a good thing to allow Europe to go the same way as America and gun ownership.
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My response was the the OP's specific argument, which is fallacious. My personal opinion on gun laws is irrelevant here.
"Just in case" does not have to be real or fearful for someone to carry a gun, just like it does not have to be real or fearful for someone to have an airbag. The fact that weapons are designed to kill does not alter the equation in any way.
I also have never thought about needing a gun. Other people do. Some people have emergency supplies in case of a nuclear war. Some people set up traps to deter wolves that come once every 10 years close. Different people have different views on how best to go about their safety.
There are many countries in Europe, in case someone needs a reminder. As there are in America. Countries such as Finland or Switzerland have very liberal gun laws, not much stricter than those found in some of the US states.
Obviously, gun bans deny people their rights, pretty much, by definition. In my view, it is a bad thing to have a ban on any peaceful action. That said, I do not see gun laws as that much of a deal. When comparing two countries and choosing which one to leave in, gun laws will not enter the equation I am trying to solve.
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In short, I just don't trust the government.
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I don't know any gun owner who thinks about European gun laws. We just can't figure out why Europeans care about American gun laws.
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Being prepared for an emergency does not equate expecting an emergency, or believing that there is a significant probability of emergency. My car has airbags; the probability that they will ever be actually used is minuscule, yet it is better to have them than not to have them.
There is no cognitive dissonance here.
You also totally ignored my closing question
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In 2016, Americans were ten times more likely to be killed by guns than people in other developed countries. However, two years later, in 2018, our gun homicide rate is now 25.2 times higher than that of other developed nations. In other words, they live in the most dangerous developed nation for gun deaths.
Not one person ever attempts to answer my final question in my original post ……
A modern society in my opinion should be progressive and inclusive I think most agree , If as I’m told by Americans that we are being denied freedoms by having gun bans in European societies how would introducing guns for citizens be progressive and inclusive ?
How would it not be regressive and divisive?
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Under Pres. Trump, the violent crime rate in the US had dropped to a level not seen since 1971
You never did a fact check buddy why’s that?…….
The same day, Trump tweeted: “This year has seen the lowest crime numbers in our Country’s recorded history.”
We asked the White House press office for support for the claims, but we haven’t received a response.
“It’s simply incorrect to say these are the lowest rates in our recorded history,” said Richard Rosenfeld, professor emeritus at the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, who researches U.S. crime trends.
The most recent FBI statistics on the rate and number of crimes are for 2018. They show that crime has declined since Trump became president, but the statistics aren’t “at a level that they haven’t been at.” And historically, these figures have been generally declining for years.
The FBI statistics show “crime generally has been going down [for] quite some time, and well before Trump took office,” Richard Berk, professor of criminology and statistics at the University of Pennsylvania, told us in an email. “If you believe the national data, there has been a pretty long term decline.”
How is denying citizens the means to defend themselves, forcing them to become victims of criminals, not regressive and divisive?
Thank you for proving my point as I stated in my opening ….. It’s maybe not remarkable that Americans cite as number one reason for gun ownership as being for personal protection in fairness if one feels unsafe in society then wouldn’t it be “natural “ to tool up?
But of course when one asks “so you feel the need to own a gun for personal protection?” One is then screamed down “ how dare you I feel perfectly safe and I choose to have a gun “
CYD needs a gun to feel safe in his own home , neighborhood and country , at least you have the honesty to admit it and I agree if your life and the life of your family is daily under threat I could not deny you as live in the worlds most dangerous nation for gun deaths ….In 2016, Americans were ten times more likely to be killed by guns than people in other developed countries. However, two years later, in 2018, our gun homicide rate is now 25.2 times higher than that of other developed nations. In other words, we live in the most dangerous developed nation for gun deaths.
So now you admit you need a gun to feel safe prehaps you can answer ……
A modern society in my opinion should be progressive and inclusive I think most agree , If as I’m told by Americans that we are being denied freedoms by having gun bans in European societies how would introducing guns for citizens be progressive and inclusive ?
How would it not be regressive and divisive?
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How will people defend themselves without guns?
I’ve managed all my life so far so has most the population where I live , how many times have you used your gun ? How many people have you killed? You’ve used your gun right otherwise how did you defend yourself?
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For your closing question, I do not care how "divisive" something is, as I see a society as a collection of individuals who, by default, are not united and should not be. As for it being regressive, well... In my view, an essential part of progress is liberalization of the individual, and removing legal restrictions on gun ownership and carriage certainly constitutes such liberalization. It is imposition of such restrictions that is regressive, moving the society towards the past, when kings ruled their slaves and did not allow them any not explicitly sanctioned activities.
