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0 pointsdredds3y ago0 comments

'Overthrowing the Government' in a strongly Balkanized 2 party system is more likely the prelude to another civil war, especially when one party considers an attack on the capital as 'legitimate political discourse' [0]. 'Overthrowing the Government WE don't agree with' is the real subtext here.

"A majority of gun owners (61%) are Republicans or lean to the Republican Party, but NRA members skew even more heavily to the political right than other gun owners. Roughly three-quarters (77%) of gun owners who say they belong to the NRA are Republicans or lean Republican, while only 20% are Democrats or lean Democratic." [1]

[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/us/politics/republicans-j... [1] https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/07/05/among-gun-o...

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seanw4443y ago· 2 in thread

So why don't people arm themselves? Choosing not to exercise a right does not mean you can take the right away from those who choose to.

dreddsOP3y ago

> "Choosing not to exercise a right does not mean you can take the right away from those who choose to."

The Supreme Court begs to differ on something so simple as a woman and her own eggs. Can't have it both ways. Having more guns than people while taking away people's right to vote, or right to basic health services etc, is a recipe for disaster.

notch656a3y ago

This is disingenuous. There isn't a constitutionally enumerated right to an abortion, so the tenth amendment relegates this decision to the states. There is a constitutionally enumerate right to keep and bear arms.

Also worth noting the counter argument is that the fetus and the mother may have competing interest. The controversy and lack of guidance in the constitution means democratic process within the states may not be the worst way to go about this.

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