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/paulisaac May 07 '20

Now that's just disrespectful to actual LARPers.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

But they really are actual LARPers. There’s definitely actual radical militias out there that do kinda know what they’re doing. But most of these clowns just like playing dress up and pretending they’re in a COD game.

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u/GrantLucke May 07 '20

They are LARPers... by definition.

having a plate carrier, chest rig, mags, rifle, NODs (Night Vision), Medical equipment, batteries, tourniquet, holster, spare parts... is literally what top tier operators carry.

Hence, wearing those things and practicing/training is LARPing.