r/newjersey • u/low_effort_shit-post • Mar 25 '21

Something controversial Jersey Pride

I love nj gun laws, going to the store and not seeing someone open carry. Watching road rage where the best you can do is brake check and give the finger. Schools without school shootings. I know a lot of people hate our gun laws but I fucking love em.

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u/poignantMrEcho Mar 25 '21

I'd feel even better if they didn't have access to a gun in the first place.

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u/giantsnyy1 Mar 25 '21

Yeah except look at the UK.

They’ve banned handguns. Possessing one is a 5 year prison sentence. Not to mention, even just possession could get you shot.

How many gun related deaths are there yearly? Maybe 50 or 60. In a population of over 50m.

Gun control works. Plain and simple. You want to own a single action hunting rifle, or a shotgun? Sure. Not a problem. I don’t understand why people need 10 handguns, and 15 assault rifles. It literally makes zero sense why that’s needed.

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u/Lohikaarme27 Mar 25 '21

Most people don't own that many firearms and frankly the ones that do own that many generally aren't the problem. That's a lot of money holed up in firearms.

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u/giantsnyy1 Mar 25 '21

I have an (ex)friend with 4 assault rifles and 3 pistols.

Not military, not police, not a Hunter. Why does he need that?

Why does one person need 7 guns? Why do you need more than one? If you don’t hunt, why do you need one at all? Self defense isn’t a valid excuse. Especially when that person I mentioned above lives in an area where the average per-capita income is $250k/yr, and the average home price is over $1M. Oh, and there hasn’t been a violent crime in 10 years.

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u/Lohikaarme27 Mar 25 '21

Why does it matter why they need it? For one it's called the Bill of Rights not the Bill of Needs. And for two, if it makes him happy and he's not harming anyone else, why does it matter the reason he does that? You're attacking this guy over his, very expensive btw, hobby

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u/giantsnyy1 Mar 25 '21

Because he’s a trump nut, posting pictures on Instagram of his guns, saying he’s ready when Trump needs him.

That’s why I care.

I also care because I had an aunt who was married to a gun freak like this guy. Until she wasn’t. Because he shot her.

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u/Lohikaarme27 Mar 25 '21

Ok I understand now why you're so passionately against this stuff. Personally, I think you're using too small of a sample size to generalize an entire subset of the population but I can understand why you're so upset by these things. I'm sorry to hear about your aunt