Then, again, technically progress can go in different directions. Some see communism as progressive, while I see it as a return back to the Ancient Egyptian times when nobody owned anything and everybody enslaved everyone. Some people might genuinely prefer to live in Ancient Egypt compared to the modern Western world, and from that perspective communism is certainly progressive.
As such, something being progressive does not equate it being good. Nuclear bombings are clearly progressive, but I would rather avoid them if at all possible.
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I explained to you exactly what is wrong with your argument. Simply reiterating the argument does not right that wrong.
No you didn’t you engineered a false dichotomy to avoid addressing the cognitive dissonance I mentioned which was ….
Your emergency scenario doesn’t work as Americans see gun violence as a very real threat …..
Pew research Centre
Experiences with guns aren’t always positive: 44% of U.S. adults say they personally know someone who has been shot, either accidentally or intentionally, and about a quarter (23%) say they or someone in their family have been threatened or intimidated by someone using a gun. Half see gun violence as a very big problem in the U.S. today,
Psychology today
Again Americans live in a very violent country …. In 2016, Americans were ten times more likely to be killed by guns than people in other developed countries. However, two years later, in 2018, our gun homicide rate is now 25.2 times higher than that of other developed nations. In other words, we live in the most dangerous developed nation for gun deaths.
For your closing question, I do not care how "divisive" something is, as I see a society as a collection of individuals who, by default, are not united and should not be.
You say you don’t care how divisive some something is but I bet you would if it dramatically knocked you out of your comfortable existence right?
Right so you would see the introduction/ allowing of guns in a gun free society as a positive?
Then, again, technically progress can go in different directions. Some see communism as progressive, while I see it as a return back to the Ancient Egyptian times when nobody owned anything and everybody enslaved everyone. Some people might genuinely prefer to live in Ancient Egypt compared to the modern Western world, and from that perspective communism is certainly progressive.
Yes true enough
As such, something being progressive does not equate it being good. Nuclear bombings are clearly progressive, but I would rather avoid them if at all possible.
Progressive would mean improvement nuclear bombings were not that to me anyway , in what way were they progressive?
What way would guns in a gun free society be progressive apart from allowing people an option they mostly don’t want ?
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I gave the number one reason Americans cite for owning guns so I’m perfectly justified in my stance, we can always turn an argument around by attempting to say “well many Americans don’t feel that way “ etc , etc which is why I cited the main reason for gun ownership
Why a person may choose to own a gun and why a person constitutional should own a gun are not the same.
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What way would guns in a gun free society be progressive apart from allowing people an option they mostly don’t want ? A legal united would be maintained between a nation's armed service and its citizens on the use of lethal force. Removing the easiest way to apply lethal force does not mean lethal force is removed, is it fair to say psychologically removing guns only affects the use of human lethal force on a psychological level?
Is a nation safer or does it simply have just fewer incidents of lethal force by gun?
Sociopathy | Psychology Today
Are you saying people should be sharing the constitutional right to offer otherwise prescribed medications for safety from sociopaths?
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I feel 100% safe when driving on public roads, yet I would still rather have an airbag than not have - and the number one reason I would want an airbag (in fact, the only reason) is that it adds to my safety.
The fact that I feel safe is perfectly reconcilable with the fact that I might want to take some additional precautions, just in case.
And those "shared goals", of course, are the exact ones that you define, correct?
I do not have any shared goals with anyone, as far as I can see. Now, I may have common interests in some people and, as such, partake in mutually beneficial interactions. But my ultimate life goal is my personal happiness, and that is not something that can be shared with anyone, by definition.
I am not blind to reality and have encountered many times conflicts which did not go my way. That does not make "divisiveness" problematic in my eyes. I have long ago accepted the fact that the world is not supposed to hand me everything over on a silver platter, and I am not interested in being nursed and protected from everything by some benevolent masters. In fact, the more division, the better. When there is little division, it is a strong symptom of a totalitarian society where everyone is afraid of deviating from the Dear Leaders' beliefs.
I do not think that lack of gun regulations is a good thing; rather, I think that their presence is a bad thing. Their lack is something that should be the norm and should be taken for granted.
Nuclear bombings are a result of the technological progress, and they are much more efficient military weapons to use in large scale conflicts than anything that has ever been invented in the past. Wars themselves are retrograde, but approach to them is continuously progressive. Now military engineers are even working on deployable robots, and that will lead to even higher military efficiency - with all the obvious downsides coming along.
