Mike D@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoI've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter.message-squaremessage-square272linkfedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down155
arrow-up1338arrow-down1message-squareI've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter.Mike D@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square272linkfedilink
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down3·1 month agoGuns have caused a lot of harm. They seem evil until you need one. I was hiking solo in the wilderness once and was carrying one for wildlife and was attacked by a homeless guy. I shoved him away and pulled it out and he ran off.
minus-squareMrFinnbean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·1 month agoI cant but wonder if bear spray would have had the same effect.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·1 month agoIn my particular case nobody got hurt because he feared the gun, and I doubt a spray can would have had the same effect.
minus-squaredreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·30 days agothat’s a risk they’re willing for you to take
Guns have caused a lot of harm. They seem evil until you need one. I was hiking solo in the wilderness once and was carrying one for wildlife and was attacked by a homeless guy. I shoved him away and pulled it out and he ran off.
I cant but wonder if bear spray would have had the same effect.
In my particular case nobody got hurt because he feared the gun, and I doubt a spray can would have had the same effect.
that’s a risk they’re willing for you to take