Re: as an anarchist, i'm pretty disappointed with guns nuts ...

On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:43:18 -0700, Dude <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 8/17/2026 10:00 AM, Tara wrote:
>> On Aug 17, 2026 at 10:16:38?AM EDT, "Tara" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Aug 17, 2026 at 2:33:19?AM EDT, "Creon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> At Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:24:45 -0000 (UTC), Tara <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> On 8/16/2026 3:39 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>> On 8/16/26 12:29 PM, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 8/16/2026 3:02 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 8/16/26 11:51 AM, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 8/16/2026 2:38 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/16/26 11:20 AM, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/16/2026 1:46 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/16/26 10:37 AM, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/16/2026 1:58 AM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/15/26 9:25 AM, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/14/2026 5:34 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i do advocate for _free_ guns u moron, so yes i do think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we should actively train and arm the population (to some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> high percentage). and i think we should do so on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taxpayers dime because it's advantageous for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> preservation of liberty, to have a distributed the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> common defense against tyranny. we have than enough gun
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> production to achieve this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And who would be paying for the "free" guns and that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> training?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> progressive taxes, like how we pay for the military
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> already dud
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you're counting on the government to fund the thing that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will stop the government if they get too despotic and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> authoritarian.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> state level taxes my dud, i don't think the federal govt
>>>>>>>>>>>>> even has the power to fund state militia. and yes, i expect
>>>>>>>>>>>>> having each state funding their own militia to be a robust
>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough protection against federal tyranny
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Okay. Good luck with that.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> i put every cop's and kid's death from guns squarely on the
>>>>>>>>>>> fucking retarded cons who refuse to deal with the massive
>>>>>>>>>>> liability that are gun rights
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> it's ur fault u evil motherfucker
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> No one cares about your evil fantasies.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> YES, YOU DON'T FUCKING CARE ABOUT THE GUN DEATHS U EVIL
>>>>>>>>> MOTHERFUCKER
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I dont care about your evil fantasies.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the guns deaths in country are far from fantasies u evil denialist
>>>>>>> fuck
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And you swallow the propaganda that it's law abiding people with
>>>>>> guns who are causing that death?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If the bad guys didn’t have access to guns, the law abiding people
>>>>> wouldn’t need guns to protect them from the bad guys.
>>>>
>>>> So a bad guy attacks with a knife instead.  What does Mother Jones
>>>> use to defend herself?
>>>
>>> Mother Jones is an American magazine or something, right.
>>>>
>>>> It's called an "equalizer".
>>>
>>>   non-firearm assaults - Canada and U.S.A.
>>>
>>> "While knife attacks and non-firearm assaults occur in both countries at
>>> relatively comparable base levels, the immense per capita gap in overall
>>> violent deaths is driven almost entirely by the higher frequency and lethality
>>> of gun violence in the United States."
>>> -CTV
>>>>
>>>> In the UK, you can't even walk down the street with a lockblade
>>>> in your pocket.
>>>>
>>>>> Simplistic I
>>>>> know but that’s how it works in countries that restrict gun
>>>>> ownership.
>>>>
>>>> There are still deadly weapons, they just need more skill/muscle
>>>> to operate.
>>>
>>> suppose so but speaking for Canada, I've never been attacked by someone with a
>>> knife, nor do I know anyone who has. And I don't know anyone who carries a
>>> knife for protection. (I do have a little Swiss Army knife on my keychain. but
>>> that's for all kinds of other stuff, not for protection.)
>>> Sometimes I carry a small hunting knife. (not for interaction with humans).
>> 
>> However,  who knew, not I:
>> 
>> "In the past decade, an average of 224 homicides each year in Canada cited
>> stabbing as the method used to commit the homicide, according to StatsCan
>> data."
>> 
>> https://ottawacitizen.com/news/new-data-shows-stabbings-in-ottawa-are-down-this-year-has-the-city-just-been-lucky
>> 
>In the US a person has the right to defend themselves in their own home.
>
>You can stand your ground and use force to protect yourself inside your 
>house.
>
>You can use deadly force if you reasonably believe an intruder will kill 
>you or hurt you very badly.
>
>The rule comes from the old idea that a person's house is their "castle" 
>and their safest refuge.

Guns are tools for killing people.  So best idea:  don't have a gun
unless you intend to kill people.

>
>> 
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> They just aren’t available for anyone, good or bad guys.
>>>>> (Unless in Canada’s case they’re smuggled across the border. :( but
>>>>> thats minimal.) Even if there was a ban on guns in the U S., the guns
>>>>> are already there and are an integrated part of your culture.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder if enough of the US population wanted a gun free country, it
>>>>> would be possible to have one.
>>>>
>>>> Beats me.
>>>
>>> Don't let it beat you.  Go get your gun.  bang bang.
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