Ficus-lovin\x27 Capybara N\x27 pals • 🌟 • 25 yrs ago
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
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Comments by "Ficus-lovin\x27 Capybara N\x27 pals • 🌟 • 25 yrs ago" (@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago) on "Caller Has Issues With Sam’s Stance On Kyle Rittenhouse" video.
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@morenitomoreno1282 fuck you're telling ME! Most people here aren't stereotypical gun nuts per se, but a some-sized minority are. They can't approach the issue rationally.
Govt is for sale here, which won't surprise anyone. The NRA (which apparently is bankrupt now?) has totally abandoned any pretense of being a benign sporting organization and has been ceaselessly paying off all GOP lawmakers for decades to prevent any kind of national gun control laws from being passed. There was an assault weapons ban from '94-2004 but the Bush admin let it lapse (of course) and it hasn't been even voted on since.
I don't personally mind assault rifles (in non-crazy hands), but I feel there should be greater obstacles to owning one then a standard rifle, shotgun, or handgun due to their higher lethality.
I'm all for gun ownership by most, but yes ofc there should be rational regulations on such, but the chuds can't seem to get this. It's f'n stupid. Just like blind people aren't allowed to drive, we should be able to enact reasonable limits (not bans) on firearm ownership. Right now it's handled at the state level. Blue states have stricter regs than Red states. As long as one doesn't get caught, it's very easy to buy guns in a loose state and take them to a stricter state.
Simple things I'd like to see on a 50-state basis are: licensing reqs, req safety training, 7-10 day waiting period before purchasing, and basic background checks just to screen out red flag indicators (recent violent DV conviction, other relevant conviction, mental health concerns).
Also temporary mental health restrictions in times of crisis if ordered by a judge (personal firearms are confiscated then returned after a period of time).
I don't think these simple proposals are oppressive but the knee-jerk reactionaries want to claim disengenuously that we're coming for their guns. I haven't yet met anyone that feels all personal firearms should be banned.
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@sindelscat9336 you're right, he survived thankfully. But the cop is guilty of attempted manslaughter then.
Ftr, I do not think all street cops are terrible people, but most are pretty bad IMO. If they work the street they aren't doing any good and they should quit and get a job they can be proud of that ACTUALLY helps people, or at least does no harm.
I hope you're as callous towards yourself as you are towards Mr. Blake the next time a trigger happy crazy killer cop fills you full of lead just because he can, or because it's Tuesday.
We really should value each other's lives more than this. I do. Even if Jacob Blake did something wrong in his past, provides it wasn't a heinous crime and it wasn't, he didn't deserve to be shot seven times IN THE BACK for it. Anyone who shoots someone in the back esp multiple times is a coward and s terrible person and should never be allowed to touch a gun again.
Cop thugs get to murder at will, and very, very rarely have to answer for it, but if we touch a hair on these wrongdoers' heads, we could be charged with assault. Why are they so worthy of being such an untouchable precious species, I ask? Well there are millions of us find this morally objectionable, and we are organizing and taking action. Everyone should have to face accountability for their actions- right now most cops don't. This absolutely should change and must change.
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