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this is just utter horseshit
eye for an eye makes everyone blind well in this case maimed or dead
fuck this timeline
No one said anything about an eye for the eye. This is about defending against people who have been emboldened to break the law and commit acts of violence.
But i agree, fuck this timeline
The chances of really anybody being able to successfully defend themselves against an organized armed threat targeting them individually is nil. More guns in circulation and money to gun manufacturers just perpetuates this reality.
What do the radicalized people who tune into the far-right media pipeline think when they see this headline? They likely see the "radical left" arming - the very people they have been propagandized to see as violent terrorists. It doesn't calm anything down, it only further inflames the situation - while the people who make and sell guns rejoice.
You're right. We should look to history, to see how one should deal with existential threats.
Last century, the world defeated Nazi Germany with complaining and hand wringing.
Chamberlain's appeasement strategy was famously effective.
Right when my door is getting nocked down I'm worried about revenge and not, ya know, self defense
Bullies, maga, and facists dont stop on thier own. they take and take until they are forced to stop. you arent going to reason your way out of this one. If you ask politely, they will see it as weakness and will take everything from you.
And the money train continues to flow to these crooked gun manufacturers, meanwhile your gun is more likely to be stolen and used in a crime than used for personal protection at any time.
You are a MASSIVE part of the problem.