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eirrann | he/him
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Politically, I lean progressive. When I left the US military 20+ years ago and moved overseas, I was against owning a gun. A decade ago, I moved back to the US. A year later, I saw a feral dog attack a man in front of my house. It shook me. I bought my 1st gun (Glock 19) to protect family and neighbors. It was too large for comfortable concealed carry, so I switched to a Sig P365: compact, concealable, practical. Then I saw openly armed neo-Nazis marching with AR-style rifles: functionally identical to what I trained on in the military. I decided Nazis shouldn’t be the only ones armed. I bought an AR “pistol” (thanks, weird gun laws), chambered in the larger .300 Blackout round. Better for short barrels; more practical for home defense. So: I’m a progressive gun owner. This piece by “liberal gun-owning sociologist” David Yamane resonated. (1/3) https://theconversation.com/guns-in-america-a-liberal-gun-owning-sociologist-offers-5-observations-to-understand-americas-culture-of-firearms-251084
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Looking at US history, it would be dangerous to have guns only for law enforcement.. And looking at how things are going today, this rings even truer. Living as an expat in Europe, I often have to explain this view and getting rid of all guns, unfortunately won't work unless the militarization of the police ends.
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eirrann | he/him
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I wish it were different But I don't base my decisions on wishful thinking
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Yep, we are not in Kansas anymore..
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