Republican men seem massively troubled about their masculinity — and that’s literally causing death and suffering

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    1 year ago

    California, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Hawai’i, New York, Massachussets, New Jersey, and that’s just off the top of my head.

    Now, can you point out where in the Bruen decision it was stated that the second amendment only applies to handguns intended for self-defense?

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        1 year ago

        You believe it will. But that is not always the case. And self defense from what, precisely?

        Moreover, self defense was not the reason for 2A. It is a reason, but not the reason. 2A is what allows community activists to band together to protect people giving out food to homeless people, or prevent fascists from beating drag queens that are trying to read stories, because–in both cases–the cops are on the side of the oppressors.

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            “Well regulated” meant trained. Simple as that. So the people that wrote the constitution were saying that since trained riflemen were critical to winning the revolution, people should be able to keep practicing.