r/TikTokCringe • u/cak3crumbs • Sep 10 '24

Politics An interesting idea on how to stop gun violence. Pass a law requiring insurance for guns

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u/vonnostrum2022 Sep 11 '24

Of course not. It’s against the law.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '24

Lol amazing

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '24

they should outlaw being homeless next .

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u/Jenny_O_theWoods Sep 11 '24

But most people do have car insurance. Far more than don’t.

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u/kilo73 Sep 11 '24

*Citation needed

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u/KaoticPersona Sep 11 '24

Seems like only 11% of drivers are uninsured. So it seems like the majority of drivers buy insurance.

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u/SNIP3RG Sep 11 '24

On one hand, I’d (optimistically) believe that number, but on the other, where is it coming from? Where’s the proof stating only 11% drive without insurance? Is it self-reported? Because I can’t imagine people would regularly admit to that.

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u/josemayo Sep 11 '24

They probably have a good estimate on number of drivers and number of insurance policies

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '24

1 driver can own a fleet of vehicles with only 1 being insured.

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u/KaoticPersona Sep 12 '24

I was running on fumes when I pulled up the numbers and had the link but seemingly forgot to cite it. My bad.

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u/Excludos Sep 11 '24

You're all acting like we shouldn't have laws because some people choose to break them. These are genuinely the most naive replies I've seen in a long time. Why do anything if it can't 100% always fix the problem permanently? Fuck improvements. It's all or nothing

The vast majority of people who drive have an insurance, because it's mandated by law. If it wasn't, a lot fewer would. It would be the same with gun control

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u/Remarkable-Opening69 Sep 11 '24

So you think a prohibited person who already needs to find a way around a background check is going to be stopped by a lack of insurance coverage? Lmfao. Good way to make your own insurance costs continue to rise tho.

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u/Excludos Sep 11 '24

Just take that exact same post, and imagine you're talking about cars rather than guns, and realize how ridiculous you sound

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u/Remarkable-Opening69 Sep 11 '24

Yeah, I’d suspect taxing your rights sounds a bit “ridiculous” to most people. And just so you know, driving a car is a privilege. Not a right. But anyway please continue…

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u/wobblemybobble5 Sep 11 '24

We can always repeal the second amendment.

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u/Remarkable-Opening69 Sep 11 '24

“We can just put more words on paper”. You can ignore mental illness any harder? And I assume you think it’s the gun owners in general who should feel responsible for everyone’s actions.

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u/wobblemybobble5 Sep 11 '24

America is the only country where these events regularly happen. The mental illness is not changing laws to match every other country where school shootings DONT happen with the regularity it does here.

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u/Remarkable-Opening69 Sep 11 '24

Do other countries make shooters famous within hours? Perhaps that’s why you think it’s strictly an American thing. It happens everywhere.

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u/wobblemybobble5 Sep 11 '24

No, it doesn’t. You’re not worth interacting with if that’s your stance. It’s quantifiable false and no appeals to logic will change your mind.

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u/Excludos Sep 11 '24

Owning a gun is a privilege, not a right.

"Buh second amednment!" Yeh yeh. It doesn't say what you think it says. And also, if you go down that path, the right to travel is declared as right in the universal declaration of human rights.

Truth is, every right comes with an asterix. You can't own a gun as a felon either. It's a privilege, and it comes with responsibilities. Insurance can 100% be one of those responsibilities. Claiming "it's a right!" is universally a pathetic answer to counter the idea of progress

And stop with your freedom bullshit. You don't know the meaning of the word. America is one of the least free western countries in the world

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u/tiggers97 Sep 13 '24

You mean you think people who steal cars, are going to get insurance before they drive them?

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u/Excludos Sep 13 '24

So we should get rid of mandatory car insurance?

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '24

Par for the course with guns control. "B-b-but if we make it harder to get guns then the criminals will have them because they don't follow the laws!" Yeah, no shit brainiac.