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YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead::The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

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[–] Shapillon 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why always equate gun owners with right wing wackos? It's getting a tad tiring...

[–] ZombieZookeeper 1 points 1 year ago

Because they think dead schoolkids are a necessary sacrifice for their gun collecting hobby?

[–] lennybird -2 points 1 year ago

Because most are.

Now I know the new trendy thing is for gun lobbyists and right-wing operatives online to stoke the division by pitching guns to the left. I know the intent is to profit from a wider market while simultaneously muddying the waters of who is the most violent ideological group.

... And some ground is being made with this vector, but it's still nowhere close to comparable.