This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot. I think we need better gun control, but I also think we should only be talking about it and not trying to implement it. I don’t think the US is stable enough to actually be able to implement stricter gun control and not have fascists trying to take advantage of an unarmed/less armed population. We’re in real danger of our country going full Nazi within the next couple years.
Like, are you seriously telling me that if the US goes full Nazi, I should just lie down and die for the greater good? 'Cause that’s exactly what’s gonna happen when guns are only in the hands of fascists. But that’s okay because at least there was a decreased risk of a hormone-addled teen stealing their parents gun and shooting a school right? At least they got to live long enough for a fascist to do that for them.
Again, I think we need better ways of deciding who can own a gun; but damn guys, this really isn’t a good time to actually implement it. Maybe wait until we don’t have several wannabe Hitlers lined up and competing for the presidency.
Ironically, I also think gun control should open up an avenue for people to own machine guns again, because right now only rich people can afford one. Additionally, our current system regulating machine guns is based on arbitrary dates and the assumption that the ATF will do their due diligence when it comes to evaluating someone’s eligibility for owning one. I know it’s possible to have a society that allows people an opportunity to legally own machine guns because there is at least one European country which allows you to do so (Finland), but you gotta be serious about your gun control to make sure one doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.
Uh, anyway, since you kinda touched on this, I find it mildly amusing that it seems like every political view has a motive to allowing gun ownership except for liberalism and authoritarianism.
Libertarians: “I have the money and I want one, I should be able to buy one.”
Socialists: “How else am I supposed to seize the means of production? Ask nicely LOL?”
Communists: “the people only have power if they can assert their power against a government who no longer rules in favor of the people”
Anarchists: a mix of libertarian, socialist and communist logic
Meanwhile you have fascists and authoritarians in general being like, “only the people who I like should have guns” while liberals are like, “trust the government, they have your best interests at heart so you don’t need guns”.
This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot. I think we need better gun control, but I also think we should only be talking about it and not trying to implement it. I don’t think the US is stable enough to actually be able to implement stricter gun control and not have fascists trying to take advantage of an unarmed/less armed population. We’re in real danger of our country going full Nazi within the next couple years.
Like, are you seriously telling me that if the US goes full Nazi, I should just lie down and die for the greater good? 'Cause that’s exactly what’s gonna happen when guns are only in the hands of fascists. But that’s okay because at least there was a decreased risk of a hormone-addled teen stealing their parents gun and shooting a school right? At least they got to live long enough for a fascist to do that for them.
Again, I think we need better ways of deciding who can own a gun; but damn guys, this really isn’t a good time to actually implement it. Maybe wait until we don’t have several wannabe Hitlers lined up and competing for the presidency.
Ironically, I also think gun control should open up an avenue for people to own machine guns again, because right now only rich people can afford one. Additionally, our current system regulating machine guns is based on arbitrary dates and the assumption that the ATF will do their due diligence when it comes to evaluating someone’s eligibility for owning one. I know it’s possible to have a society that allows people an opportunity to legally own machine guns because there is at least one European country which allows you to do so (Finland), but you gotta be serious about your gun control to make sure one doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.
Uh, anyway, since you kinda touched on this, I find it mildly amusing that it seems like every political view has a motive to allowing gun ownership except for liberalism and authoritarianism.
Libertarians: “I have the money and I want one, I should be able to buy one.”
Socialists: “How else am I supposed to seize the means of production? Ask nicely LOL?”
Communists: “the people only have power if they can assert their power against a government who no longer rules in favor of the people”
Anarchists: a mix of libertarian, socialist and communist logic
(Traditional) Conservatives: basically libertarian-lite
Meanwhile you have fascists and authoritarians in general being like, “only the people who I like should have guns” while liberals are like, “trust the government, they have your best interests at heart so you don’t need guns”.