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I need a fire alarm to feel secure if my house catches on fire.
Yet I'm not afraid everyday that the house may catch on fire.
Same thing.
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I need a fire alarm to feel secure if my house catches on fire.
Yet I'm not afraid everyday that the house may catch on fire.
Same thing.
So why not have a house alarm in your home ? We have them here pretty effective things really
So it not the same thing at all is it?
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Top reason for gun ownership in the US
Personal protection tops the list of reasons why gun owners say they own a firearm. In a Gallup survey conducted in August 2019, gun owners were most likely to cite personal safety or protection as the reason they own a firearm. Roughly six-in-ten (63%) said this in an open-ended question. Considerably smaller shares gave other reasons, including hunting (40%), nonspecific recreation or sport (11%), that their gun was an antique or a family heirloom (6%) or that the gun was related to their line of work (5%).
Another question several on here have refused to answer every time guns come up ….A modern society in my opinion should be progressive and inclusive I think most agree , If as I’m told by Americans that we are being denied freedoms by having gun bans in European societies how would introducing guns for citizens be progressive and inclusive ?How would it not be regressive and divisive?
As a person who has little or no understanding of independent united States held in the principles of the Constitution and the powers of a President of the united states of America as set by its legal precedent. A man acting like all men sharing liberty to be created equal by their creator can act, as a President of the united state of firearm ownership and constitutional right, connecting all men by law, let me first say as the statement of truth a burden of lethal force is shared between men in the armed service and those who are outside the armed service, those in Canada and those in America.
According to statistics, 71% of all Canadians own a firearm to legally hold the use of lethal force with its armed service together as a united state. The complex reasons for using lethal force are many and become much more complicated than the United States Constitutional right to own a firearm. This is by nothing more than the introduction of basic principles. The harm created, the so-called cost in what is to be a claim at free is the added price that is created to the liberty to assume this honor with our armed servicemen and women. Even when acts of Congress and exsecutive office dishonor the armed services legal precedent set between these to legal independent entities in this so sacred duty, we do not abandon them, or honor.
Canada Gun Facts and Stats | TheGunBlog.ca
The constitutional right to own a firearm in Canada can be a united state held by constitutional right if Canadians addressed their own United States constitutional right as dearly as some tread on American Constitutional right.
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Every supporter of guns I have come across has gone the same route when arguing about guns as in “we need them for protection “ / “we live in a very peaceful society”
Correction every supporter of gun rights you chose to understand, or just understand?
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That was a hilarious response for a thread you started with a definition of cognitive dissonance. Since you avoided addressing ANY of the points I made, I feel the need to repeat my original post in the (almost assuredly futile) hope that you make an intelligent and pertinent reply for a change.
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That was a hilarious response for a thread I started with a definition of cognitive dissonance. Since you avoided addressing ANY of the points I made, I feel the need to repeat my original post in the (almost assuredly futile) hope that you make an intelligent and pertinent reply for a change.
Under Pres. Trump, the violent crime rate in the US had dropped to a level not seen since 1971
You never did a fact check buddy why’s that?…….
The same day, Trump tweeted: “This year has seen the lowest crime numbers in our Country’s recorded history.”
We asked the White House press office for support for the claims, but we haven’t received a response.
“It’s simply incorrect to say these are the lowest rates in our recorded history,” said Richard Rosenfeld, professor emeritus at the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, who researches U.S. crime trends.
The most recent FBI statistics on the rate and number of crimes are for 2018. They show that crime has declined since Trump became president, but the statistics aren’t “at a level that they haven’t been at.” And historically, these figures have been generally declining for years.
The FBI statistics show “crime generally has been going down [for] quite some time, and well before Trump took office,” Richard Berk, professor of criminology and statistics at the University of Pennsylvania, told us in an email. “If you believe the national data, there has been a pretty long term decline.”
How is denying citizens the means to defend themselves, forcing them to become victims of criminals, not regressive and divisive?
Thank you for proving my point as I stated in my opening ….. It’s maybe not remarkable that Americans cite as number one reason for gun ownership as being for personal protection in fairness if one feels unsafe in society then wouldn’t it be “natural “ to tool up?
But of course when one asks “so you feel the need to own a gun for personal protection?” One is then screamed down “ how dare you I feel perfectly safe and I choose to have a gun “
CYD needs a gun to feel safe in his own home , neighborhood and country , at least you have the honesty to admit it and I agree if your life and the life of your family is daily under threat I could not deny you as live in the worlds most dangerous nation for gun deaths ….In 2016, Americans were ten times more likely to be killed by guns than people in other developed countries. However, two years later, in 2018, our gun homicide rate is now 25.2 times higher than that of other developed nations. In other words, we live in the most dangerous developed nation for gun deaths.
