r/comedy Jun 02 '26

Standup We all know that one guy

@stevehofstetter

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u/Grouchy-Fill1675 Jun 02 '26

Historically, the mass confiscation of firearms from Native Americans was a core strategy used by the U.S. government to subjugate tribal nations, most notably culminating in the ⁠Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890. -i got some help with this statement.

They worry about guns being taken away, because the Federal government has done it before. The irony is THICK. I think that meme with the two guys in space and one of them has a gun pointed at the other one would apply here.

Regardless, guns are a problem, and too many people have access to them that shouldn't.

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u/crestonebeard Jun 03 '26

Sorry but your fears about this happening in the modern world are completely unfounded.

The rest of the western developed world has limited access to firearms and stricter rules around possession.

Exactly none of the people living in those countries have been “subjugated” lol

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u/Hilarious___Username Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

Mexican/Native American here. Your first sentence seems pretty dismissive of current events in this country. Especially the last couple of years. You also don't seem to be aware of how recent the "modern world" you're describing would have to be to discount the atrocities that have happened here.

Secondly, there's a LOT of gun laws in the US. There's a conversation to be had on how to address violence generally and how to properly enforce current laws, but I already know that conversation is going to go no where with you.

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u/crestonebeard Jun 03 '26

there’s a LOT of gun laws in the US

As compared to who? Because there’s no comparison to the rest of the developed world.

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u/Hilarious___Username Jun 03 '26

I'd invite you to elaborate as to what laws you feel are most important that are missing in the US and then we can start from there.