As a European I keep have difficulties understanding that whole gun thing... But whatever floats your boat
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defensive tech that empowers individuals
There's a lot to unpack here. (from another European)
traditional american culture is deeply rooted in violence, and it is still at the forefront of people’s thinking; so there is also a strong culture of fear & us-vs-them attitudes.
Yeh we get that, although Europe was not born of a violence free utopia
yes, of course. but we are a young country where we only very recently (started to) end segregation. & slavery persisted here while it was already long gone in europe. & the way our police force is here (complete insane brutality & aggression)... guns are completely legal here, and there are many groups who spread propaganda about how guns & violence are really cool. All these things keep fear & violence as a large part of the “culture” here in my otherwise beautiful & amazing country.
A shield that grows stronger every 10 minutes
As a European, I'm jealous of the ability to own firearms to protect and defend one property.
Guns are decentralization of power. Besides money, what is the most important thing to decentralize? …power
cope
If you don’t believe it or don’t get it, I don’t have the time to try to convince you, sorry