Living with a handgun owner particularly increased the risk of being shot to death in a domestic violence incident, and it did not provide any protection against being killed at home by a stranger, the researchers found. - Guardian Article April 7, '22

The relationship of Americans and our guns is such a weird, religious-level issue. Just bizarre people. And some of them are friends of mine. The people, not the guns.

The relationship of Americans and our guns is such a weird, religious-level issue

The more you try to ban guns, the harder they fight back.

How are people living on farms supposed to defend themselves against robbers if they don’t own guns?

Why is this only a problem in the US? You don’t think other countries have farmers? Or maybe that problem only exists in your head.

Its not only a problem in the US. Read some foreign interior news

I don’t live in the US. I live in a rural area in Europe. It’s not at all a problem here. Probably only a problem in shithole countries like the US.

You know how I know you’re lying? I’m not American, for a start.

There are other shithole countries other than the US.

What are you gonna tell me next, no ones ever broke into a rural property late at night in your country?

You think lethal violence is an appropriate response to a burglary? If you responded like that over here you’d be going to prison for far, far longer than the burglar would.

You don’t need a gun, you need a shrink.

It’s fucking painful when they think they’re clever.

If you think your crappy shit is worth more than a persons life then you are truly sick in the head.

I’m not the one judging the value of their life. They are.

So you deem yourself judge, jury and executioner?

You truly live in a lawless shithole if you think like that.

You’re not listening. Stay the fuck out of peoples houses, you deserve everything you get, and it ain’t the person lives there decided that, you did.

“lawless shithole” sounds more like a place you can break n enter with near impunity.

We have a functional justice system where I live. Guilt and punishment is established in court in a fair trial, not by a random redneck with a gun. I know this must be a novel concept for you but I ensure you it is the civilized way to do it.

So, what you’re saying is that you value a person’s right to break into your home and do whatever they please far more than you value your person, your family and all of your property, because they might hypothetically be punished at some later date. I just hope if someone breaks into your home they’re just looking for something to steal they can turn quick for drug money and not looking to do you and yours harm.

Your redneck with a gun scenario in the US is answered by the castle doctrine - the basic premise is that if someone is invading your home you hold the right to use deadly force to stop them. It’s well known here, and it’s not like you just accidentally do a home invasion. Stay out of other people’s homes uninvited and it’s not a problem.

What i’m saying is that a human life has more value than your worthless crap.

the basic premise is that if someone is invading your home you hold the right to use deadly force to stop them

What scary is that you don’t see how fucking insane this is. Here (the Netherlands), you are only allowed to use ‘proportional violence’ in such cases. Go look up some crime statistics and compare which country is safer.

You’re a thief or thief adjacent

You’re just a psycho who can’t wait to kill someone using self defense as an excuse.

Hope it’s you when that happens.