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My concern would be that he also supports strong gun control, and it seems to me that if society does collapse then guns are going to be a necessity.
by harimau777 7y ago
My concern would be that he also supports strong gun control, and it seems to me that if society does collapse then guns are going to be a necessity.
- Miner49er 7y agoWell, there's no mainstream candidate who is both against gun control and who believes global warming is real. There's not even a mainstream candidate who's against gun control, actually.
- AnimalMuppet 7y ago> There's not even a mainstream candidate who's against gun control, actually. There probably is one with an R by the name... I know, you weren't talking about them. But there is more than one party running here.
- Miner49er 7y agoNo, I was definitely talking about Trump, if that's who you mean. I added the 2nd sentence after the first, because Trump does support some gun control. He's banned bump stocks, increased prosecution of firearm offenses, and he's strengthened the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
- Frondo 7y agoIf society collapses, those who survive will be those who can work together most effectively, not those with the most guns.
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoThose who work together are also going to have to survive those who have guns.
- imtringued 7y agoNorthern countries will definitively need to strengthen their borders.
- cagenut 7y agoIf society collapses gun control legislation isn't going to matter either.
- elihu 7y agoEven under the type of gun control Sanders advocates (universal background checks, bans on assault weapons), private citizens will still be able to buy and own firearms. There may well be scenarios where an AR-15 is preferable to a plain hunting rifle, but in the event of an environmental, economic, and societal collapse I think it's unlikely that the kind of gun some random person owns will be a major factor in their survival.