• Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    COPY/PASTA

    In the US we have the Second Amendment. The fascists have been the ones screaming and yelling about the Second Amendment, but the truth is that all Americans have the right.

    Owning a gun isn’t enough. Driving to Cabela’s and picking up a vermin killing .22 rifle is not enough. You should buy a proper rifle, a pistol, and a knife or baton. (Bonus points for a shotgun) Then you need to train with said rifle, pistol and knife/baton. Go to a range and shoot. Look for local self defense/hand to hand combat with a weapon classes and train.

    I am not advocating for violence…far from it. But I am advocating for knowledge because owning a weapon and not knowing how to use it is a recipe for disaster.

    PS: If you can afford it, buy suppressors and/or active hearing protection. Especially for your rifles. Suppression for the common citizen isn’t about stealth like in the movies, it is about protecting your hearing. Guns are LOUD. Much louder than you expect. Suppressors might be out of reach for most but quality active hearing protection is not.

    • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I would say these days, probably one in four of your friends should own an fpv drone and know how to use it, repair, maintain as well.

      Prob not a bad idea too if one in 8 of your friends takes on 3d printing as a hobby. Knows the ins and outs, maintenance, big supply of filament, etc.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      We know that trump was lying about Renee Good and Alex Pretti because people had their phones with them.

      • mycodesucks@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        Use your phone if you HAPPEN to see something to record while incidentally out and about. If you’re SPECIFICALLY putting yourself out there to protest, document, or obstruct action, it’s insane to bring your actual phone - get a dumb digital camera. It comes with MUCH less liability, and from a purely practical point of view you don’t wind up trying to explain to your phone company why your phone being stomped into bits by a Nazi should be covered by the insurance. Not to mention you can pop the SD card and hide it if you need to. It’s just smarter.

  • Jankatarch@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    To be fair protests would be 3000% more effective if everyone had guns.

    Not shooting anybody. Just protest while having guns on the side.

    Everyone at once specifically tho.