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jballs@sh.itjust.works to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

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jballs@sh.itjust.works to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago
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LEWISTON, ME—In the hours following a violent rampage in Maine in which a lone attacker killed at least 16 individuals and injured numerous others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Wednesday that there was no way to prevent the massacre from …
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    The only way to assuage your fear of being shot is to arm more people.

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      I think you’ve got this reversed

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        So true!!

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        The only way to assuage your fear of arming more people is to be shot.

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          ah, now we’re talking

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      To arm more police people, that is. Not ordinary people. Most people in the world have some degree of mental instability, and humans are too quick-tempered and unable to control their impulses. I do not want such people armed with guns at all.

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      did you drop this? “/s”

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