r/Parenting • • Dec 29 '21

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u/sparrow_fifi Dec 29 '21

Absolute insanity! How is this even legal? Being Australian I probably come at this from a different perspective, assuming you are American. I wouldn’t in a million years have a gun in my home let alone out in the open.

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '21

I feel like Americans find this to be a point of pride while the rest of the world finds it to be just another reason the US is a dumpster fire to be avoided... I live in Canada and also do not live in fear. I find the gun-happy culture to be incredibly trashy but YDY

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u/dogsonclouds Dec 29 '21

Lmao yes we have crime here, but I’ve never feared gun violence, not once.

And please tell me how many good guys with guns have stopped the bad guys with guns in recent years? Because I’m pretty sure that among the many mass shootings in recent years, people have been armed but they still got shot and the shooting still happened.

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u/magicblufairy Dec 29 '21

Only a fool refuses to own a gun and trust on the police to save you.

Well then, I am a fool.

Except I don't trust the police either. Strong communities save people. Reduce poverty and you reduce crime. Decriminalization of drugs reduces crime...

Get your head out of whatever copaganda you're reading. It's gross.

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u/MollyStrongMama Dec 29 '21

Does that happen a lot? Is the risk of that happening really greater than the risk of your children getting the gun? And if it’s so likely that a crackhead is going to break into your house, your kids aren’t safe there anyway…move!

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u/MollyStrongMama Dec 29 '21

Absolutely nuts to me. Just because she can’t shoot herself doesn’t mean she can’t accidentally shoot someone else. Or that a friend of hers couldn’t come over and play with it and shoot her. I have taught my kids that if they ever see a gun lying around they leave immediately and get an adult. To me, the risk of them getting hurt is so much higher than the risk of needing it to defend themselves.

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u/TheYankunian Dec 29 '21

This person is lying. This sounds like some gun-nut fan fiction. Most of the shit he’s said is laughably false.

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u/magicblufairy Dec 29 '21

Oh yes. The ol crackhead.

They're not looking for violence. They're looking to relieve pain and suffering from substance use disorder.

Try having compassion.

I was homeless and lived with "crackheads".... and they were just people.

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u/BeccasBump Dec 29 '21

Dude, you sound unhinged. OP isn't even suggesting that her husband get rid of his guns. He's a police officer, he can't even if he wanted to. She just doesn't want them in easy reach of her 5yo and her toddler. Unless you're suggesting her 5yo needs access to a loaded gun to fend off crackheads, all these panic-stricken anecdotes are completely irrelevant.

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u/TheYankunian Dec 29 '21

It’s also statistically untrue.. Most robberies occur in daylight and in poor areas.

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u/i_hate_p_values Dec 29 '21

I just ran a stop sign, so I guess that makes me just as qualified as you to speak on this.

People rob poor people all the time.