• pivot_root@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    It’ll be neither. Now that the upper class is affected, they’ll be lobbying hard for strict gun control. But hey, archery still exists…

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      2 months ago

      they’ll be lobbying hard for strict gun control.

      This is America. No they won’t.

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        2 months ago

        Turnip banned guns at his rallies and his boot lickers didn’t care much at all.

        If this starts becoming a thing where rich fucks face mob or lone gunman attacks, you can guarantee they will make laws banning guns in “freedom zones”.

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        2 months ago

        Almost all blue states have strict gun control laws thanks to racist white Republicans, see Black Panther Party in California.

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        2 months ago

        That’s what makes it so wonderful. A madman has taken the keys, and his platform is built by crazies who idolize guns more than their own children. You could no sooner remove gun culture from America than you could alcohol or cheeseburgers.

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          1 month ago

          Man, that time American politics tried to remove alcohol from its culture was fuckin’ wild

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      1 month ago

      Please lobby for gun control.

      I know a few guys who are into red hatwear… With a lot of guns who might not enjoy that very much.

      so you want the guns taken?

      No, I want the pot stirred enough for us to take our country back.

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        1 month ago

        Please lobby for gun control.

        NYS already has the NYS SAFE Act and the CCIA, which are some of the most onerous gun regulations in the nation, truth be told.

        We cannot own suppressors, semi-auto ARs unless extremely nerfed, cannot buy body armor here, cannot own a mag bigger than 10 rds, cannot own a firearm with a threaded barrel…

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      1 month ago

      I’m surprised Trump’s repeat assassination attempts didn’t trigger something. Although it would be funny if the Republicans were the party to introduce gun control laws, perhaps the irony is just too much for them.

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      2 months ago

      But hey, archery still exists…

      And if that gets too much heat, a slingshot takes much less space and can also be deadly with the right projectile

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        A sling with just a little bit of training can put out a lot more damage than a slingshot and it’s literally just a rope and a rock. It’s harder to aim but that’s what the backyard training is for.

        Humans have been killing each other for [reasons] since before we even evolved into humans, if somebody is determined to do it, you’re not realistically going to stop them by depriving them of weapons. Our bare hands are deadly weapons. It’ll get done somehow.

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          1 month ago

          Yeah the story of David and Goliath becomes a lot less impressive when you realize David showed up with a Bronze age Glock.