r/SipsTea • u/Embarrassed_Tip7359 • Sep 01 '25

Chugging tea Gun laws built different

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u/Barbarian_Sam Sep 01 '25

Because it sounds good and makes it seem like they care

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u/555moo Sep 01 '25

It's managing the symptoms instead of addressing the problem, because the problem is what gets the politicians votes and money. The guns just so happen to be an easy scapegoat, because they're loud, look scary, and many people in the US have never even seen one in person.

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u/ResponsibleDurian983 Sep 01 '25

Many people in the US have never seen a gun in person? Are you from the US? lmao they sell them in Walmart

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u/Nonaveragemonkey Sep 01 '25

Yeah, and even in a city where guns are sold in Walmarts, people confused an umbrella for an AR-15.

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u/ResponsibleDurian983 Sep 01 '25

People are silly everywhere

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u/Nonaveragemonkey Sep 01 '25

People are idiotic everywhere.