jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agoCalifornia is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violencetheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square236fedilinkarrow-up1518arrow-down136
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minus-squareSteve@communick.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·6 months agoIn exchange for thousands of lives? Thats an easy trade. We can use other, far more effective means, to limit the power of the rich. The power of the rich doesn’t even have anything to do with their access to bullets anyway.
minus-squareJax@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoThose thousands of lives will be consumed by the rich, they don’t need guns to accomplish this. Those thousands need guns because it’s the only way to stop the rich.
minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoWhat effective means do they have against the rich?
In exchange for thousands of lives? Thats an easy trade.
We can use other, far more effective means, to limit the power of the rich.
The power of the rich doesn’t even have anything to do with their access to bullets anyway.
Those thousands of lives will be consumed by the rich, they don’t need guns to accomplish this.
Those thousands need guns because it’s the only way to stop the rich.
What effective means do they have against the rich?