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> He somewhat ironically said that unfortunately some deaths are worth it to keep the Second Amendment

Why does this keep getting posted everywhere after he got shot? It’s like someone is running a campaign

I have seen it in Reddit comments, Twitter/X, HN, and TikTok. Literally same comment or variation plastered

Because it is incredibly apt. He and his campaigns and influence have worked very hard over the years to stop progress on gun reform, aimed at preventing the very kind of violent actions that he was unfortunately subject to today.

This doesn't condone violence but offers context as to how he would've assessed a similar situation if he weren't the target.

2nd amendment doesn’t protect against mental health or someone deciding to hurt someone.

What do you mean, Charlies whole argument is that good guys with guns solve shooter problems instead of limiting gun ownership.

I get it

But are we suggesting that he should have deployed counter snipers?

I think we're suggesting that his solution isn't really a solution.

I don't see that he suggested a solution. Just the opposite, he pointed out that gun laws also aren't a solution. Much like the war on drugs isn't. Much like "though shalt not kill" didn't stop the inquisition, or the Moorish conquest.

Worked in Australia. Works in Europe. It's not that hard to understand.

Worked to do what? There are no murders in Europe and Australia?

No murders? No. You should read about the "Nirvana fallacy".

Fewer murders? Yes. The homicide rate is 0.854 per capita in Australia (5.763 in the US) and much lower than US in most European countries (Russia being the exception).

Why? It's an interesting coincidence. Don't you think?

It’s an interesting coincidence that the comment keeps getting posted as if some anti conservative robot got turned on.

Plus, this isn’t a 2nd amendment issue

Because it’s both a deeply ironic thing for him to have said and also fairly emblematic of his political movement. It doesn’t have to be a conspiracy - if he’d said “only dumb idiots slip on banana peels” and then died after slipping on a banana peel, there’d be a lot of content posted organically about that, too.

It's almost like when a lot of people are posting some ideas get picked on and shared en masse. Why not say the same exact thing about all those "guys he's in stable conditions he's gonna make it" tweets that got spammed? Wasn't that a campaign also?

No, it’s not.

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