So now you admit you need a gun to feel safe prehaps you can answer ……
A modern society in my opinion should be progressive and inclusive I think most agree , If as I’m told by Americans that we are being denied freedoms by having gun bans in European societies how would introducing guns for citizens be progressive and inclusive ?
How would it not be regressive and divisive?
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I feel 100% safe when driving on public roads, yet I would still rather have an airbag than not have - and the number one reason I would want an airbag (in fact, the only reason) is that it adds to my safety.
The fact that I feel safe is perfectly reconcilable with the fact that I might want to take some additional precautions, just in case.
I’ve no doubt you do , Americans are mostly agreed they need a gun to feel safe and having or carrying a gun makes them feel safe as they live in a very violent society , the.problem as I pointed out is this absurd game that’s played where you’re told “ oh it’s a very safe society I don’t really need a gun but I have one” you don’t carry a gun if you feel safe and secure
And those "shared goals", of course, are the exact ones that you define, correct?
I do not have any shared goals with anyone, as far as I can see.
Really? Your an academic you would not have shared goals with fellow academics regards money for research , fairness in the workplace , wage imbalances etc , etc ?
Now, I may have common interests in some people and, as such, partake in mutually beneficial interactions.
Why do you not deem them shared goals?
But my ultimate life goal is my personal happiness, and that is not something that can be shared with anyone, by definition.
I agree
I am not blind to reality and have encountered many times conflicts which did not go my way. That does not make "divisiveness" problematic in my eyes.
Right but we know divisiveness can be devastating for societies take climate change is divisiveness over this not problematic?
I have long ago accepted the fact that the world is not supposed to hand me everything over on a silver platter, and I am not interested in being nursed and protected from everything by some benevolent masters
Nor am I , I do not have an employer , I pick my own work hours and only work if I want to , my work is also my pleasure and I answer to no one
I would hate to work for someone or some company or. official entity as I would be on their clock which to me is hell
. In fact, the more division, the better. When there is little division, it is a strong symptom of a totalitarian society where everyone is afraid of deviating from the Dear Leaders' beliefs.
Yes division is good to a point but we need to be on the same page for several issues that affect us all globally
I do not think that lack of gun regulations is a good thing; rather, I think that their presence is a bad thing.
Nuclear bombings are a result of the technological progress, and they are much more efficient military weapons to use in large scale conflicts than anything that has ever been invented in the past.
Yes they are incredibly efficient at wiping out fellow humans
Wars themselves are retrograde, but approach to them is continuously progressive.
Progressive slaughter
Now military engineers are even working on deployable robots, and that will lead to even higher military efficiency - with all the obvious downsides coming along.
Yes I may not be around but the day is not to far away when AI will decide wars and humans most likely will becomes redundant and eliminated, AI no doubt could also survive the catostrophic changes to come through climate change
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There are many people that have house alarms.
But they're no guarantee to keep a person away especially in areas where police response may take a while .
People are also victimized outside their home.
Do you need a house alarm to feel safe?
If you do does that mean you live in an unsafe society?
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There are many people that have house alarms.
But they're no guarantee to keep a person away especially in areas where police response may take a while .
Ahh got you , a guns is needed just in case and what do you have just in case the gun doesn’t work?
People are also victimized outside their home.
Yes, you need guns to feel safe in the US , this is the usual hilarious game Americans play as “I need a gun to feel safe /I don’t need a gun to feel safe “
Do you need a house alarm to feel safe?
No I don’t , which is why I never had one until my wife asked for one
If you do does that mean you live in an unsafe society?
Well we don’t have a society that has a 25 per cent higher than anywhere else in the world homocide rate and we don’t need a gun to walk the streets , this is the part where you say something truly American like “hey a gun is just a tool”
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If the gun doesn't work obviously you lose. Same as if an alarm doesn't work.
OK so your wife disagrees with you. That means according to you she feels unsafe in her own home.
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All I know is Alarms don't keep guns safe...
Alarms, dye packs, and safes don't keep money safe...and the word safe is used in the list of basic principles.
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Translation from CYD to English …..Damn he got me again I didn’t think he would go to fact check to prove I’m b-ullshitting again
I don’t read party political speeches for Trump, either way you totally missed the point you Americans need guns to feel safe your gun homocide relate is 25 per cent higher than anywhere else in the world , you keep admitting you need a gun to feel safe ….
