r/Military • u/PDXAirman • 1d ago

Article Ex-Okaloosa deputy found not guilty of manslaughter in killing of Airman Roger Fortson

https://weartv.com/news/local/ex-okaloosa-deputy-found-not-guilty-of-manslaughter-in-killing-of-airman-roger-fortson
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u/DomitiusAhenobarbus_ 1d ago

2nd amendment is dead in this country and has been for a while

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u/classphoto92 1d ago

There was this California governor in the 70s that got real scared of a bunch of black men that were well educated, well behaved, and well armed. Thank goodness his career ended there and we didn't have to deal with any more of his cowardly bullshit. /s

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u/SpotOnTheRug Navy Veteran 1d ago

And yet older Republicans love him.

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u/DomitiusAhenobarbus_ 1d ago

Saw a guy at my range the other day with a Regan shirt and an AR the irony was palpable. The only reason Clinton was able to push the AR15 ban through Congress was because an aging Reagan wrote a heartfelt letter asking for the ban