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Desensitization to guns (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Arcka@midwest.social 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

criminals don't feel they MUST have a gun to defend from the police

Criminals know that they won't win a gunfight against the police. Instead they always flee, and if they're caught often have their guns on them or in their vehicle.

Most criminals in the US who carry guns do so to kill rival criminals. The police or law-abiding civilians being disarmed wouldn't change that.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

I'm not saying the USA should just disarm its police. I was more pointing out how fucked up gun culture has made it. Most UK gangs don't have guns. The risk reward balance doesn't justify them. Any gang that does try to escalate with guns becomes the focus of a LOT of police attention.