• Semester3383@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    His response, as is mine, is that what people use his guns for simply isn’t his business. If people used Stanley hammers to beat people to death, would it mean that Stanley was an immoral company? Or would it mean that people used the product in an unlawful and immoral way?

    I happen to very, very strongly believe in 2A, and I think that the US is in the shitstorm it is currently in in no small part because liberals–but not leftists–have been working their asses off to disarm themselves. And I will note that the person in question has consistently employed furries–he loves their work ethic–and strongly supports the rights of LGBTQ+ people to arm themselves.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 hours ago

      Hammers are tools used to build things that someone can decide to use as a weapon. Firearms, specifically handguns and semi automatic AR-style long guns, are literally designed for the sole purpose of ending a human life. Not at all a valid comparison.

      • Auli@lemmy.ca
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        1 hour ago

        For civilians I would assume guns are used more for hunting and target practice. But then again America could be different you guys are crazy with your guns.

    • ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml
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      1 hour ago

      Once the rockets go up, who cares where they come down? That’s not my department, says Wernher von Braun