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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 280 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Because screenshots of what someone said on social media aren't journalism:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_regulation_in_Mexico

Mexico has restrictive laws regarding gun possession. There are only two stores in the entire country, DCAM near the capital, and OTCA, in Apodaca, Nuevo León. It also takes months of paperwork to have a chance at purchasing one legally.

[–] Gingernate@programming.dev 1 points 1 hour ago

Go to the US, buy a gun at a gun show, put it in your trunk and drive back. Done in 1 day. Holy shit

[–] hohoho@lemmy.world 90 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (4 children)

So you’re saying it’s easier to get a gun in Mexico than a RTX 5000 GPU in the US

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 6 hours ago

Yeah, but guns are safer, not even a real fire hazard.

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 45 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

You really shouldn't be spending your money on either

[–] CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.ee 53 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

nah. You should probably buy a gun now if you aren't a danger to yourself.

EDIT: Assuming you are in the US or its neighbours.

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Don't buy it from a gun store, though.

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

Eh, if I'm in a situation I need to use my gun, the gun store is either defunct or I don't care about federal law anymore.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago

You can get a high point 9mm for a little over $100. Shotguns are not much more expensive.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 16 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

If I was living in the US, I'd definitely stock up on guns and ammo at this point. Not that it'll help, when the fascists come for you, but at least I wouldn't go down without a fight.

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 18 points 12 hours ago

This is the one reason I’m happy Biden was in office. It gave everyone four more years to prepare. Marginalized communities were some of the heaviest buyers during that time. Small arms have been used to inflict losses on fascists since fascists became a thing. Disarmed groups are substantially more in danger than armed groups.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

How many people have you seen killed by a graphics card

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Well, the 5090 power connector is trying to catch people's houses on fire, so it's dumb to buy one.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours ago

just soak it in water

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 12 points 9 hours ago

Only for like the 4th generation in a row, so it's not like they've had much time to fix this issue

[–] scoutFDT@lemm.ee 12 points 12 hours ago

Are you implying that it's easy to get an RTX 5000 in Mexico??

[–] Murvel@lemm.ee 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, but since the RTX 5000 doesn't even exist, it's no wonder

[–] M137@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

It definitely exists, why comment that and not take 5 seconds to look it up? It's such a common thing and it's just mind-boggling to me, don't say shit if you haven't even tried to verify it.