Since Trump’s election, gun groups catering to progressives and people of color report a surge in interest as they look to defend themselves in a country that, to them, feels increasingly unstable.

  • Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Then you have to remember that every force of violence in the US, LEOs, all branches of military, all support trump.

    So, what kind of gun can I buy that will let me defend myself from a tyrannical reaper drone?

    Or maybe planning to fight your enemy where he is strongest is fucking dumb?

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      17 minutes ago

      If the full force of the FBI, military, and local law enforcement turns against the citizenry the citizenry is cooked.

      Hopefully our fellow citizens will balk at killing their neighbors, but if they don’t, shotguns and handguns are only useful to increase the cost of enforcement on the gestapo.

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      5 hours ago

      A gun does not defend you from a drone. It defends you from other people who are emboldened to commit crimes against you.

      The point later in the comment is about what happens if the government fully turns in the citizens. Protecting yourself is midway to that.

      You basically can’t let it get that far or you’re just cooked.

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        4 hours ago

        It defends you from other people who are emboldened to commit crimes against you.

        No, it doesn’t defend you. At best, it will give you a chance to shoot back. Statistically speaking, the person you are most likely to use a gun on is yourself, second most likely victim of your gun is your spouse.