jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agoCalifornia is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violencetheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square236fedilinkarrow-up1518arrow-down136
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minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·6 months agothere’s already bans on military hardware sales to civilians. Explain why we should exclude bans on anti aircraft guns from slippery slope hypotheticals
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoBringing up bans on military hardware actually supports the slippery slope argument very strongly. You’re already thinking about bans.
minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agodang you got me, I don’t want rich people to own nukes
there’s already bans on military hardware sales to civilians. Explain why we should exclude bans on anti aircraft guns from slippery slope hypotheticals
Bringing up bans on military hardware actually supports the slippery slope argument very strongly. You’re already thinking about bans.
dang you got me, I don’t want rich people to own nukes