• @RedditReject
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    2711 months ago

    The GOP has been fostering conspiracy theories and fringe issues and now they are at the stage where their base is electing people who believe in the conspiracies. Those people aren’t usually very stable, hence more disruptive behavior and fist fights. It is probably only a matter of time before one sneaks a gun in and shoots the place up.

    • @CADmonkey
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      1611 months ago

      It is probably only a matter of time before one sneaks a gun in and shoots the place up.

      This is something that I’m surprised hasn’t happened yet. When it does, there might be serious talk about doing something to prevent mass shootings, only because the “wrong people” were the victims this time. I’m honestly not sure which way that would go.

      • @[email protected]
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        1111 months ago

        Well, that’s easy to guess.

        If it’s a right winger shooting up the Dems, it’ll be “A real tragedy, but could’ve been prevented if congress members were permitted to carry guns in the capital. The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun”.

        If it were a left winger shooting up the Republicunts, it’d be Mulford Act 2, Electric Boogaloo.

      • @shalafi
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        611 months ago

        Would you trust the right-wingers to create gun legislation? I guess, if we’re OK with only wealthy white people and cops having guns.

        • @CADmonkey
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          111 months ago

          Im positive that would be the result.