"I back the blue!"

“Do I need to bring my gun????”

Uh, liberals say the same thing about random bullets whizzing around. You can see it here on lemmy every day.

Take the suicides and gang violence out (racist code for brown people killing each other, but most of us have a choice not to engage in that scene), take out white trash shooting each other over meth disputes and other family issues, gun violence ain't so random. Most people murdered and raped knew the aggressor. Doesn't make it right, but it ain't random.

Want scary, random violence and death? Get in your car, take a drive. 'Bout the same numbers, per the CDC, give or take, 50,000 a year, gun vs. vehicular deaths. I'm more afraid to drive 700-miles to get my kids 4 times a year. I can't stay away from bad people and places when I drive.

Why is no one screaming about this?! We don't see it on the news, because it's normal. What you see on the news is reported because it's not normal.

Y'all have no sense of what is truly dangerous in this world.

100% agree. That Kirk quote about the occasional gun death being acceptable applies to people who are pro-cars.
They're okay with kids getting run over if it means they get to keep driving.
Note: I'm not talking about people in areas where cars are necessary just to get around because public transport is non existent and I know a lot of the US is built around cars. But in places like London where public transport is good and you choose to still drive, then yeah, tacitly you're saying car deaths are acceptable for your right to continue to drive. And I don't think car deaths are acceptable.
- Hang on, Europeans are better drivers and their vehicle technical inspections are nerve racking. There are only a handful of states that require similar vehicle inspections.
- A lot of people are not vocally pro driving. They get on the highway because that’s the only way to get to work. I forget the study, but I think it’s been shown even in America, when people are shown cheaper options they will take them. Those options have to exist first.
Why do you put up with it? Invest more into public transit, segregated traffic lanes for buses/trams/bikes, and more sane transit policy.
- Today my wife and I traveled 1.5 hours to the east, barely covered any distance through the Florida panhandle. That was nothing, we weren't halfway to Tallahassee, the state capitol. Go that far? About halfway through the panhandle, not remotely close to the Atlantic. That little dip in the middle of the panhandle? 5-hour drive.
  How would America solve this trip by rail? Love to see it, but damn, this was one small town to an even smaller town. Most people in this state haven't heard of either destination. Also, we had loads of outdoor gear and a 40-quart cooler. How am I move all that on a train? Will they stop at Dollar General and let me pick up a 12-pack? Also, I want to come and go as I please. Would have brought 3 or 4 kayaks, but that particular state park doesn't allow them. (it's tiny)
  Maybe it's the American in me, but I can't see how rail works unless you're going city to city, with what you can wear on your back. And how am I to carry my AR-15, Colt .45, backup ankle pistol and pocket derringer? And spare mags for all that?! (Kinda joking, mostly, kinda... Hey, we're a fascist state now and I have a brown, immigrant wife. 🤷🏻)
- in america? do you understand the scale of things here? the 2nd largest state is bigger than any country in europe except russia, and much of the population is spread out. like a hundred miles from the city isnt a crazy distance. it isnt densely packed little states. itd be a project on a massive scale to serve few people spread out all over, and even then some people wouldnt have access.
  most cities here do have mass transit, but for those not living close enough a car is the fastest choice to get to their destinations.
  i would 100% love trains and high speed rail everywhere don't get me wrong but id likely still need a car/uber/taxi to get to the stations

Not included: Glock 19 with 2x scope that's never been fired

2x scope on a pistol?
- Plus laser and under barrel flashlight. And a little dangly charm of Calvin pissing.
- 2x pistol scopes are definitely things that exist. Trying to mount one on a Glock 19 would be a massive pain in the dick.

My brother in-law lives 20 min from Detroit and thinks he will get stabbed the minute he steps out of the car in down town. I've been working there for three years and he doesn't believe me when I tell him its perfectly safe.

Rural Michigan is the real hell hole. Between pseudo military gravy seals militias and pickups fully armed with Punisher logos, I'll stay downtown.
- Same. Homeless guy in downtown worries me less and they are friendlier too.
Indeed, we walked around the center of Detroit and intentionally drove through the urban decay. Unreal and then everything goes back to normal at Grosse Point. As water supplies smack crisis levels in numerous US cities, Detroit has a very good chance of bouncing back because of the Great Lakes.

Fuck. That’s pretty much all dudes in my town. I’m doomed.

Your town may be, but you can move.
- It’s never that easy, for a multitude of reasons.

They really show they’re just posturing cowards when they pull the whole “lawless warzone” shtick about cities.

They’re also pedophile defenders.

Every time I see this meme, I see my friend from Elementary School that went full chud. The guy is his fucking clone.

"We are the true victims, pal!"

If one understands the history of US law enforcement, you will quickly realize they are there to protect wealthy and their property. Anyone below that is shit out of luck.

This is wildly accurate

It’s just what they tell themselves while their rural hellscaie is hollowed out by meth, decades after the jobs all left.

Needs an RM Williams t-shirt in my experience.

It needs sunglasses, a fish, and a truck.

I can't believe they sold out of everything except this and the Gabaghoul. 😩

Huh, could've sworn that was Taylor Swift's fiance. lmao