spaceghoti@lemmy.one to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoFrom military weapon to cultural symbol: how the AR-15 has defined the US gun debatewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down110
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkFrom military weapon to cultural symbol: how the AR-15 has defined the US gun debatewww.theguardian.comspaceghoti@lemmy.one to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·1 year agoThis is the most stupid “argument” in this discussion so far. As if a bunch of armed civilian loonies could prevent the government from going rogue.
minus-squareSaltySalamander@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year ago As if a bunch of armed civilian loonies could prevent the government from going rogue See: Vietnam. See: Afghanistan. Both of these countries laugh at that notion.
minus-squareHelixDab2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAnd Iraq. And Syria. Or, shit, France in the late 18th C.
This is the most stupid “argument” in this discussion so far. As if a bunch of armed civilian loonies could prevent the government from going rogue.
See: Vietnam. See: Afghanistan.
Both of these countries laugh at that notion.
And Iraq. And Syria. Or, shit, France in the late 18th C.