America is far from free. Why do we accept living under perpetual fear of endless gun violence?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too many people are willingly misreading the Second Amendment and voting in equally ignorant people. 2E calls for a "well-regulated militia." At some point this became the idea that unregulated, unfettered access to guns of all types is a Constitutional right. A significant portion of our population really believes that's what the 2E says.
We the people won't be free of gun violence until we can overcome the ignorance, the intentional misunderstandings, the crazy conspiracy ideas that so many believe in. And that won't happen without a well-educated public, which in itself can't happen without Republican buy-in to strong public schools. For now, our best bet is to use our VOTE.

400 million guns. You aren't voting them away.

So we’re not going to try? This all or nothing is just an attempt to keep feeling hopeless.

We’ll guess what, we aren’t hopeless. Every single one of us has agency. We need to be talking to friends and family about need for some, any gun safety legislation. We need support gun safety candidates up & down ballot. We need to vote.

Will this happen overnight? No. But look at what MI has done this year. Put Dems in power and we will save lives.

Nothing is going to change as long as the good old south and fly over states keep electing republicans which they will because they lack brain cells. The blue states even the ones in the Midwest can do whatever they want, as long as the federal government is evenly divided, we can’t expect the passage of any meaningful gun legislation such as banning assault weapons.

Don't blame the south. Chicago, Detroit, New York City and many other violent cities are not in the south.

You completely missed the PP point. It's the red states that are preventing the solutions to these problems at the federal level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too many people are willingly misreading the Second Amendment and voting in equally ignorant people. 2E calls for a "well-regulated militia." At some point this became the idea that unregulated, unfettered access to guns of all types is a Constitutional right. A significant portion of our population really believes that's what the 2E says.
We the people won't be free of gun violence until we can overcome the ignorance, the intentional misunderstandings, the crazy conspiracy ideas that so many believe in. And that won't happen without a well-educated public, which in itself can't happen without Republican buy-in to strong public schools. For now, our best bet is to use our VOTE.

400 million guns. You aren't voting them away.

So we’re not going to try? This all or nothing is just an attempt to keep feeling hopeless.

We’ll guess what, we aren’t hopeless. Every single one of us has agency. We need to be talking to friends and family about need for some, any gun safety legislation. We need support gun safety candidates up & down ballot. We need to vote.

Will this happen overnight? No. But look at what MI has done this year. Put Dems in power and we will save lives.

Nothing is going to change as long as the good old south and fly over states keep electing republicans which they will because they lack brain cells. The blue states even the ones in the Midwest can do whatever they want, as long as the federal government is evenly divided, we can’t expect the passage of any meaningful gun legislation such as banning assault weapons.

Don't blame the south. Chicago, Detroit, New York City and many other violent cities are not in the south.

You completely missed the PP point. It's the red states that are preventing the solutions to these problems at the federal level.

Thank Gawd for that! Federal and solutions don't go well together.

[Anonymous]

This issue is worthy of becoming a single issue voter.

It is now the leading cause of death for children in our country. How can that be okay?

Change the 2nd amendment if need be.

We clearly cannot manage the unbridled freedom to weaponize that people claim to “need.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too many people are willingly misreading the Second Amendment and voting in equally ignorant people. 2E calls for a "well-regulated militia." At some point this became the idea that unregulated, unfettered access to guns of all types is a Constitutional right. A significant portion of our population really believes that's what the 2E says.
We the people won't be free of gun violence until we can overcome the ignorance, the intentional misunderstandings, the crazy conspiracy ideas that so many believe in. And that won't happen without a well-educated public, which in itself can't happen without Republican buy-in to strong public schools. For now, our best bet is to use our VOTE.

400 million guns. You aren't voting them away.

It is because of how the Supreme Court has been stacked by Republicans.

In years past, the 2nd amendment was interpreted as you describe. We must vote out Republicans…which they are making increasingly difficult!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fascism has taken over the GOP. No, that is not to
Stark of a word. Until we squash them at the ballot box (and overcome systemic barriers) they will keep trying
to rule over us.

