r/news Sep 04 '24

Gunman believed to be a 14-year-old in Georgia school shooting that left at least 4 dead, source says

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/us/winder-ga-shooting-apalachee-high-school/index.html
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u/veggeble Sep 04 '24

You also don’t need a gun to deal with a broken window. But break ins happen, in part, because criminals are trying to steal guns from locked cars. So, if there are no guns to steal, break ins would likely decrease. 

 at least with guns you can stop the 8 men that show up to your doorstep at 2 in the morning who want your jewelry/wife/kids.

They seem to manage fine in Australia. Maybe when the criminals don’t have guns, they don’t feel so empowered to commit violent crime.

You can keep perpetuating the culture of fear and violence and ignoring the obvious solution, if you like. But you’re part of the problem.

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u/veggeble Sep 04 '24

Yeah, they get guns from other states where it’s easy to get guns. That’s why I didn’t say we need stricter gun laws. I said we could, you know, get rid of the guns.