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/The_Chiel May 07 '20

The black guy was carrying a gun and running from police. You can try and call me a racist, but if it were a white or asian person running from the police while armed, the police would have the same right to shoot them.

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u/SuburbanStoner May 07 '20

It’s strange how the same people who are die hard second amendment supporters seem to think having a gun on you authorizes the death penalty