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Question to those not in the USA, and who have lived outside the USA. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I've been thinking about something and want to check an assumption I have. I only hear directly from other people in the USA, and interract with the global community through memes. How are the gun regulations/laws different from yours in terms of strictness, and do you wish there was more or less where you live?

Not looking for a debate here, discuss cold drinks vs hot drinks instead. Appreciate either answer. โค๏ธ

Edit: Thanks for the answers all. I'm super proud how productive eveyone kept this talk. I figured most of you had very different experiences than I. I'll share my most recent experience. I don't have a firearm, but have considered it after being trained enough. When sharing this with "normal" people around town, I had multiple people offer to sell or gift me a gun where the serial number was scratched off and non-traceable. I ofter heard, "oh man, yeah. You need a gun." I have literally never needed one. The fact that people offer to give me one when I don't have a liscence or training shows the mindset of the minority here and how much of a problem a few individuals can make to safety within the current system.

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[โ€“] Moonguide@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Live in a third world country sort of famous for its gang violence and migrant caravans, and we have strict gun laws. Used to be you could buy semi auto rifles, now unless you got a good reason (like hunting), pistols are your best hope.

Honestly, at this point I wish we had an easier time getting a hold of them. It might be the help people in some areas need to drive gangs out their neighborhoods, cus I sure as hell ain't trusting a pig not to take a bribe.

Edit: also, might make the government think twice about fucking with democracy or stepping over the common man.

[โ€“] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Edit: also, might make the government think twice about fucking with democracy or stepping over the common man.

That's just a marketing campaign from gun manufacturers. If it actually worked, it would have worked in America.

Instead, they get to choose between a neoliberal and a fascist every few years (if they haven't been disenfranchised or gerrymandered into irrelevance), which decides whose rich friends and donors get to pocket the most public funds.

[โ€“] Moonguide@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I agree, in the case of america. My country doesn't have howitzers, interceptors, or anything close to combat ready hardware. Most jarheads I see walk around with old hardware, galil, fal, m16A1 and M4, that kinda stuff, but most everything is on the older side.

An armed population here probably wouldn't be immediately decimated by a drone strike, because we don't have drones.

[โ€“] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

South Africa?

[โ€“] Moonguide@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Nah, Honduras.