Wolfe and his fiancée, who witnessed the alleged assault, believe the attack was related to Wolfe being transgender, according to court documents.

  • Terrorphin
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    18 hours ago

    I think the chances of someone successfully committing suicide dramatically increases if they have access to a gun.

    • Olhonestjim@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      18 hours ago

      Cool. As an adult, I like to be able to weigh positives and negatives and make my own decisions.

      Since you like numbers, what are the odds these days of getting murdered by a fascist if you don’t have a gun?

        • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          7 hours ago

          A drunk guy attacked a STRANGER–the WRONG stranger–for having pride flags on their porch. Even if this stuff is less common than in the past, it’s far from gone.

          I’m guessing if Wolfe said “Get off my property or I’ll shoot you” it might have deterred Jones more than a baseball bat. Maybe not, but the gun still gives you an edge if/when it comes to a fight.

          As others have said, if you believe the dangers of a gun in your home outweigh the benefits, then by all means don’t own one. I just don’t think it’s “terrible” advice to own a gun and keep it in a safe location.

    • aaa999@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      17 hours ago

      an alcoholic’s chance of getting blackout drunk dramatically increases if they have access to alcohol

      does my chance of getting blackout drunk increase if I have access to alcohol (no, it remains zero)

      we can all see you deliberately mixing up “the general public” and “a specific named individual,” it is obvious fuckery

      • Terrorphin
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        17 hours ago

        we are talking about populations, not some specific individual.

          • Terrorphin
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            17 hours ago

            Right - because owning a gun dramatically increases their chances of being the victim of gun violence.