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> you can use guns as a detterent when your life is in danger

That’s also the same argument countries use for nuclear weapons.



And its been an effective argument, with no nuclear powers ever fighting a war vs each other.


No, but it allows countries with nuclear weapons to invade countries without nuclear weapons.


Those countries would have been able to invade those other countries regardless no?


I dont think thats the gotcha you think it is.


It was more of a sidenote.




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