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[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

republicans who collect firearms and bullets like baseball cards

Doesn't matter how many guns you have, you still only have 2 hands.

[–] DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

A salient point.

[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And I can tell you not all of them are training, they just go shoot off random rounds at a range with no plan other than make gun go bang.

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Indeed. These "good ol' boys" also forget that there are gang-bangers who would definiftely enjoy popping rounds off at some supremacist racists and that they have been carrying firearms and using them for decades, while lilywhite conservative America has been living the good life all safe and sound and comfy in the suburbs. I don't imagine they have the same level of fear reaction to the high stress environment of armed strife.

God knows, last time THIS relevant fact was mentioned on Alex Jones, the co-worker I have who listens was mortified by the thought. He claimed it was some new liberal agenda.. to which I scoffed and I asked him to use his damn memory and recall just HOW long ago the inner city high schools in America started putting metal detectors and police into them. (the late 80's my man.. come on.. use that mind of yours.)

There's lots of black folks that need no training with guns.

That shut him up pretty damn fast.