I do target shooting as a hobby but I’m genuinely curious. The US is known (for better and worse) for it’s culture of gun ownership but the US is also know for widely differing experiences

  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
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    9 days ago

    It’s funny that the people that spent the past few decades screaming that the 2A is meant to protect from a corrupt government aren’t picking up their guns but cheering and voting for the corruption instead…

    • SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      32·
      9 days ago

      You can’t expect political opponents to do the hard work for you, whether it’s protesting, press, or 2A stuff

      All citizens have access to the same things. Someone might live in a state with restrictions, but that can be seen as a case of “you get what you vote for” too

      • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
        23·
        9 days ago

        You can’t expect political opponents to do the hard work for you

        What work is that?

        but that can be seen as a case of “you get what you vote for” too

        The US was established as a democracy when the Bill of Rights was written, so presumably they expected to potentially have to revolt against an elected representative.