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Trump has declared war on the transgender community, leaving Americans to seek asylum — from America
(www.independent.co.uk)
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Again, for now, one of the critical differences between any other authoritarian government and the US is we have access to firearms. Don’t allow the jackboots take you without a fight.
Yeah... Too bad the guys with the guns are the fascists.
Not all of them… in fact from my experience, very few of them.
They may be gun nuts but they aren't the only ones with interest in firearms. Plenty of non-right leaning folk are well trained in my experience.
It sure as hell is taking them a whole lot of time to shoot the pumpkin.
Too bad the dems convinced everyone left-of-center to disarm themselves and allow the police to arbitraily deny gun permits in blue jurisdictions. Oh, isn't it convienient that most non-whites live in democratic jurisdictions. A racist-ass white cop can deny a law abiding black man from getting a permit so thay he can defend his small store from potential nazis trying to attack his store, thanks a lot, democrats.
Dems should just drop the guns issue ffs, literally lost texas gubernatorial election over Beto's "We'll take your guns" rhetoric. And leftists (and liberals too) should've gotten armed a long time ago.
It's quite entertaining when I read your post, and you talk about how Dems should "drop the gun issue", and I have no idea what you mean by that. It could really go either way.
I mean, stop trying to do "gun control" when we have other issues to worry about like making life more affordable, universal socialized healthcare like many European Countries have, free college, fix voting rights, stop gerrymandering, and to combat the automation issue: Universal Basic Income that is tied to inflation (more inflation = increase UBI).
Fix all this, and gun violence ends.
The willful ignorance among you people used to be astounding.
Now, I've just come to expect it.
See no evil, hear no evil, etc.
There are rumblings from the administration to expand gun restrictions to trans individuals for mental health reasons. The second amendment is for everyone (2A4E). Get to know neighbors and be that Militia the Founding Fathers expected for a free State. If they can take guns from trans people, they can take guns from anyone.
Absolutely. I saw this headline and was rather surprised. Note the “for now” in my post. Trans people have been targeted the entire time during this administration. I said on Lemmy for trans people need to arm themselves, and I mean carry outside when they are interacting with society, because the gays were some of the first people snatched and put into concentration camps, the trans groups seem to be the first target this time.
Because I’m not some MAGAt I am personally concerned about my safety when out in public now, although my immediate area is pretty mixed racially and politically, I still live in a Trump state. How long until some kind of martial law is declared where I live? How long until some kind of political litmus test is given to be able to purchase goods? Have a job? Etc.
Honestly, I think it would make more sense to restrict access to guns for transpeople on the grounds that they might kill themselves.
Everyone who is anti-gun loves to say that gun owners are more likely to use it on themselves than a threat. Transpeople commit suicide at significantly higher rates than the rest of the population.
It's interesting how stances change when they suit an agenda.