And of course, if a trans person happened to use one in self-defence, it would be distorted by the press to the point of absurdity and just add to the government-by-Twitter storm :(
Odd there’s not been a call to stop Ketamine addicts from owning guns… I am sure the stats are somewhat more significant on that one.
@jordanlund Do they generally even want to own guns? I am sure their friends will give them some when the revolution comes.
Oh, I guess I am missing the self-defence aspect, my silly non-American mind.
Yeah, self defense is a big one, especially in the trans community.
Did you know that people who are trans are 4 times more likely to be victims of violent crime?
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/ncvs-trans-press-release/
Murders DOUBLED from 2017 to 2021:
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117016/documents/HMKP-118-JU00-20240321-SD011.pdf
Unfortunately, suicides are also higher. :( So when it comes to guns, there may not be any good answers.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5649411/
All we can do is give them the same love and compassion all humans deserve.
@jordanlund Uugh, yeah.
And of course, if a trans person happened to use one in self-defence, it would be distorted by the press to the point of absurdity and just add to the government-by-Twitter storm :(
Odd there’s not been a call to stop Ketamine addicts from owning guns… I am sure the stats are somewhat more significant on that one.
Drug addicts do have to declare when purchasing a gun, that’s what got Hunter in trouble.
Of course, if you’re the party in power, nobody checks.
Look at you mocking both Americans AND trans people.
Go rot.