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[–]fred_red_beans 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

I've always been of the opinion that an armed society is a polite society.

[–]jamesK_3rd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

This is true for a moral and religious people, whose tendency would be towards respecting God law and those made in his image.

I do not think this same principle applies to a more atheistic one, where roadblocks on based human nature and carnal desires are removed or only enforced by/on certain groups by their god, the state/experts.

That's not to say being armed isn't a good thing. As we saw in texas recently and elsewhere over the past year, the state god may have it's enforcers protect the perps(BLM) at the cost of the victims (highway travelers). So being able to protect the lives of those you love even if it costs your own is the last recognition by a failed state/govt that you have individual, not communal value.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Moreover, it will be much easier to arrange for a shooting - of one or many people - if you don't have a gun license.

Regarding the church, there are some who go to church and still want to arrange a mass shooting.

[–]StrategicTactic 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)