• phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
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        15 hours ago

        Generally, if you’re choosing violence your intent is to act before they react (or react before they act). If you’re close enough before they “clock” you getting hit/trying to fight off a bludgeoning weapon makes getting a gun out and firing rather improbable. “Everyone has a plan til they get punched in the face.”

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          13 hours ago

          No MAGA gun nut would ever allow you to get close to them with a bat.

          Likely they would take you down from a comfortable distance, otherwise what’s the fucking point of having a firearm?

          It’s this kind of thinking that will get you killed and allow fascists to continue to fash

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            6 hours ago

            Most people think they’re more vigilant than reality. You’re not approaching someone in a open field lol. Idk about a bat but at ~25ft someone with a knife is generally faster to stab/slash than the average person can draw, aim, and fire.