whats juvenile is thinking that banning body armor is equivalent to banning nukes! even more juvenile (and oh so liberal!) is thinking you can just ban guns to make the problem go away, as if thats even a realistic option in terms of the amount of guns already in circulation. its not so much the government im afraid of (what am i going to do, shoot a drone out of the sky?), its the right wing psychos who want a fourth reich and appear to be willing to take matters into their own hands after the republicans they elect dont do the job effectively enough. while i think things are going in the direction of ireland/UK troubles period in terms of style, i wouldnt put it past this country to devolve into full blown guerrilla style civil war.deadheadskier wrote: ↑May 25th, '22, 19:28We are in agreement on the gun law suggestions.asher2789 wrote: ↑May 25th, '22, 15:59gun control laws dont work in a country that already has more guns than people. your comparison is apples to oranges. the genie left the lamp decades+ ago on that.deadheadskier wrote: ↑May 25th, '22, 05:45Gun control laws don't work? Then why are these mass shooting events almost exclusively happening in only one first world country - the USA? They are very rare almost anywhere else in the developed world.
Even without doing a thing about guns, let's start by banning civilian ownership of tactical gear. Both the Buffalo and Texas shooters were wearing such. Maybe the armed guard in Buffalo could have taken out the shooter had he not been wearing that armor.
There are some Republicans interested in improving access to healthcare including mental health services, but they are a quiet minority to be certain. Almost every Democrat loudly campaigns on Universal Healthcare. Almost every Republican campaigns on the second amendment. There is a major difference between the two parties on both these topics.
as for body armor, why should we ban that? so that marginalized people who are attacked by fascists dont have access to methods of self defense? were on the cusp of a civil war and liberals want to ban the only things that will save them. its incredible how stupid this is. youll want body armor and guns when these nutjobs who make guns their whole personality come after you when dear leader tells them its righteous to murder liberals as theyre subhuman anyways. if you think it cant happen here youre incredibly naive and not paying attention to growing extremism exclusively from the fascist far right.
also, texas shooter wasnt wearing armor, there were PUSSY ASS COPS already there armed to the teeth who did nothing but watch a bunch of children get murdered instead of being the so called "good guys with guns".
as a marginalized person - far leftist, lesbian, gender nonconforming and jewish - i am 110% pro 2A with reasonable regulations. reasonable to me is mandatory waiting periods (with an exception for victims of domestic violence/filing an order of protection), background checks with no loopholes, mandatory gun safety classes, mandatory gun safes, storing ammo and guns separately. most gun violence is crimes of passion, suicides and accidents. you cant stop these psycho mass shooters with gun legislation. what sensible gun legislation will do is prevent most of the impulsive violence and accidents, which is what the majority of deaths attributed to guns stem from despite mass shooters getting tons of media attention that makes the public think otherwise. waiting periods alone would be a huge help for crimes of passion/suicides as those are products of impulsiveness, and being forced to wait and think it out might change the gun purchaser's plans. of course if theres a will, theres a way, regardless of guns.
these psychos are a symptom of CAPITALISM making people f*** insane as they struggle to survive, not because we have too many guns. we have a mental health crisis, but putting these psychos in insane asylums is merely a bandaid solution. the US leads the world in violent nutjobs, and that is because we are the ONLY country to not have universal healthcare and a social safety net that actually catches people instead of making them jump through firey hoops while throwing cork 7s to get benefits.
On the tactical armor thing? You try very hard in almost every single post you make to show yourself as some sorta badass who has overcome great struggle. It's somewhat embarrassing to watch and often annoying to read and honestly childish for a woman of your age. The vast majority of people have had to go through hardship and often continue to do so to survive. You're unexceptionable just like everyone else. As badass as you think you are, settle the F Down GI Jane. I'm not naive and do realize like you say, that a government can turn on it's people. If that happens, the lucky survive, not the Gravy Seals.
But if you insist on that? Then I insist on private tactical nuke ownership. Same logic
you seem to miss the concept of marginalization. i meet all of the criteria for the next holocaust's gas chambers and in honor of my ancestors who fled that sh*t i wont be going down without a fight. again, you stupidly seem to think it cant happen here, and that me pointing out that it looks like it will happen here and that i want arms for self defense against that threat means im some sort of "badass". or is it that i sh*t talked the cops who sat there and watched kids get murdered instead of doing their jobs? they should be in prison for negligence... just goes to show that cops only exist to protect and serve PROPERTY, not people.
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