| ▲ | mywittyname 4 hours ago | |
> The American Left has spent the better part of the last century attacking the 2nd Amendment, limiting firearms ownership, and portraying gun owners as paranoid losers. That would drive many on-the-fence gun owners away from supporting them. No we didn't. Promoting safe and conscientious gun ownership is a good thing, and it's the right thing for society. It's actually a pretty common feeling among gun owners. But gun lobbies has polluted people's minds into believing that the "left hates guns." Which isn't really true. For sure, there are people whose opinion is colored by the frequency of mass shootings and having their kids deal with active shooter drills, etc. But this isn't always a political issue - my hard right-wing grandma hated guns and forbade their ownership in her house. I frequent a gun club with a bunch of the leftest, gayest, socialistest, DEIest people you could meet, and we always find like-minded people to chat with. We are a minority, sure, but not a small one. > Just a few years ago, their own supporters were smugly saying that standing up to the government is a fantasy for paranoid whackjobs. And I still believe this - more than ever. You'd have to be insane to stand up to the current government right now. They will disappear people to gulags or just shoot them in the face for practically no reason. Imagine what they do to people they genuinely believe are threats. | ||
| ▲ | vel0city 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
"Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15, your AK-47" The words of the last Democrat that seemed to really have a chance to win a senator seat in my state. His support really dropped after such a statement in this state. | ||
| ▲ | dabluecaboose 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> We are a minority, sure, but not a small one. So you are actually supporting my point. Conscientious, civically-minded people who own guns are unfortunately a minority on the (American) Left. > And I still believe this - more than ever. You'd have to be insane to stand up to the current government right now. Then you should be quibbling with my parent commenter who is smugly asking why the "gun people" aren't shooting back, not me. | ||