i would be a lot less skeptical of gun control if liberals were actually out there trying to do something about those trying to leverage the State as a form of violence against BIPOC and queer people (especially trans people) 🙃
@ariadne Yeah, I'm in Canada and the general sentiment is that people are scared of any guns at all. I was talking with a friend about how in the US context community protection with guns a la the Black Panthers is some of the only ways people can get protection from organized hate group violence and the violence of the state.
Really sad when the state fails to fulfill it's end of the social contract. :(
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@adrienne @ariadne Yeah! Our gun regulations are pretty reasonable IMO. I think most provices just require you to keep the bullets and gun stored separately so that kids don't get in them and stuff. Also open carry / small guns are a big no no which is pretty reasonable IMO. Of course the US is just a widely different environment so we can't just apply Canada's standards there overnight. 😅
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@adrienne @ariadne I think the fear of getting to a point where any random person on the street might shoot you dead is pretty real and scary though. :/ One of the reasons I'm avoiding travel to the states for a while.