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[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (7 children)
[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 25 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

The gun isn't to fight the military. It's to protect against random acts of political violence.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I would expect more political violence had Harris won. With Trump as the winner, wouldn’t violent hate crimes be the bigger concern?

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 22 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Under the first Trump presidency, there was a substantial increase in politically motivated hate crime. So the answer to your question is both are true. If your existence isn't a political issue, then you should still get armed to defend the people around you.

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