• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    I personally don’t think that politicians should be given elaborate security details. Their performance or lack of performance should determine how safe they are from the populace they’re tasked with serving.

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      Ehhh, with a large enough population you’re bound to find someone crazy enough to do it for no reason at all.

      • Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nz
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        Rather have an assassination problem than a school shooter problem. If we let those crazy people shoot the president instead of a school, they can work out their hatred of humanity without harming anyone important.

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          Oh absolutely! Making politicians fear gun violence at a personal level is the only way to enact actual gun control policies.

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          Drag has a point, I bet gun control laws would follow quickly.

          (said from the safety of New Zealand)