@Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • edit-23 days agoIt's interesting that gun rights were sold on the basis of "resisting unlawful government." They seen to have caused and supported unlawful government.message-square146fedilinkarrow-up1606arrow-down10
arrow-up1606arrow-down1message-squareIt's interesting that gun rights were sold on the basis of "resisting unlawful government." They seen to have caused and supported unlawful government.@Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • edit-23 days agomessage-square146fedilink
minus-square@M0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilink17•20 hours agoWhat a hot take, as if firearm owners are all the same, as if there are not left leaning gun owners.
minus-square@masterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-234 minutes agoPersonal firearms have basically never been used to resist government tyranny in the US or entire rest of the developed world in modern times. What does consistently work is mass mobilization and turning out in numbers.
minus-square@inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink8•19 hours agoThe result of several decades from NRA successfully screaming Dems gonna get you guns!
minus-square@M0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilink6•18 hours agoAnd dems demonizing gun ownership. Seems it worked out great for the right (er) wing.
minus-square@masterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•38 minutes agoNo, it really didn’t benefit them in any meaningful way. Widespread gun ownership has gotten an enormous number of innocent people killed though.
minus-square@JandroDelSol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•18 hours agoThere aren’t enough leftist gun owners, sadly.
minus-square@M0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilink3•18 hours agoAs clearly can be seen by the distinct lack of ICE shootouts.
What a hot take, as if firearm owners are all the same, as if there are not left leaning gun owners.
Personal firearms have basically never been used to resist government tyranny in the US or entire rest of the developed world in modern times.
What does consistently work is mass mobilization and turning out in numbers.
The result of several decades from NRA successfully screaming Dems gonna get you guns!
And dems demonizing gun ownership. Seems it worked out great for the right (er) wing.
No, it really didn’t benefit them in any meaningful way.
Widespread gun ownership has gotten an enormous number of innocent people killed though.
There aren’t enough leftist gun owners, sadly.
As clearly can be seen by the distinct lack of ICE shootouts.