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

On Aug 17, 2026 at 2:45:52 PM EDT, "Noah Sombrero" <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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:
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>>>> 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.

assault guns and hand guns have only one use - killing other people

Rifles, long and shot guns are for hunting and are for killing animals
(preferably for food) and in rare occasions, for animal defence. If you aren't
using them, or have them for these reasons, you don't need them.

simple, right.


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>>>>> 
>>>>>> 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.