, You can hardly blame people for seeking a means to defend themselves from the terrorists.……so what are you even arguing about I agree Americans need a gun to feel safe ….ZING
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If the gun doesn't work obviously you lose.
Right , so you need back up in case your alarm doesn’t work but none if the gun doesn’t work , got ya
Same as if an alarm doesn't work.
Yes the diffference is in the US you need a gun because others bent on harming you carry guns also
OK so your wife disagrees with you. That means according to you she feels unsafe in her own home.
Again incorrect she wanted the alarm to save on home insurance costs they go up without an alarm
You also stated ….. People are also victimized outside their home.
So again you admit you need a gun outside the home so what you’re arguing about is beyond me , as I said time and time again every American tells you they need a gun for protection but them spend countless hours telling you why they don’t need a gun for protection the hilarious thing is they think this makes sense
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Love it when people cite homicide rates in gun control discussions without providing any evidence that the homicide rate is tied to gun ownership.
Love it when a gun nut jumps in to defend a fellow gun nut and doesn’t even read links supplied as it’s all about ignoring facts and more about the mob screaming down the truth
I suggest you read the link again where its mentioned ……”gun homocide rate” ……would you like it in bold and an arrow pointing to it ?
our gun homicide rate is now 25.2 times higher than that of other developed nations. I
But they're no guarantee to keep a person away especially in areas where police response may take a while .
That’s one thing I admire about you it’s the fact you beat your own arguments using your own words and now you agree your buddys argument is rubbish I agree …..I look forward to the next part where you concoct a new yarn to try and get you out of the latest hole you dug for yourself but I bet you keep digging as usual
You guys should use message to get your stories straight although I don’t think you and M are going to be best buddies any more seeing as you find his arguments as you say in your own words “ unconvincing “
Now you have my permission to go as you’re probably late for the latest NRA meet up
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Ah, so what you're saying is that there is no limit to the amount of evidence you'll ignore to hold on to your failed position. Some things never change.
My position was and is Americans say they need guns to feel safe then like you argue they don’t need guns to feel safe , you’re doing it yet again ….I know you need guns to feel safe you agree remember?
Lets remind you that you admitted in your own words your need for guns to feel safe …… , You can hardly blame people for seeking a means to defend themselves from the terrorists
OUCH !
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I am not sure how you keep missing the point that one can feel perfectly safe, and still not hesitate to take additional precautions. Everyone does that to some extent in their lives, does not matter if with relation to guns, airbags, bear sprays or something else.
Bear sprays are especially interesting. Statistically, if I remember correctly, 0.4 people per year in the US die to a bear attack - yet bear sprays always sell out fast. It is not like all the hikers, hunters and the like go into the forest fearing bears; most never run into bears in their lives. Yet, again, the "just in case" thinking prevails.
And if you ask a bear spray owner what they need the bear spray for, their reasoning will be exactly the same as the reasoning of the gun owners you cite.
No, I have no shared goals with other academics. We collaborate on certain things to mutual benefit, but, at the end of the day, I care about my own skin and do my work because it pleases me. I love science, and the fact that other people around me also love science is inconsequential to that.
Nor do I care about "fairness" which is a fuzzy concept to begin with. I feel that it is fair when I get paid as my contract states. That is it.
Irrationality can be devastating. Divisiveness in itself cannot. People can have very different ideas on something and fight over it constantly, but as long as everyone is being rational, I do not see a problem.
Unity - now that is a scary thing indeed.
I do not know who "we" is. There are no "global goals", as far as I am concerned. As long as other people do not infringe on my and others' rights, I do not much care what they do on the global scale.
The US has homicide rates across the board higher than many other countries in the world. The problem, apparently, is not the guns. There is also no statistically significant positive correlation between the laxness of gun laws and homicide rates across the US states.
"You have lax gun regulations and high homicide rates... Clearly the guns are causing this!" - is a very primitive reasoning that falls apart upon the slightest logical scrutiny.
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I don't believe anyone ever claimed a gun has a 100% chance of success. No prevention mechanism does.
Your insurance goes up more than the alarm payment is? The fact that insurance goes up is almost even worse because now it's not anecdotal to your wife. Insurance has ran the numbers and declared a significant that something happening to your home is enough risk that you need an alarm.
You're hopeless. How many people need to tell you there is a difference between wanting a preventative measure in case of emergency and being constantly paranoid about it.
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I don't believe anyone ever claimed a gun has a 100% chance of success. No prevention mechanism does.
Thanks for that nugget of information captain obvious so we have established you need an alarm in case of a break in and a gun in case the alarm fails as you admit it happens and nothing in case the gun fails ? Do you see how nutty your argument is ?
