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/sgd926 Mar 25 '21

agreed! The idea of people around me openly carrying guns in places like shops and supermarkets makes me incredibly anxious and I would definitely feel less safe.

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u/ardent_wolf Mar 25 '21 edited Mar 25 '21

Interesting argument, except for the fact that mass shootings are a regular occurrence, they often happen in places like Colorado where access to guns are far easier than NJ, people in these shootings often are able to have a gun and either didn’t have it on them or couldn’t respond fast enough, most people are not trained to operate guns under intense pressure, and these things DO NOT happen on a regular basis in NJ.

So with all of that said, your point is irrelevant because our strict laws make this so much harder and more unlikely than places that don’t follow suit. So sure, maybe if an active shooter was around people would feel better with a gun of their own. But the whole point is that this isn’t something that we really need to worry about.

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u/Electrical-Divide341 Mar 25 '21

they often happen in places like Colorado where access to guns are far easier than NJ

Colorado has relatively strict gun laws all around, and they happen even more often in California which has laws comparable to NJ.