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Why liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns (www.npr.org)
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Since Trump's election, gun groups catering to progressives and people of color report a surge in interest as they look to defend themselves in a country that, to them, feels increasingly unstable.

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[+] -14 points 10 months ago (6 children)

i dunno, i just call the cops but mabye thats just me.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Clearly, you are not in the US.

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  • [+] -12 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    why, is there no cops in the US?

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    Big difference between having cops, and having cops that you can trust to protect you.

    Also, even if for argument's sake we assume that the police will act in your best interest when they show up, not everyone lives in a large city where you're never more than five minutes away from a cop. The US is huge, and the vast majority of it is rural and isolated. If you live in one of those places help from police might be hours away rather than minutes. You're on your own until they show up. If they show up at all.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    But what if I'm not feeling suicidal?

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  • [+] -8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    i dont know what that has to do with cops

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    Because in numerous cases, the cops have attacked the victims when responding to a call. If you are a minority it's even more likely. Combine that with a white attacker, even more likely.

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  • [–] -3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    oh never seen that before that much, ive seen some cops do some stupid shit, but it doesnt seem like a widespread issue.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    Are you familiar with the expression "[the thin blue line](Are you familiar with the expression "the thin blue line" and mindset that it reinforces?)" and the mindset that it reinforces?
    Are you familiar with the "warrior" training so many police go through, where they are trained to see threats from everywhere and to prioritize their own lives above others?
    Are you aware that, legally, cops aren't obligated to protect you if you aren't in their custody?
    Did you see the footage from the Uvalde school shooting?
    All of these combine together to result in so many instances of police escalating tense situations instead of de-escalating those situations. It results in police shooting innocent people because they thought they saw a gun. Like I said, if you are a minority things tend to be much worse. You're likely guilty of something in their eyes, even if the cop is a minority.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    You're very fortunate. I live in a place in the US where it's a toss up on whether the cops will even show up. I've called an ambulance for it to never show up before. Unfortunately we're on our own and have to take matters into our own hands if we expect to survive. Guns are a plague but there's not much that can be done at this point. We must protect our families.

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  • [+] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    So then you get to deal with armed fascist thugs in addition to whatever problem you were trying to solve by calling the cops. And guess what, if a fascist attacks you and you call the cops, you're likely calling their buddies, who won't be happy with you. At least, in my experience in the US.

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