• foggy@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Honest question and genuinely not suggesting anything, but, Isn’t this what the second amendment is for?

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 hours ago

      There is a difference between second amendment culture and your second amendment rights.

      2A culture is pretty much MAGA: “Respect my authority or I won’t respect your right to exist.” As a former conservative who owns guns, this line of thinking is very pervasive through gun owning circles. But you need to remember that they will fully support laws that bar the other people from owning guns like the Black Panthers.

      Bare in mind that the Constitution is just a piece of paper. It only has power when the government and the will of the people give it power. You can assume for at least the next four years, the Constitution will be seen as “rules that allow me to stay in power but don’t protect you from me”.