Love how liberals slip in the "f" word every chance they get.
You are making that word pretty meaningless. You know that, right?
Seems as if "fascist" means "anything I don't like."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because the ruling elite want gun access.

No, they are actually stupid enough to arm the ignorant masses.

What could possibly go wrong with that plan?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too many people are willingly misreading the Second Amendment and voting in equally ignorant people. 2E calls for a "well-regulated militia." At some point this became the idea that unregulated, unfettered access to guns of all types is a Constitutional right. A significant portion of our population really believes that's what the 2E says.
We the people won't be free of gun violence until we can overcome the ignorance, the intentional misunderstandings, the crazy conspiracy ideas that so many believe in. And that won't happen without a well-educated public, which in itself can't happen without Republican buy-in to strong public schools. For now, our best bet is to use our VOTE.

400 million guns. You aren't voting them away.

So we’re not going to try? This all or nothing is just an attempt to keep feeling hopeless.

We’ll guess what, we aren’t hopeless. Every single one of us has agency. We need to be talking to friends and family about need for some, any gun safety legislation. We need support gun safety candidates up & down ballot. We need to vote.

Will this happen overnight? No. But look at what MI has done this year. Put Dems in power and we will save lives.

Nothing is going to change as long as the good old south and fly over states keep electing republicans which they will because they lack brain cells. The blue states even the ones in the Midwest can do whatever they want, as long as the federal government is evenly divided, we can’t expect the passage of any meaningful gun legislation such as banning assault weapons.

Don't blame the south. Chicago, Detroit, New York City and many other violent cities are not in the south.

NYC isn’t violent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fascism has taken over the GOP. No, that is not to
Stark of a word. Until we squash them at the ballot box (and overcome systemic barriers) they will keep trying
to rule over us.

Love how liberals slip in the "f" word every chance they get.
You are making that word pretty meaningless. You know that, right?
Seems as if "fascist" means "anything I don't like."

No, fascism is fasicm, and if you look up the definition and compare it to the GOP words and actions, it is a pretty smooth venn diagram between the two. If you aren't seeing that, then maybe you need to take a step back, or in the alternative, you are complicit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fascism has taken over the GOP. No, that is not to
Stark of a word. Until we squash them at the ballot box (and overcome systemic barriers) they will keep trying
to rule over us.

Love how liberals slip in the "f" word every chance they get.
You are making that word pretty meaningless. You know that, right?
Seems as if "fascist" means "anything I don't like."

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fascism has taken over the GOP. No, that is not to
Stark of a word. Until we squash them at the ballot box (and overcome systemic barriers) they will keep trying
to rule over us.

Love how liberals slip in the "f" word every chance they get.
You are making that word pretty meaningless. You know that, right?
Seems as if "fascist" means "anything I don't like."

No, fascism is fasicm, and if you look up the definition and compare it to the GOP words and actions, it is a pretty smooth venn diagram between the two. If you aren't seeing that, then maybe you need to take a step back, or in the alternative, you are complicit.

That is yet another word that provokes eye rolls.
You are batting 1000 today, pp!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fascism has taken over the GOP. No, that is not to
Stark of a word. Until we squash them at the ballot box (and overcome systemic barriers) they will keep trying
to rule over us.

Love how liberals slip in the "f" word every chance they get.
You are making that word pretty meaningless. You know that, right?
Seems as if "fascist" means "anything I don't like."

Exactly.

Yup.

Since when do fascists support citizens having guns?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too many people are willingly misreading the Second Amendment and voting in equally ignorant people. 2E calls for a "well-regulated militia." At some point this became the idea that unregulated, unfettered access to guns of all types is a Constitutional right. A significant portion of our population really believes that's what the 2E says.
We the people won't be free of gun violence until we can overcome the ignorance, the intentional misunderstandings, the crazy conspiracy ideas that so many believe in. And that won't happen without a well-educated public, which in itself can't happen without Republican buy-in to strong public schools. For now, our best bet is to use our VOTE.

