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SoftTalkeryesterday at 8:02 PM2 repliesview on HN

This is the "people are more respectful when everyone is armed" theory.


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throw310822yesterday at 9:03 PM

Yes, it's called MAD. It doesn't work for very large groups with many unstable individuals but seems to have worked so far for the small group of nations.

jay_kyburzyesterday at 8:14 PM

I think handguns in the US has shown that it doesn't work.

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