On: Federal agency tells SF workers to work from home due to unsafe conditions

[nicolashahn]

The city has consistently shown they're unwilling to do this.

Getting a CCW is something you as a citizen can do now. Personally, I'm in favor of having an option other than being a victim.

[arcticbull → nicolashahn]

There's so much data about this. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Just because the city won't do the right thing - doesn't mean you doing the wrong thing makes the situation any better.

It just makes it different.

[1] https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/do-guns-m...

[2] https://www.thetrace.org/2020/04/gun-safety-research-coronav...

[3] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/more-guns-do-not-...

[4] https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/gun-thr...

[throw0101c → arcticbull]

There's one study that showed that carrying made things worse for yourself:

> Results. After adjustment, individuals in possession of a gun were 4.46 (P < .05) times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not in possession. Among gun assaults where the victim had at least some chance to resist, this adjusted odds ratio increased to 5.45 (P < .05).

* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759797/

[NewJazz → nicolashahn]

You are still a victim even if you shoot someone? Unless you are shooting them for no reason...

Do you carry pepper gel or spray? A taser?