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What are good, viable self defense objects to carry on you at all times, besides a firearm? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by CaptainMan251@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] CaptainMan251@lemmy.world [S] 18 points 3 months ago (1 child)

That's why I said besides a firearm heh. I didn't want a bunch of 2A happy US people just say "gun"

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[–] original_reader@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago

Sure. Am just saying that a gun is not a 'good, viable' self-defense tool, as the title suggests. That's not true in most places.

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