In the case of U.S. gun regulation at least, I don’t think a piece of paper from over two hundred years ago declaring firearm ownership as an inherent right supersedes the extreme level of gun violence that has long been occurring and largely ignored.
Trump or someone like him was inevitable. Even the “good guys” want the boot so fucking bad.
Individual gun ownership cannot hold a candle to the gross extent to which American police departments are armed and militarized. The notion of a ‘well-trained militia’ safeguarding individual rights from a tyrannical government hasn’t been relevant for most of the country’s history.
Trump or someone like him was inevitable. Even the “good guys” want the boot so fucking bad.
Individual gun ownership cannot hold a candle to the gross extent to which American police departments are armed and militarized. The notion of a ‘well-trained militia’ safeguarding individual rights from a tyrannical government hasn’t been relevant for most of the country’s history.