This post was just a couple below for me, ironic: https://lemmy.ca/post/53325803

This is the point that I think a lot of people miss. Yes, people will still have unlawful access to guns, specifically those who don’t care about laws in the first place. But I would just about bet my house that since guns in general are so much harder to get there, that it’s also harder for said criminal (or aspiring criminal) to obtain one.

Plus it’s barely the criminals doing mass shootings (speaking as an American), it’s usually some depressed white dude who just happens to have access to a firearm that they’re not qualified to operate. The gangs and criminals that have weapons generally speaking, only use them on each other (accidents and exceptions obviously occur).

The question is how does America, in its current firearm saturation, hit the same goal. I think it would take a generation for all the guns from legal owners to be turned in or recycled, because most don’t want to give them up. If the government immediately required special permits and only allowed for specific uses and types of arms, there would likely be a legitimate organized revolt from gun nuts.

For anyone interested: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.jerboa

I’ll try it out, don’t like the icon as much haha.

That’s sad. I’ll keep using it until it stops functioning. Don’t like my cheese moving unless it has to

I just uninstalled Reddit and installed Sync for Lemmy. I’ll still end up on reddit occasionally from a Google search result or something, but I don’t go there intentionally.

I will ALWAYS suggest amplitude (sequel to frequency on PS1). Best rhythm music game ever.

Not always, but usually. We can hope!

The good “creators” to follow for news generally provide a summary in Tiktok, then if you want to verify or learn more they have additional information and sources in their other locations (substack is a big one)

I can generally tell if it’s AI generated, and if I have any suspicion then I try to find other reports and real sources via Google searches and whatnot. Like I didn’t believe the gold trump statue, or the trump and Epstein statue were real.

There’s a great deal of real news that goes through the app. It’s the majority of the content I see.

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2023/09/27/updated_race_data/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States

this is the data that racists (like Kirk) use to justify white supremacy. But the wrongful conviction rate is proven to be nearly the same.

https://eji.org/news/study-shows-race-is-substantial-factor-in-wrongful-convictions/

The report, Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States 2022, reviewed the cases of 3,200 innocent defendants exonerated in the U.S. since 1989 and found that Black Americans are seven times more likely than white Americans to be falsely convicted of serious crimes. This is true across all major crime categories except for white collar crime, the report said.

We didn’t end slavery, just made it palatable to the masses by labeling it “punishment for a crime”. They just need people to feel superior to those being exploited. Claiming it’s because whites were superior stopped being effective for the majority, so they made it so it seems they do more crime instead.

Additionally, there is more crime in predominantly black areas, but it’s not because “black people are more violent” or whatever the hell, it’s because racism has made it crazy difficult for black individuals that aren’t born rich to progress. They were only sold houses or given apartments in certain areas, forced into poverty by lack of given opportunity, and while (I hope) that’s less today, there has been a lasting effect on the general population. When you have to do crime to keep you and your family safe and fed, you do crime.

Anyone notice how long it took for that one image to paint? Thing must be like 70MB. Far beit for me to expect any amount of web optimisation from this admin

Does that mean straight? Like, 1x gay, same gender attraction, 2x gay, “opposite” attraction again?

I feel like I remember saying the exact opposite actually… Hold on, let me check.

I’m going to vote for the lesser of two evils because doing anything else is pointless,

But I’ll continue doing my part in hopes that I’m wrong.

Yep turns out I did. Yes, I absolutely have concerns that it won’t make a difference, but I’m not delusional enough to think doing absolutely nothing is a viable option. I think there’s a chance we can recover, but I’m also afraid we might not.

I want the two party system to die, but right now our only option is to try and vote in true progressives until they remove the parts of the system that keep the status quo. Yes, I said vote them in, because I think it’s still the best current option. It’s slow, and it sucks, and there will still be a ton more damage done before anything (hopefully) changes for the better, but I’m not giving up. Just expressing my fears and thoughts. Iowa’s recent election shows that voting still works, at the very least, in the smaller elections.

To reiterate: I, and everyone capable of doing so, should still vote. Who knows, maybe we can get enough independent Congress seats filled to eventually have an actual say in what happens.

But you can understand my frustrations right? These people are breaking the law, refusing to follow scotus rulings, committing war crimes, and a great deal of people are cheering for it, and not a single consequence is being dished out to those who deserve it. The rule of law has never to my knowledge been so flagrantly ignored in American history.

I’ll continue to participate in democracy, but I won’t truly believe it’s working until crimes and behavior is answered for, and those currently in power are properly held to account.

There’s also not-insignificant evidence coming to light suggesting out voting is already compromised. Several counties have ridiculously anomalous voting patterns based on their investigation. Congress is already borked, and the Senate never seems to make a good decision, and the supreme Court is bought and paid for. I’m going to vote for the lesser of two evils because doing anything else is pointless, and also maybe is that vote. I highly doubt the people are going to be allowed to continue their voting fraud investigation, or make anything happen to those responsible even if the evidence becomes insurmountable.

I’m personally afraid that there’s no coming back. Trump (take 2) is the result of a broken system, not the cause. But I’ll continue doing my part in hopes that I’m wrong. I can’t afford to expatriate.

She’s only doing it to keep her seat. Should still be replaced. While she’s weirdly actually doing her doing her actual job and listening to her constituents, it’s just a stop-gap until she’s reelected, then she’ll go back to shouting “Jewish space lasers” or whatever the hell and pandering to whatever Republican president is in office.

Meanwhile in KY, our governor’s decisions (like to make conversion therapy illegal) get vetoed

Thanks, I hate it

The gravel one is gonna have some stupid loophole, like it’s one pebble a day, but infinite and free.

Please be “ai”… Please be “ai”…

For real, avoiding those areas they mentioned only does two things

1. Shows that they fear getting shot or stabbed in those areas, which is directly counter to their attestation.

2. Indicates they’re probably super racist, because how do you tell what is or isn’t a “gang area”?

Kids here are afraid to go to school (for good reason), and people like this refuse to consider ANY worthwhile fixes.

The data is entirely clear, gun regulations reduce gun violence. Full stop.