• Rivalarrival
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    21 hours ago

    I’m saying that if we are going to try to increase safety by banning people from public buildings and parks on the basis of whether they are carrying a gun, it would be statistically safer to ban non-carriers than carriers.

    I’m not suggesting that we actually do this, of course.

    • phughes@lemmy.ca
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      18 hours ago

      Agreed.

      The people who apply for permits are the ones who’ll obey the law.

      I guess that means that permits are not an effective deterrent and that we should just ban guns altogether.