• stoicmaverick@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      As a gun owner and former small arms instructor, like… I’m happy, but I also feel like I got isekai’ed when I see fellow left sided folks imply that privately owned guns aren’t basically the equivalent of the One Ring. They are simply a tool which bestows the ABILITY to use violence at a distance. What you choose to do with that ability is entirely up to the holder. A sword can be used as a shield as well, but a shield cannot be used as a sword if needed

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        1 hour ago

        Maybe not a sword, but shields can have spikes and sharp edges. Even as a blunt instrument a shield is a weapon not just a defense.

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        5 hours ago

        I’ve never been on the “ban all guns” side of the argument. I’ve had access to them since I was 10 and was a line coach when I was in the Navy. I’m just glad to see some of us on the left start to get it.