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[–] [email protected] 336 points 1 week 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.

[–] hohoho 117 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 week ago (4 children)

You really shouldn't be spending your money on either

[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] Donkter 11 points 1 week 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.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 3 points 1 week ago

My local gun store is a guy with a pile of ammo the size of a minivan in his attic. He got a FFL collectors license or something, I don't know the precise legalities, so he can build his own and get rare shit without having to, honestly I'm not sure whether he pays more tax now than he would have, but the paperwork has got to be worse. Maybe he has a paperwork fetish. That actually does sound like him.

[–] Diplomjodler3 19 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How many people have you seen killed by a graphics card

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] NikkiDimes 15 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

just soak it in water

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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

[–] M137 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Sure, that's on me. But the commenter was clearly referring to the RTX 5000 generation cards rather than RTX 5000 card since the implication that he's having difficulties building an AI computer cluster is silly.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week 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