• @phoneymouse
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    The left needs to get on board with this. Govt isn’t going to protect you from far right militias when the shit hits the fan.

  • Flying Squid
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    I do not blame any woman or queer person arming themselves in the U.S. right now. But I think that you should think of it as personal protection rather than preparation for something larger.

    Be aware of this:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disarmament_of_the_German_Jews

    The Jews of Germany constituted less than 1 percent of the country’s population. It is preposterous to argue that the possession of firearms would have enabled them to mount resistance against a systematic program of persecution implemented by a modern bureaucracy, enforced by a well-armed police state, and either supported or tolerated by the majority of the German population. Mr. Carson’s suggestion that ordinary Germans, had they had guns, would have risked their lives in armed resistance against the regime simply does not comport with the regrettable historical reality of a regime that was quite popular at home. Inside Germany, only the army possessed the physical force necessary for defying or overthrowing the Nazis, but the generals had thrown in their lot with Hitler early on.

    Obviously, women and queer people are a lot more than 1% of the population, but you can’t count on every queer person being on the right side and you certainly can’t count on every woman to be on the right side.

  • @Ekybio
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    With sentiment like “your body, my choice” floating around more and more, I hope that everyone in need will arm themselves accoringly.

    Because the guys on the other guys think they are made of steel. Remind them that they have a lot of very vulnerable blood vessels close to the skin and that knifes are as cheap as their lies…

  • @jordanlund
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    Can confirm, my wife has expressed an interest. We’re just waiting for the local LGBTQ friendly range to open.

    The other local ranges are either run by cops (ACAB) or require NRA memberships to join. Yeah, that’s not happening.

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        The one we’re waiting on is called Wooster Armory in Tigard/Beaverton. Kinda by Washington Square, by the Guitar Center. The gunshop is open, but it looks like they’re having trouble getting the range open. I’m going to pop in and say “Hi!” today and see what the deal is.

        Threat Dynamics in Sherwood is good too, I did my AR training there.

  • @givesomefucks
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    Stay strapped or get clapped…

    It feels like they picked the worst screenshot intentionally though when talking about that YouTuber…

    Like, maybe it’s a new kind of magnifier that you flip up to use instead of off to the side to not use. But that AR just doesn’t look like whoever built it knew what they were doing.

    Like the BLM protests where it was obvious people went out and bought ARs just for the event and didn’t even put sights on beforehand.

    That being said don’t wander around gun YouTube on your account it only takes a couple videos for the algorithm to decide you’re a gun nut, and that comes along with a bunch of other rightwing videos, because normally it does.

    But Reagan is the one who passed Cali’s gun laws, and he did so because people he didn’t like were marching with guns.

    Obviously it would have made more sense to start when Biden was in office, but it seems like unless protestors carry guns, the cops will just beat them without a second thought.

    If they even think some have guns tho… Cops won’t do shit.

    • @Carmakazi
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      If cops get return fire in a (leftist) protest/riot, they’ll come back with MRAPs and live rounds and re-enact Kent State. They live for that moment.

      Oh, and that magnifier is on a Unity FAST mount, and yes, it flips up to get in position. It’s on a higher sight plane along with the Eotech to help with shooting while using things like night vision goggles, and a lot of people say it’s more natural and comfortable for fast shooting in general. It’s actually some Gucci shit and looks squared away to me.

      • @givesomefucks
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        Weird, I never saw one of those before, but if it works it’s way better than hanging off to the side.

        And I think you’re forgetting how much cops are cowards. They won’t go into a school when it’s one kid with an AR and they have a seat team.

        They’ll say they want a firefight all fucking day, when they get the opportunity they shit their pants.

        But we know how they treat unarmed protestors, and the difference when there’s guns present.

  • BombOmOm
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    Good. Gun rights are human rights. All people have the right to defend themselves and those around them. Taking that away by banning the only tool that evens the playing field is not OK.

    • @ThatWeirdGuy1001
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      Just ignore all the dead kids. They’re not part of this discussion.

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        There is going to be a lot more dead minority and marginalised people if they don’t make it possibly lethal to fuck with them.

        • @ThatWeirdGuy1001
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          I’m all for guns but keep them responsibly. Which most gun owners seem completely incapable of doing so.

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