being armed enables vulnerable people to prevent their exploitation.

this is a thought terminating cliche

it’s one of the very real dangers people face. and firearms are one of the tools they may use to defend themselves from it.

You seriously think that the cause of modern day slavery is lack of guns?

that’s not what i said. it’s a bad faith argument: a strawman.

at this point i’m making due advocating that would-be slaves aren’t legally prohibited the tools they need to protect themselves.

that’s cold comfort for slaves

none so far, and id like to keep it that way, but there is no reason i or anyone else should become a victim for a lack of self defense tools.

there are more slaves now than ever in history. there are more prisoners, more prisons, more cartels, more police (but i repeat myself). i won’t tell you how you may keep yourself safe. please return the courtesy.

there you go again, assuming things you don’t know about me.

your statistics don’t know who i live with, who lives next door, or how corrupt my government is. and, as samuel clemons said, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.

you don’t know my circumstances or anyone else’s.

guns are for vulnerable people who want to ensure their own safety.

But no, none of that matters. You’ve already figured out what I believe, and you’ll tell me about it at length, whatever I have to say about it.

total lack of self-awareness

i like your meme. it’s genuine art.

oh damn. i had a similar conversation! i don’t use whatever app it is that lets you tag people so i don’t do that.

the two i keep running into are “harm reduction” and “fascism”, but “tautology” had a minute in the sun last week…

this is not an invitation to share your (incorrect) opinion on these terms.

Therese kind of personal attacks have no place in this community

you asked why she was there. its state affiliation wasn’t relevant to the answer, but it is a well-known fact.

no one was hiding that

no, take 50 cents from anyone who thinks your wrong