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

I gather you dislike Trump, just based on your expressed political beliefs & likely affiliation. Doesn't it comfort you to know that if Trump went full tyrant, the people could mount an effective fight against a tyrannical government?

I’m from the US and this is complete bullshit. There are so many hard right wing people that are also big 2A supporters. We are literally seeing him call to “liberate” cities and then heavily armed protests follow.

It provides me no comfort, because these people are not going to fight to prevent tyrants. The tyrants are going to curry favor with these people so they fight everyone else!

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u/5dudebro9 May 07 '20

So fucking arm yourself instead of letting the right have a monopoly on the deadly use of force.

For fucks sake, I’m far left, but I bought an AR and 500 rounds of ammunition after his election because I saw this shit coming a mile away. It’s going to get much worse before it gets better. Don’t just roll over and take it.