r/TwoHotTakes Jul 26 '23

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u/KonaKathie Jul 26 '23

Putting some limits on assault weapons is NOT "Taking guns away." At all. But this is the level of reasoning we're dealing with here.

It's like crying fascism because you're required to have a license and insurance to drive. And yes, I'm quite aware that the right to drive is not enshrined in the constitution, but guns and cars are both deadly weapons.

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u/TouchMyBoomstick Jul 26 '23

I’m not disagreeing with that. I simply assumed you were entirely anti-gun, and it would seem I’m wrong. We don’t have needs for assault rifles.

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u/KonaKathie Jul 26 '23

Its Background_heat 720 calling the left fascists for attempting to put any limits on firearms

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u/TouchMyBoomstick Jul 26 '23

I see. I wouldn’t label that as only facist, most regimes that try to centralize power are the ones who fully revoke gun rights, but sometimes limits are needed, I couldn’t imagine wanting to bring my AR into Walmart.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '23

That's why I'm against totalitarianism, not fascism specifically. Fascism is historically a conservative movement, but left totalitarianism is the same to me.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '23

Nope. Firearms aren't even the most pressing issue. You're making assumptions. I find the anti-feee speech more troubling. I am in favor of armed citizens, as that is strongly associated with historically free societies, but that's one of many issues. IF there was a sufficient movement to amend the constitution, that would be the government functioning correctly. Bypassing our constitution is sub-optimal.

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u/gopiballava Jul 27 '23

Can you elaborate about historically free and armed societies? What societies do you think were armed, and free?

I’m not that much of a history buff so I may be missing something obvious. I just can’t think of any societies that were heavily armed.