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[–] 120 points 1 year ago (26 children)

So when you all gonna use all those guns you buy to defend yourself

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago (25 children)

    The people opposed to ICE aren't the ones that buy the guns.

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  • [–] 48 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I don't think that's correct. Plenty of us on the left have firearms, we just don't make it our entire personality.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This is old, but it does support my original sentiment. No, not all gun owners are conservatives, but the vast majority are.

    I'd very much like to see a similar study done more currently, but I can't turn one up from my halfhearted looking around.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    That only measures people that record it. You don't need any paperwork, other than a written receipt that you keep, submitted to the government in a lot of states if you buy from a person and not a store.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    It's a survey, by definition it only counts people that record the information in question. That's the fundemental premise to the entire field of statistics.

    (fwiw, nobody is allowed to do any science on even the submitted records, because this country is broken. Hence why finding current info is difficult)

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    That has been changing. We’re not buying them as fast but we’re buying them.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Do you have a source for that? I've been digging around some looking for information but other than the national exit polls (which removed the question more than a decade ago I guess?) I can't find any credible studies on it. It would be reassuring (well, kind of...) were you right, but anecdotal evidence and all that

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don’t have a source, just personal experience. We’ve started a shooting club for fun. When we started it in 2019 it was 5 of us like minded folks. We now have many members, club purchased land with ranges, and 3 of the members opened their own gun store.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I mean, that sounds awesome! Wish there was something like it in my area. It's an inherent sampling bias to reference a liberal gun club for gun ownership rates among liberals, but that's really cool you guys are getting so much community engagement!

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    You are wholefully incorrect. There is a lot of people on both sides that own guns. America has more guns then it has people. Sooooo no.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    America also has more cows than it has people, and lego is the largest tire manufacturer in the world. While true that some liberals also own guns, for example I am a liberal and I own a gun, I'm not sure how it's relevant beyond that (admittedly) situationally self-evident truth. Gun culture is centered around, and the vast majority of firearms are owned by, conservatives.

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  • [+] -6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Ok dude some bright examples there you got.

    💩🤡

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago* (9 children)

    What a cop out. Every citizen has the same access. For years you have had very good reason to arm and train yourselves. Your country is where it is because you all refuse to fight for it. Rather blame everything you can.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Every citizen has the same access

    sad California noises

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    While California does have a lot more regulation around guns, I don’t think it’s necessary prohibitive. As much as the right claims it is.

    We’ve got a written test, takes all of 20 minutes, not difficult if you have common sense and all the questions are online.

    Then you have to demonstrate to the salesman that you can safely operate the firearm (load and unload). I’d hope someone purchasing a firearm would be capable of this.

    Finally there’s the 10 day cooldown period. So you can’t walk out same day with the gun. I do think this one is kinda annoying. It totally makes sense for your first gun, but why do I have to wait every time?

    The rest just comes down to model and configuration availability. Restricted to the handgun roster, but there’s still a decent amount available. Restricted to 10 round magazines, I don’t like this one either. And generally restricted to featureless shotguns and rifles.

    But if you wanted to, you could go today and start the purchase of a featureless AR15-style rifle with a detachable 10 round magazine. And you’d pick it up 10 days from now. So I don't think it’s extremely prohibitive.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    That's the state level laws, but many local jurisdictions are much more restrictive.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I’m not aware of any significant local laws in CA. Other than the SF law outlawing sales.

    Which one are you referring to?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The SF law (that's where I live), various "may issue" concealed carry permit policies, extra taxes, local ordinances banning renters from having firearms in the home or in their car, it's just a litany of small encroachments that add up to great difficulty.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    As far as CCW policy, it’s my understand that cities are very aligned with the state DOJ. I’ve looked at a few policies in the past across cities, and they’re basically cookie-cutter.

    As far as issuing, yea, it’s up to your local sherif.

    I wasn’t aware of local-specific excise taxes for firearms. The state does have that 11% one though.

    Very curious about that renter ban, haven’t heard of that one.

    Not trying to be argumentative, just enjoy the nuances of CA gun laws lol

    And I agree, on your sentiment. I don’t have any issues with firearm regulation, I just want it applied with common sense. The state of CA’s gun laws feel like they’re a shitty compromise. The guns right’s group fight against the “ban all guns” group, and what’s left is this. Both sides are uncompromising and take little wins here and there. But the environment it creates is weird, and doesn’t flow well. And definitely doesn’t do any favors for law abiding owners.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    The official renter ban is a bit of a loophole - a lot of Bay Area counties are taking over old federal properties (Navy and Coast Guard bases, former superfund sites, etc) and turning them into housing. Federal laws prevented having firearms in these places (for obvious reasons, can't bring a gun to a navy base lol). During the "transition" period where the housing is partially built but not completed, there's typically a joint ownership with the gun rules carried over from when it was purely federal property. The municipality could get these rules removed, but they really don't want to. It's a benefit to them.

    But more typically, you'll see every large landlord in the area ban firearms as a part of the lease agreement, with the tacit encouragement of local governments. So it's not law, but you still can't really have one.

    Edit: plus the ban on all these places: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-02/judges-let-new-california-law-barring-guns-in-many-places-take-effect-challenge-ongoing

    It's illegal to have any firearm (even with a concealed carry license) in almost any public setting.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Interesting, hadn’t heard about the situation in SF. That’s unfortunate.

    And yes… good old SB2. CA had a relatively lax CCW policy, until we became a “shall issue” state. Now there’s all this policy reform.

    If the final part of SB2 kicks in, it’ll be pointless to have a CCW. The last part changes private property that’s open to the public from a default permitted carry, to a default not permitted.

    So any business that wants to allow lawful CCW would need to clearly place a sign to opt-in. Which isn’t happening in this state lol.

    Fortunately that last part is still being “stayed”. But so was the entire bill at one point. So I’m not holding my breath.

    I totally acknowledge that we need gun control, but not restrictions. And going after CCW holders? Literally the owners with the highest level of training? Most compliant with the law? Bananas.

    But anyway, I see where you’re originally coming from. It is kinda death by a thousand cuts. Slowly eroding away at gun rights. In the worst way… Criminals could care less about what’s legal, hence criminal.

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