• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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    1 month ago

    would loose Harris some support from her base

    I disagree with this.

    I think most left leaning people don’t want no guns. We just want responsible gun ownership and issuance, at the bare minimum.

    We recognize that guns, like hammers are tools. They have legitimate uses. The problem comes when people start seeing everything as a nail. Or they don’t properly secure them. Or they give them to people who lack the discipline to properly handle them.

    Or, when people think that having the discipline and cognitive functionality to properly handle a tool that is easily capable of accidental or intentional death… shouldn’t matter.

    I don’t own a gun. I don’t want a gun in my house or anywhere near me. I’ve had a history of depression and who knows when those thoughts will come back around. Or if my wife will have them. Or my kids. I don’t want an exit-button anywhere near me if that ever happens.

    But if you want one? Cool for you. Keep it locked up when you aren’t using it.