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Gun Control Reform Activism

LiberatedUSA

(1,666 posts)

6. Service revolves would be nice.

Reply to AndyS (Reply #5)

Sat May 8, 2021, 03:08 PM

May 2021

I like that.

As for my own post, I have my own thoughts on it I have not shared (with anyone not just here).

My thought is:

How will gun ownership help against police violence? Even if the police violate your civil rights, shooting at them will cause back up to come and back up isn’t going to ask if the shooter’s rights were violated first.

So that sums up my thoughts on having the same guns as the police as an answer to police abuse; though you are right about the idea of everyone going back to before semi-auto.

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Please help me with these arguments. [View all] LiberatedUSA May 2021 OP

I don't hear those arguments? pwb May 2021 #1

It is as deep of red as it gets where I am at. LiberatedUSA May 2021 #2

This Group is to billh58 May 2021 #3

Fact is, it's very difficult to get through to rubes steeped in the gun culture. They identify their Hoyt May 2021 #4

Let me have a go at this. AndyS May 2021 #5

Service revolves would be nice. LiberatedUSA May 2021 #6

The issue of police violence is a separate issue and has nothing to do with banning AndyS May 2021 #7

Before I self deleted as asked... LiberatedUSA May 2021 #8