Your insurance goes up more than the alarm payment is?
Yes , why do find that strange?
The fact that insurance goes up is almost even worse because now it's not anecdotal to your wife. Insurance has ran the numbers and declared a significant that something happening to your home is enough risk that you need an alarm.
Isn’t that a shocker insurance companies have collectively found a way to get more money out of customers , your wide eyed innocence is the same type one would see in an episode of the Waltons
You're hopeless. How many people need to tell you there is a difference between wanting a preventative measure in case of emergency and being constantly paranoid about it.
But you’re the one who claims they need a gun outside the house also.Americans own half the guns in the world and have the highest gun homocide rate 25 per cent higher than anywhere else in the world no one comes even close
Maybe you can find something on your “Global research “ site that claims the opposite …….You’re a hopeless gun nut
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No I don't see how nutty the argument is because the line would be endless. I want a fire alarm to alert me for fires and a fire extinguisher to put out the fire, the fire extinguisher is no guarantee but I still want one.
Well if your insurance had any competition it wouldn't increase your price much. Certainly not more than the alarm system itself.
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No I don't see how nutty the argument is because the line would be endless. I want a fire alarm to alert me for fires and a fire extinguisher to put out the fire, the fire extinguisher is no guarantee but I still want one.
Right but we are agreed you need a gun to feel safe inside and outside also so what are you even arguing about most Americans agree
Well if your insurance had any competition it wouldn't increase your price much. Certainly not more than the alarm system itself.
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Well we don’t have a society that has a 25 per cent higher than anywhere else in the world homocide rate and we don’t need a gun to walk the streets , this is the part where you say something truly American like “hey a gun is just a tool”
Isn't this in basic principle simply claiming Canada may have the smartest criminals in the world?
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The missing person rate is kind of high, not having any reported murders and not solving reported murders, and finding out a murder has happened is statistically not the same thing, I mean I get it though killers may not speak the kind of English grammar you understand. I guess America can save money by multi-tasking prisons with zoos just sounds kind of harsh when it doesn't occur naturally.
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No what you expected was I wouldn’t correct your st-upidity but I couldn’t resist , you clearly stated ….
Love it when people cite homicide rates in gun control discussions without providing any evidence that the homicide rate is tied to gun ownership.
I provided the evidence and you’re sulking ….ahhhh
To quote gun homicides as a useful statistic is to say the issue is with homicides committed with guns, and not simply homicides.
The only person who has embarrassed himself is you as you tried to lick another gun nuts a-ss and failed and you’re that st-upid
you cited two arguments I didn’t make , heres the second one you made bet your face is bright red, I know if I made them I’d feel the same way ……
Also surely you don't think "well what if doesn't work" is a convincing argument?
You attacked an argument I didn’t make that’s still your buddys statement not mine
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I am not sure how you keep missing the point that one can feel perfectly safe, and still not hesitate to take additional precautions.
People carry guns to feel safe, Americans attempt to normalise this and when confronted with the stars which they admit to ( mostly) then spiral into this ridiculous dance of denial
It’s bizzare the biggest cause for concern in the US is afforadable healthcare by a stretch Americans mostly admit that but like guns strangely deny it’s a problem when questioned by non Americans on the matter , bizzare behaviour to say the least
Bear sprays are especially interesting. Statistically, if I remember correctly, 0.4 people per year in the US die to a bear attack - yet bear sprays always sell out fast. It is not like all the hikers, hunters and the like go into the forest fearing bears; most never run into bears in their lives. Yet, again, the "just in case" thinking prevails.
And if you ask a bear spray owner what they need the bear spray for, their reasoning will be exactly the same as the reasoning of the gun owners you cite.
Thats yet another false dichotomy do people carry bear sprays in streets just in case?
No, I have no shared goals with other academics. We collaborate on certain things to mutual benefit, but, at the end of the day, I care about my own skin and do my work because it pleases me. I love science, and the fact that other people around me also love science is inconsequential to that.
Nor do I care about "fairness" which is a fuzzy concept to begin with. I feel that it is fair when I get paid as my contract states. That is it.
Well that’s fair enough, your life to live as you see fit
Irrationality can be devastating. Divisiveness in itself cannot.
Who judges what is rational? We cannot even come to common ground on guns or healthcare and I’m sure you see your position as totally rational as do I mine.
No doubt you think me totally irrational and wrong in my views on such isn’t that always the way?
Unity - now that is a scary thing indeed.
