Questions for our American friends

@LvChris I'm bigly in favor of leftists owning and training with firearms, but yeah fighting the government, itself seems ill-fated. They could come in handy on our end if a Republican president throws a giant wrench into domestic security and these fascist militias start rolling into minority-majority areas. It's just a shame that most liberals & socialists just haven't caught on to that.

@LvChris Yes, just like somebody who talks trash on the internet when they get an invite to say it to the other guy's face.

@BlueVeins Good. Now let's get those militias in

@TheLordOfHell The problem with your argument is 1) legal firearms are rarely used to commit these horrific crimes, Moon Bay is an exception, and 2) it's not assault rifles being used to commit murders.
[quote]In 2020, handguns were involved in 59% of the 13,620 U.S. gun murders and non-negligent manslaughters for which data is available, according to the FBI. Rifles – the category that includes guns sometimes referred to as “assault weapons” – were involved in 3% of firearm murders. [/quote]
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20handguns%20were%20involved,in%203%25%20of%20firearm%20murders.

@TheLordOfHell So you're suggesting training would be school shooters will help the problem? How exactly is that supposed to work?

@SW-User Ah but it isn't an argument at all. Merely my opinion on an incredibly touchy subject. And this is why one person should not be in charge of making decisions for everyone else. I do not have the wisdom to solve this crisis, sadly. I wish I did. I appreciate your info, however.

@robb65 I don't believe I said that at all, now did I?

@graphite It's working just fine. We don't like any politician, we vote them out. Sometimes their own party sacks them first. Then they get sent to the USA as ambassador 🙄

@walabby You call that dystopian nightmare fine? Wow. 😲😲

@walabby Thanks.🤬

@DunningKruger thats your opinion way out in left field as it is

@soar2newhighs New "equity-based" criminal procedures call for releasing dangerous, violent criminals back out into the public because, you know, it's not their fault their dangerous violent criminals. They're victims now.

@MrBrownstone Where does it say in the constitution you have a right to ammunition?

@Morvoren Same place it says I don’t.

@Morvoren guns and the ammo go together of course its not spelled out specifically in the constitution its a basic right ammo is a given if we didnt have cars we wouldnt need gasoline would we

@bijouxbroussard Obviously it being "part of his job" does not make him a "good guy with a gun". We have plenty of examples that prove that. We even had cops from the next county north who ended up in prison for stopping and robbing Mexicans passing through, figuring they would not report it. Nor does whether the person is male or female. Nor does skin color.
As far as being an American citizen, we have gun laws and those laws restrict who can and can't buy guns and where. I can walk into a gun shop and buy a gun here but I can't drive across the state line and buy one. I can put my pistol in my pocket, walk up and down the street, or drive around because the law says I can. I can't legally drive across the state line with my pistol unless I have a permit that is recognized by that state, and even if the state in question does not require permits, that usually only applies to residents of that state. I think, but I'm not entirely sure a person with a green card can legally buy a gun. Of course they would need some proof of residence in the state where they are trying to buy a gun as well as having to jump through whatever hoops that state has put in place. I don't see a problem with a person who has chosen to live here permanently or semi permanently having a gun and long as they haven't done anything that would prevent a citizen from having one. Someone just passing through illegally is another story.

@robb65 [quote] Obviously it being "part of his job" does not make him a "good guy with a gun". [/quote]
Right, and it’s why I don’t use the term. It means nothing. Many people who support unfettered access to weapons make the distinction of "good guys" with guns.
Logically, that should at least include someone required to carry a gun on their job, as opposed to a criminal. But as you’ve said, one can’t always tell the players by their uniforms. There’s way too much overlap, and it’s always been that way. Every civilian carrying a gun isn’t treated the same way by law enforcement, either.

I live in a state with strict laws. The first gun control laws came about under Gov. Reagan, supported by the NRA, when the Black Panthers decided that they, too, had 2nd Amendment rights. (That’s [b]not[/b] "playing the race card", it’s a matter of record, and the irony isn’t lost on me.)

So it’s not as easy to buy guns here as in other states—except we border Nevada, where at one point you could practically show your library card and buy a gun*. A friend and I used to go Reno, occasionally. She bought a gun, brought it home to California. Nobody checked, either way.
As far as I know, she still has it.
*possibly changed after 2017

[quote] I think, but I'm not entirely sure a person with a green card can legally buy a gun. [/quote]

They can:
“An alien legally in the U.S. is not prohibited from purchasing firearms unless the alien is admitted into the U.S. under a nonimmigrant visa and does not meet one of the exceptions as provided in 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(2), such as possession of a valid hunting license or permit.
[18 U.S.C. 922 (d)(5), (g)(5) and (y)(2); 27 CFR 478.11 and 478.32(a)(5) ]"

@bijouxbroussard calm down sorry i interrupted you and your other poster you go ahead😀

@badminton Hey genius, anyone ever tell you guns are inanimate objects. IOW they don't shoot themselves.

Stop the tsunami of turd world aliens and the shooting will stop

@Slade Non-sequitur, your facts are uncoordinated.

@walabby how clever. You go to cliche school for that?

@Ontheroad good point but your speaking for the minority here the vast majority of Americans are responsible gun enthusiasts who obay the laws of our great country dismantling our rights is not a cure ....trampling our rights for a few sick or desperate people is not the answer and that vast majority will never let leftist gun haters take our rights!

@Ducky not 100% but if someone one is contemplating a mast shooting maybe a neck stretching would change there mind seeing how it looks so painfull

@Bodymindsoul If you say so

@Ducky good since "ducky" profile says nothin about him who what or why your hear you must be a troll and i was getting tired of wasting time in this debate...good day!

@Ceinwyn @Ceinwyn [quote]US and Switzerland have the same gun laws[/quote]

No they don't.

[quote]The fundamental difference between Switzerland and the U.S. when it comes to buying guns is not the ease of purchase—it’s easy in both countries—but the regulations that are associated with gun ownership in Switzerland. Most firearms, with the exception of fully automatic weapons, are legal. But background checks are mandated, which is not always the case in the U.S. Heavy machine guns and military weapons such as grenade launchers are banned in Switzerland; under some circumstances they can be purchased in the U.S. Public-carrying permits are issued rarely. Guns can be transported, but must remain unloaded at all times when they’re not in use.

Hunting weapons must be registered with the local Canton. Pistols, rifles, and semiautomatic weapons require a license. [/quote]

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/swiss-guns/553448/

[quote]So we either need less guns or less Americans[/quote]

We need less uninformed idiots who spew their dumb opinions without even knowing what they are talking about.

@Ceinwyn Hm well you don't know anything about American gun laws so its safe to assume you don't know shit about Americans either.