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[–] Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have to ask: what are you going to do? Shoot Facebook? Snipe iCloud?

Start blasting Google?

Pretty sure a rifle is in no way a useful tool for any sort of online privacy.

[–] Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 weeks ago

If there was ever a time for a “touch grass” comment this would be it.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not very private to put your name on a government list of gun owners.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's not needed in my state.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not everyone here lives in your state

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was suggesting the OP may live in a similar state, using mine as an example.

The assumption was: buying a gun = registration in a government database. That's not a valid assumption, so I provided a counter example.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a valid assumption in my state.

Not everyone here lives in your state