400 million guns. You aren't voting them away.

So we’re not going to try? This all or nothing is just an attempt to keep feeling hopeless.

We’ll guess what, we aren’t hopeless. Every single one of us has agency. We need to be talking to friends and family about need for some, any gun safety legislation. We need support gun safety candidates up & down ballot. We need to vote.

Will this happen overnight? No. But look at what MI has done this year. Put Dems in power and we will save lives.

Nothing is going to change as long as the good old south and fly over states keep electing republicans which they will because they lack brain cells. The blue states even the ones in the Midwest can do whatever they want, as long as the federal government is evenly divided, we can’t expect the passage of any meaningful gun legislation such as banning assault weapons.

Don't blame the south. Chicago, Detroit, New York City and many other violent cities are not in the south.

Indiana is the source of a high portion of guns used in Chicago crimes. We should sanction the state until it stops fueling interstate crime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fascism has taken over the GOP. No, that is not to
Stark of a word. Until we squash them at the ballot box (and overcome systemic barriers) they will keep trying
to rule over us.

Love how liberals slip in the "f" word every chance they get.
You are making that word pretty meaningless. You know that, right?
Seems as if "fascist" means "anything I don't like."

Exactly.

Probably seems that way if you’re stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too many people are willingly misreading the Second Amendment and voting in equally ignorant people. 2E calls for a "well-regulated militia." At some point this became the idea that unregulated, unfettered access to guns of all types is a Constitutional right. A significant portion of our population really believes that's what the 2E says.
We the people won't be free of gun violence until we can overcome the ignorance, the intentional misunderstandings, the crazy conspiracy ideas that so many believe in. And that won't happen without a well-educated public, which in itself can't happen without Republican buy-in to strong public schools. For now, our best bet is to use our VOTE.

400 million guns. You aren't voting them away.

So we’re not going to try? This all or nothing is just an attempt to keep feeling hopeless.

We’ll guess what, we aren’t hopeless. Every single one of us has agency. We need to be talking to friends and family about need for some, any gun safety legislation. We need support gun safety candidates up & down ballot. We need to vote.

Will this happen overnight? No. But look at what MI has done this year. Put Dems in power and we will save lives.

Nothing is going to change as long as the good old south and fly over states keep electing republicans which they will because they lack brain cells. The blue states even the ones in the Midwest can do whatever they want, as long as the federal government is evenly divided, we can’t expect the passage of any meaningful gun legislation such as banning assault weapons.

Don't blame the south. Chicago, Detroit, New York City and many other violent cities are not in the south.

You completely missed the PP point. It's the red states that are preventing the solutions to these problems at the federal level.

Thank Gawd for that! Federal and solutions don't go well together.

Well guns don't stop at borders so this state solution hasn't exactly been working. We're all only as safe as the weakest state's gun laws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The rest of the world things we a crazy and they are right. There have been nearly 200 mass shootings in 2023. And that doesn't count the hundreds (maybe 1000s) of incidents where fewer than 4 died. Why do we allow ourselves to live like this? It truly is a sign of insanity. Americans love to talk about their freedom. But living under constant threat that someone with a gun could kill me or a family member at any moment is not freedom. Our nation is sick and dying. My husband and I families have been here for 4-5 generations respectively) have been working on a plan to leave. It makes me sad but I can't see it getting any better. Ever. I've lost hope and think we'll go the way of the Roman Empire in the next generation or two. But worse, since there are millions of guns that will never be retrieved and destroyed. They will be with us forever. I saw the Texas mall headline and couldn't be bothered to read a single story. It's just despair porn as this point. Is anyone else genuinely considering leaving the US?

Are you afraid? Most people are not. Roman empire lasted in the East until 1453. Not too concerned.