Dark thoughts: I've always considered the Second Amendment to be an utterly bloody insane statute to keep on your books in a modern democracy. Now, as the rule of law in the US falters, I'm starting to see the point. - ThreadSky

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snurb.info • 24 days ago

Dark thoughts:

I've always considered the Second Amendment to be an utterly bloody insane statute to keep on your books in a modern democracy.

Now, as the rule of law in the US falters, I'm starting to see the point.

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tiffvilchis.bsky.social•24 days ago

I've always been firmly against having a firearm because we have kids in the house, but I'm starting to reconsider. Which is utterly depressing.

bradrtaylor.bsky.social•24 days ago

If ever there's a time for dark thoughts...

loiss.bsky.social•24 days ago

That meaning of the 2nd is really new. It amazes me how quickly Americans gloss over the "mulita" part as though it's unimportant, when it's the center of the amendments focus.

snurb.info•24 days ago

Yes, or _well-regulated_ militia, even. Not just unchecked randos with semi-automatics.

But the whole amendment is spectacularly poorly written, frankly.

loiss.bsky.social•24 days ago

No argument from me. But then I've never gotten US gun culture. I'm a farm kid, guns are tools...nothing more.

seaeagle.bsky.social•24 days ago

20yrs ago, I asked an American spiritual healer & teacher I was visiting why he had firearms? He quietly told me it was because he couldn't trust his govt. As an Australian, I was horrified. I think of him a lot these days. Sadly, he was right.

boomboxes-unite.bsky.social•24 days ago

I'm 53 and about to buy my first firearm. Because of dark thoughts.

profjsg.bsky.social•24 days ago

I used to argue in defense of the Second Amendment with an eye towards the idea that the public needed the tools to fight against an unjust government with a well-regulated militia …. And I still do

neiljrm.bsky.social•24 days ago

Plethora of cases coming up soon where 2A is a defence to the tyrannical government of Musk and Trump

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