For me on certain global issues no , the Covid crisis over here relied on a certain amount of unity likewise global warming as collectively we as a nation are agreed it’s a very real threat and steps have to be taken , we are following what the best scientists in the field say is best practice
I have zero time for conspiracy theorists who mock reputable scientists working in any fields as it’s extermely damaging , Covid nuts over here wreaked havoc by spreading misinformation from psuedoscientific sources and religious sources
I do not know who "we" is. There are no "global goals", as far as I am concerned.
”We” is the population of the world the global goal is addressing global warming which most of the world has pledged to take steps towards addressing
As long as other people do not infringe on my and others' rights, I do not much care what they do on the global scale.
Yes I get that , you do not care about global warming or the issues involved in it ?
The US has homicide rates across the board higher than many other countries in the world. The problem, apparently, is not the guns. There is also no statistically significant positive correlation between the laxness of gun laws and homicide rates across the US states.
it’s never the guns is it? Gun homicide rates are 25 per cent higher than anywhere else in the world the problem with gun homicide rates is the gun , take the gun out you haven’t got gun homocides
"You have lax gun regulations and high homicide rates... Clearly the guns are causing this!" - is a very primitive reasoning that falls apart upon the slightest logical scrutiny.
No , your rewording of what I said is disingenuous and you know it , I cited gun homicide rates
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It seems to me that you are confusing wanting to feel safe with wanting to be safer. The fact that someone takes additional safety precautions does not imply that they do not feel safe otherwise.
I feel just as safe inside my car without a seat belt on as I am with it on, as I am very confident in my driving ability; I still put the belt on every time I drive, as the amount of effort it takes is too negligible compared even to the miniscule increase in safety.
Of course the primary reason people own/carry guns is safety. What else could it be? Wanting to look like a cowboy?
Funny that you keep mentioning the "climate crisis". We were just talking about it with friends during hiking a couple of days ago, and we compared the hysteria around the climate with the way people carry guns around for safety. I personally worry much less about the state of the climate than I could ever worry about my safety here in the US - and I absolutely do not worry about the latter, so...
No, I do not think that my position is "totally rational"; few positions are. My position, however, does not contradict evidence explicitly, while yours does. There has never been statistically significant positive correlation found between the strictness of gun laws and the levels of either violence in general, or gun violence specifically, in the US. This is at odds with what one would expect if your claims about guns affecting crime rates negatively were true. Standard hypothesis testing: your hypothesis predicts certain outcomes that are not observed - hence you are supposed to reject it in favor of the null hypothesis, which is the one I am suggesting.
Nature is the only arbiter of truth. You can believe whatever you want about your rationality; the encounter with the laws of nature will punish you for every bit of irrationality, and doubly so for those that you refuse to acknowledge. And the nature does not care what you think should be true about the consequences of various gun laws; the consequences are what they are.
I do not share in your stated goal of the population of the world with respect to climate; I could not care less about the increase in global temperatures by a couple of degrees. It is a fallacious presumption that certain things that you see as universally desirable are actually desired by every individual. Some people may actually want the world to burn, for example. There is no "global population" that wants something; there are billions of sentient creatures, each with their own goals and interests.
Indeed, without guns, there would be no gun homicides; not a very untrivial conclusion. But you were not comparing a society with no guns with a society with guns; you were comparing a society with strict gun laws with a society with liberal gun laws. These are different comparisons.
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You are using language yet again disingenuously their is no confusion on my party Americans mostly carry guns to feel safe they feel unsafe without them and that’s in their own words
I do not carry a gun or a knife (they are also ) banned and I wouldn’t if allowed as I don’t feel unsafe
I feel just as safe inside my car without a seat belt on as I am with it on, as I am very confident in my driving ability; I still put the belt on every time I drive, as the amount of effort it takes is too negligible compared even to the miniscule increase in safety.
Yes and a gun is carried outside to feel safe
Of course the primary reason people own/carry guns is safety. What else could it be?
As I stated from the off
Wanting to look like a cowboy?
My conclusion is Americans mostly carry guns to feel safe they admit this one of their biggest fears is gun violence they also admit this
Funny that you keep mentioning the "climate crisis". We were just talking about it with friends during hiking a couple of days ago, and we compared the hysteria around the climate with the way people carry guns around for safety. I personally worry much less about the state of the climate than I could ever worry about my safety here in the US - and I absolutely do not worry about the latter, so...
I get it you don’t worry about carrying guns for safety but most fellow Americans do. I never had you down as a science denier who would call the climate crisis “ hysteria” dear oh dear , it’s seems you do not have much respect for your fellow scientists evaluations on the crisis , why’s that ?
