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adjejmxbdjdntoday at 11:59 AM4 repliesview on HN

Dogs kill about 30-50 people in the U.S. every year.

Intimate partner gun violence alone leads to about 700 women being killed every year.

So by your logic, if you’re a woman and your partner has a gun, and is walking towards you and you can’t clearly tell that they don’t have a gun on them, “they just want to give you a kiss before leaving home” isn’t an argument. They’re vermin that can kill you and you’re absolutely allowed to play it safe, defend yourself and shoot them.


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duk3luk3today at 12:08 PM

Yes, that sounds appropriate and proportional to me, given the massive danger posed to (mostly) women by mostly (men) regarding domestic violence.

dullcrisptoday at 12:02 PM

Cars kill 40,000 people I just shoot for the tires though.

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bebe9494i4today at 2:32 PM

I think better analogy would be a drunken partner, loudly shouting "i will cut you", and chasing you with a knife, when you try to run away.

But you are forgetting one major thing: dogs are not people!

cindyllmtoday at 12:23 PM

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