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such a funny time for this discourse again ☕

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[–] pibfyhd7g57gd5u64f@piefed.social 127 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Actual leftists have always been pro gun though...

[–] Resplendent606@piefed.social 108 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Yes, Karl Marx wrote:

"Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary."

"To be able forcefully and threateningly to oppose this party [bourgeois], the workers must be armed and organized."

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 47 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Followed shortly after by:

The former Soviet Union established gun control in 1929 and as a result, Stalin’s government killed 40 million Soviets. This is a clear example of how gun control can be used to oppress a population and take away their right to self-defense.

https://www.dictatorbaron.com/did-joseph-stalin-ban-guns/

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[–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is going over a lot better than when I said it, in progressivepolitics@lemmy.world no less. What a difference a month makes these days, I suppose.

https://sh.itjust.works/comment/19935457

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You have 16 upvotes there though.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Like, I'm all for gun laws. But unfortunately a lot of crazy shit is legal, and a lot of people are crazy.

Prepare for the world you live in, not what you think it should be like.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago (17 children)

If you go far enough left, you get your guns back.

Sick of the constant, "Where my 2A people at?!" around here. I am right fucking here, but I'm not in much of a position to mount a personal assault on Washington DC. All I can reasonably do is defend my immigrant wife and our home if it comes to that.

FFS, some of these people even question self-defense. "They'll just kill you, moron!" Yeah, well that was on the table anyway.

And if any gun-grabbers think the cops and ICE and politicians are fascist enough as-is, imagine how they would be acting if they could kick down doors with full impunity and zero fear. Yeah, the local cops could get a squad of 20 and take this house apart. But somebody's getting hurt. I guarantee it.

Here's an interesting thought, let's see how this plays out. Florida is red enough ATM, governor and state Congress. Why haven't they passed open-carry legislation? Why isn't it even under discussion? Think they'll make it happen?

I'll give you three guesses, but you're only going to need one. Fuck no they will not legislate open carry because men like me will be at every protest with an AR-15 on my shoulder and a Colt .45 in my belt.

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's honestly crazy that we have the "right" to bear arms and the "right" to protest, but half the country cannot protest while bearing arms. Meanwhile, police are shooting people's eyes out and trampling them with horses.

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[–] user_name@lemmy.world 53 points 2 days ago (7 children)

“Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary.”

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[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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