No, I do not think that my position is "totally rational"; few positions are. My position, however, does not contradict evidence explicitly, while yours does.
It’s maybe not remarkable that Americans cite as number one reason for gun ownership as being for personal protection in fairness if one feels unsafe in society then wouldn’t it be “natural “ to tool up?
But of course when one asks “so you feel the need to own a gun for personal protection?” One is then screamed down “ how dare you I feel perfectly safe and I choose to have a gun “
Of course the primary reason people own/carry guns is safety. What else could it be?
Yet you are doing the same dance the others do as in agreeing but disagreeing at the same time
I haven’t once mentioned gun laws , that’s another strawman
. This is at odds with what one would expect if your claims about guns affecting crime rates negatively were true. Standard hypothesis testing: your hypothesis predicts certain outcomes that are not observed - hence you are supposed to reject it in favor of the null hypothesis, which is the one I am suggesting.
You’re arguing against arguments I’m not making
Nature is the only arbiter of truth. You can believe whatever you want about your rationality; the encounter with the laws of nature will punish you for every bit of irrationality, and doubly so for those that you refuse to acknowledge.
Yes the consequences can be seen by the hour I’m sorry but that statement you made is like something Deepak Chopra would say and be proud of
I do not share in your stated goal of the population of the world with respect to climate; I could not care less about the increase in global temperatures by a couple of degrees.
There is a sizable proportion of the worlds population who do care about global warming do you want a list of countries who have signed up to the process? Of course as usual the top 10 are European countries who mostly base their efforts on science and not religion and pseudoscience
170 countries have national policies on such
Indeed, without guns, there would be no gun homicides; not a very untrivial conclusion. But you were not comparing a society with no guns with a society with guns; you were comparing a society with strict gun laws with a society with liberal gun laws. These are different comparisons.
I still haven’t mentioned gun laws
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In none of the statistics you mentioned was "Americans feel unsafe without guns" demonstrated.
First, Americans are not any more my fellows than any other arbitrary group of people.
Second, less than half American adults own guns, so you are wrong in your "most fellow Americans..." claim.
Third, Americans carrying guns for safety does not imply any worry about anything.
My "fellow" scientist evaluations do not give me any cause for worrying, let alone being hysterical, about the future.
The majority of the global population is not the same as the global population. If everyone but one person wants something, then it is factually incorrect to say that the global population wants something. And even if absolutely everyone wanted something, it still would not imply that all of them are willing to work together towards it. Sentient beings are individuals and do not have a hive mind that "wants" something, and anyone can change their mind at any moment.
I could not care less about what everyone else wants; I know what I want, and it has little in common with the utopian future government panelists envision.
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In none of the statistics you mentioned was "Americans feel unsafe without guns" demonstrated.
Really? Iet’s try again ………
Personal protection tops the list of reasons why gun owners say they own a firearm. In a Gallup survey conducted in August 2019, gun owners were most likely to cite personal safety or protection as the reason they own a firearm.
You agreed …. Of course the primary reason people own/carry guns is safety. What else could it be?
First, Americans are not any more my fellows than any other arbitrary group of people.
Ok you’re not American , fine ….You do know what “fellow American “ means right? You’re resorting to pedantry
Second, less than half American adults own guns, so you are wrong in your "most fellow Americans..." claim.
Pedantry
Third, Americans carrying guns for safety does not imply any worry about anything.
It does, as you clearly stated …. . Of course the primary reason people own/carry guns is safety. What else could it be?
They carry them to feel safe ……you’re still saying they need then to feel safe /don’t need them to feel safe as I predicted from the off
My "fellow" scientist evaluations do not give me any cause for worrying, let alone being hysterical, about the future.
Well who’s being hysterical ? Concerned is the word 171 countries are concerned …..not everyone is Greta Thunberg
The majority of the global population is not the same as the global population.
Yes , but we are talking about collective goals globally something you denied right ?
I could not care less about what everyone else wants; I know what I want, and it has little in common with the utopian future government panelists envision.
Well you do actually you impart knowledge for a living and you care about doing it to the best of your ability so you do care that your students want this and you do care about doing your best to supply it or would you deny this?
Yes I know and you’re entitled to your f-uck everyone else attitude regards everything , I’m pretty much on the same page but there are things like covid vaccination that require cooperation global warming being another we live in a world where we have to suffer the effects of science denialism , that’s life
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Here is a link to an article by the Pew Research Center about Americans and guns.
Well worth a read.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/13/key-facts-about-americans-and-guns/
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