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GhostalMedia t1_j82regf wrote

> While it may be intuitive that a 14-year-old has no legitimate purpose, it doesn’t actually mean that they’re going to harm someone. We don’t know that yet

Spoken like someone who hit peak intelligence at 14 and could never look back to realize how fucking dumb they were.

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JefferyGoldberg t1_j832i8o wrote

I remember when I was 14 we'd drive into the desert after school and shoot stuff. We never harmed anyone with our rifles.

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unique_passive t1_j83ezc4 wrote

Sure, but on the other hand I have 14-year olds in my suburb who swerve into oncoming traffic on purpose to try and cause accidents.

Guarantee you they’d be regularly shooting guns in the air/ at moving car tires for entertainment. Because some 14-year olds are sensible, and some are absolute dumbasses. Some freedoms we as a society don’t get to have because too many people are dumbasses who will misuse the right without hesitation, and people will die.

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GhostalMedia t1_j84ixgs wrote

Fucking around in the middle of nowhere is a wee bit different than downtown Saint Louis. A crowded city with America’s highest murder rate.

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AdkRaine11 t1_j84kveg wrote

The kid who shot his teacher enters the chat…

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