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The more I see people on the Left trying to restrict gun ownership, the more I'm disappointed and suspicious I am of them being insider threats.
Ironically, peace and the simple freedoms to exist as whatever kind of person you want to be are only enforced through the promise of violence.
You lefties forgot about this rule and allowed fascists/MAGA to arm up and win elections while you decided guns were too scary and it wasn't worth the trouble to have deterrence and prefer to argue about tedious shit.
As a leftist I used to oppose the gun ownership for all. Now not so much. I've come to realise that in these times we need to take every measure we can to battle tyranny and fascism.
I still think it's crap if loonies have guys, 'cos I don't want American situations where there are weekly mass shootings. I do think though that when there's totalitarianism rising, we need to disarm the fascist and arm ourselves.
Never actually met a lefty for banning guns. Odd how the magats never know what reality is.
To the right, having sane and reasonable gun laws = banning guns somehow.
Like why can an 18 year old legally own a handgun that someone else gave them if they arent allowed to buy one for themselves, nor buy ammo for it?
Why does an AR15 or a glock qualify for a “hunting” tax exemption? What are you hunting with a glock?
Why is someone who committed a non-violent felony at some point not allowed to own a gun, but someone who committed a violent non-felony is?
Why are gun licensing and safe-handling training requirements somehow an infringement on your right to own a gun, when ultimately they dont stop you from owning a gun? Is having to get a drivers license or insurance to drive an infringement on your (non-existent) right to own a car?
It's the same reason they flock to defend accused rapists.
They fear they will be accused and people will believe the women. This fear might be irrational or self-aware, but they fear the state unfairly taking away their freedom.
So with guns they fear if you take guns away from loonies, they will be called a looney. If you take them away from domestic violence perpetrators, their wives can now take away their guns and kids with one call to the cops (truth or lie).
Like, I don't know what people are doing with their lives that they live in constant fear of false accusation but they should make some life changes.
Actual anarchist here, we love guns, and want everyone armed.
🇺🇲 has always been an imperialist project, recheck your Native American genocide privileges.
MAGA are Maoists, so left Auth. They always wanted guns for elites only, not you. Reword your narrative again.
Yeah dude is an idiot. Lefties love guns, they also love gun laws keeping guns out of the hands of the insane.
liberal checkpoint: define insanity.