Anti recording laws from who, the same motherfuckers who want to install a Flock camera on every street corner? I don't think so.
We'll put down our cameras just as soon as they take down theirs.
this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2026
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This but with guns.
Same! You disarm the citizens and it'll get so much worse! It's really the only thing stopping them from moving any faster. Boil the frog too fast and he jumps out.
I'm not saying they're perfect, but the forefathers knew corruption, and knew what it took to defend their ground. Hence the 1st and 2nd amendments!
Which country has fallen to fascism first this time around?
But sure, keep pretending that guns help.
We haven't fallen yet but just imagine if they were somehow able to disarm everyone all at once. How would that fare for everyone?
Not a damn thing would change.
Nobody, and I mean nobody gives a shit about your guns.
They are robbing you blind and trapping you helplessly under the 'freedom' banner.
It's infuriating to see from outside. Mostly because very few stand up, and others are even willing to stop the few.
Nobody, and I mean nobody gives a shit about your guns.
Yes, yes they do. It's constantly a hot topic, several States have created registries for ownership, FOID cards to track who's buying what, and some politicians even want to serialize everything. On top of what they've already banned.
They're robbing plenty of people, agreed, and doing so incrementally so it's not really perceived. I get that.
But then yes, you threaten many who believe "it's a God-given right to own a firearm" and speak about it going away, people would start to take action.
Show me exactly when that happened since 2001
Since 2001? Why that date? I also never said it happened yet, only that they're slowly trying to. I think you should work on your reading and comprehension skills.
Currently, there are numerous lawsuits of various 2A rights groups suing state and gov bodies over these laws that infringe upon Americans' rights. It's a game of rush a policy to block/ban, lose in court eventually, repeat. They don't care, and ironically any criminals don't care either, they do what they want despite laws, so it really doesn't help law abiding citizens either.
You already lost to much liberty since 2001, 2FA did nothing to even slow it down.
I'm accusing you of lying to yourself about guns, and missing the forest for the trees.
After a couple more years, you won't have anything else to hold on to.
What are you trying to get at? Get to any point you're trying to make...
What
It's a thing that's trending on social media and showing up in click-bait journalism.
Which means it is:
a) Irrelevant to anyone who isn't terminally online
b) Influencer-bait for every podcaster, YouTuber, and Twitter hot-takes artist
c) Going to see coverage inflate like a balloon as we get closer to November
What?
1A Auditors are people who show up in public buildings and annoy the government employees, with the express purpose of being asked to leave. As soon as an employee asks them to leave, (or even asks them to back up a little bit and give them some space), they make a huge scene about how it’s a public space, “I pay your salary”, and the employee is infringing on the person’s 1st Amendment rights.
Youtube keeps trying to sneak these in to my feed, I used to downvote and block the channel, but now I report and block because youtube clearly wants reporting to replace downvoting which they removed.
Seeing an idiot and a pig roll around in the muck from the comfort of my sofa? Who wants that to stop?
Watching “sovereign citizens“ and cops drive each other insane can be pretty funny too
Oh honey, you gotta stop watching the assholes. There are plenty of perfectly chill 1A activists out there.
... Although, if you think the pigs are always right, then no matter what the 1A folk do, you'll be upset. God forbid anyone stand up to the man. God forbid anyone record in City Hall, or a park, or on the sidewalk. Can't have that, fuck no, it's too ... harmful?