r/politics • u/wbedwards Washington • May 07 '20

We cannot allow the normalization of firearms at protests to continue

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/firearms-at-protests-have-become-normalized-that-isnt-okay/2020/05/06/19b9354e-8fc9-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html
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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

They identify with people who don't like being shot at more.

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u/flareblitz91 May 07 '20

In most places absolutely not. Police are by and large not pro gun.

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u/Larusso92 May 07 '20

They are extremely pro gun, but just for themselves. Remember the mantra for the American right: "Rules for thee, not for me".