• tidderuuf@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    You seriously think banning open carry is going to stop someone from shooting people?

    Oh boi …

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        1 month ago

        That has less (or nothing) to do with open carry and more to do with tighter gun laws in general.

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            1 month ago

            Yes, but your original comment is acting like not having open carry is the reason why shootings are less in Europe when its the tighter gun laws in general that prevents shooting incidents.

      • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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        1 month ago

        The number of people who commit shootings often do so with illegal firearms or otherwise violating some firearms laws.

        Banning open carry is not the solution. It may be part of a solution but it would not be sufficient.

        • Tony Bark@pawb.social
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          1 month ago

          It may be part of a solution but it would not be sufficient.

          Being part of the solution is one step towards a complete solution and certainly better than doing nothing at all.

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            1 month ago

            Being part of the solution is one step towards a complete solution and certainly better than doing nothing at all.

            Sometimes… Government is awash in unintended consequences for passing shitty “won’t somebody think of the children” type laws.