But we still have the right for BEAR arms right??
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America is weird af. Ban brass knuckles but allow semi-automatic weapons that kill thousands every year.
Weird. As. Fuck.
This is an honest reply. It really depends on the situation. Feral hog sounders are a very scary thing, and fairly common in areas that commonly vote against their own economic interests. That bit in the Hannibal the cannibal movie, about the pigs, holds its share of truth. But in a city things that are necessary outside of one should be appropriately regulated.
That meme about European woodland being pleasant and the American woodland being a hellscape, is not very far from the truth.
Yep, they sell them as belt buckles. I got one at a gun show because it was cheap, figured why not. I eventually looked up the legality and I would be better off legally if I carried a pistol. Actually crazy lol.
Reggie Kray on the other side of the sea about self defense:
You do realize america is almost entirely built on weapons manufacturing right?
Which doesn't make it less weird and fucked up, at all.
I just did some looking into this.
Apparently defense contractors get paid twice.
- They get paid by taxpayers when they get the contract.
- They get paid by foreign nations when the equipment is sold.
It's so fucked beyond belief, I hope this generation can do something about it.
Theres a long long history of people using crises for personal gain, but I do share your hope that we can break the wheel to a degree.
People will still sell them labeled as key-chains or paperweights.
They have been doing this for years. They add a little bump and sell it as a belt buckle, or add a little notch and sell it as a bottle opener. Most insane is it is fine to put a knife blade on it and sell it as a knife.
I've got an antique real pair that belonged to my grandpa. They don't make em like this anymore.
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The solution is clearly to start carrying brass knuckle guns.
Apache Pistol FTW!
Worst of all worlds, I'd rather just have a 5 inch fixed blade. Or a stick.
Michigan also forbids pepper spray and stun guns. They interpret the right to bear arms as the right to make gun manufacturers rich. By the way, a pistol also fits in one hand and can be used to inflict serious injury. Pistols also get used to ambush people. Ever heard of armed robbery?
They're going to be surprised if it gets to the Supreme Court:
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/577/411/
“the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding,”
Woman bought a stun gun to protect herself from an abusive ex. State of MA charged her saying that stun guns didn't exist back in the day, and were "dangerous and unusual" so the 2nd amendment doesn't apply.
“the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding,”
That's why I'm allowed to always carry a vial of the rage virus from 28 Days Later, in case I get mugged and need to end civilization.
Another weird af hypocrisy where MA didn't want stun guns to count but assult rifles were A-OK.
It truly is a wonder how America has lasted this long.
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