[a creepy orange character smiles absent mindedly]
"Actually the guns exist to defend yourself against a tyrannical government" mfers when I ask them to actually defend us against the actual tyrannical government
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Serious actually why leftists should've been gun owners and not pretending to stand on principle when they're actually afraid.
We, unfortunately, live in an equal parts armed and divided society. Ever expecting that the people who side with the tyrants on everything would use their guns to help you is so unbelievably naive.
If you don't own something now, you definitely should. The fed goons ain't gonna disarm themselves for your house specifically.
I bought guns when I was a conservative because I wanted to fight what I perceived as a tyrannical government.
I retain those same guns as a progressive because I fear the government has now become tyrannical and will need to fight it in my life time.