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‘Who builds a ballpark next to a gun range?’: Coach injured by gunfire that crossed into baseball diamond (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] monogram@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

meanwhile in switzerland:

If you drive through the municipality of Erlenbach im Simmental in Switzerland, along the main road, you’ll pass right underneath a shooting range with bullets whizzing over your head.

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2016/11/this-shooting-range-in-switzerland-has.html

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Funny comparison, but very tonedeaf. The lack of gun legislation here causes thousands of children's deaths every year. It's the leading cause of death for kids, beating out suicide and cancer.

Yes, the article humorously highlights the problem, but it doesn't make awful, unfair comparisons to places where the problem doesn't exist.

Be better, please.

[–] monogram@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

One could also say that Switzerland is a good example for the requirements of safe gun ownership:

Free healthcare, state controlled gun ranges and gun education, mental healthcare.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 2 points 2 months ago

Better.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 2 months ago

Capitalism builds ballparks next to gun ranges.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

There’s one near an elementary school in our fucking town.

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