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0 pointsModernMech20d ago0 comments

Nice try, but you went on to say "eventually... police and military, and Republican states, are the only ones with guns."

So you were not talking about your guns, you were talking about all guns. You can amend your position if that's really what it is, but that's not what you said.

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dmoy20d ago

Ok I will endeavor to be more precise when I'm talking about modern/practical rifles, and not just like literally any gun at all.

The relevant point is that the line for gun ownership pushed by the Democrats (at least where I am) is way far away from the line for gun ownership pushed by Republicans.

And when stating that line, it strikes me as an odd position to take when I'm also simultaneously being told that Republicans are going to go even farther hard right / authoritarian/ take-over / w/e, while also keeping the fairly pro-Republican police armed to the teeth (again, with modern rifles).

Trump supporting red flag laws or not seems kinda like a distraction. Trump supporters saying they can shoot protestors is exactly what I'm pointing out - if that is what we're scared the future will hold, why push for giving up modern rifles?

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