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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Did he really say that's an acceptable sacrifice for the right to bear arms? Or is that just an urban legend?
I suspect he never expected to be the sacrifice himself.

[–] Ooops@feddit.org 54 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-its-worth-have-cost-unfortunately-some-gun-deaths-every-single-year-so-we (2:40+ "I think it's worth to have a cost of unfortunately some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the 2nd amendment...")

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago

Thanks. 👍 😀
So by his own accord he was completely fine that he might get shot by some random nut. 🤣
What an idiot, and gun nuts continue decade after decade not to get it!!!???
#1 shithole country of the world, but at least it got a little bit less shitty with that idiot out.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Looks like he stood up for his beleifs.

Well, at least he collapsed on a pool of his own blood for them.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's almost poetic in a very stupid kind of laughable way.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

He reaped what he sowed.

[–] MdRuckus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There’s video of him saying this.

[–] JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

So how many hours until someone makes a video of him saying that quote cutting immediately to the one of him getting his wish?