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[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well, we shouldn't build our cities around hundreds miles of firing ranges then, right?

[–] neatchee@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

See, THAT is a reasonable, thoughtful argument. Yes, the density of cars in our cities is dangerous.

But there is not some epidemic of vehicular murders going unpunished.

Rather, we have normalized living in a high risk environment. And THAT is the crux of the problem. Not law enforcement