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> we're pretty sure that tyrants or slaveowners don't want their subjects armed. Tyrants and slaveowners always want some of their subjects armed. People often
by doktrin 8y ago
> we're pretty sure that tyrants or slaveowners don't want their subjects armed.
Tyrants and slaveowners always want some of their subjects armed. People often cite Nazi Germany as an example of tyranny via gun control, but it's just as much an example of tyranny via gun ownership - the two went very much hand in hand. They armed their supporters while disarming their opponents.
For every person who owns a gun hoping to fight against tyranny, there's a person who owns a gun hoping to become a tyrant.
- jeffdavis 8y agoThen it's interesting that gun control policies almost always exclude the police and politically well-connected. Police can get off-roster pistols and standard-capacity magazines and AR15s in California. People with the last name Trump or Feinstein are able to get carry permits, while normal citizens can't.