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  I do wonder ... Introduce fear, or just personal interests and does that support go out the window?
Anecdotally, my view of 2A rights completely flipped once I saw police attacking people in their homes and property for no other reason than filming protests.

I used to (naively) think the police and government were generally passive to citizens even when politically differing. It's amazing how quickly the illusion can be shattered.



What's the logic here? How does police brutality and 2A relate?

Police are aggressive and corrupt, so you get a gun, so...?


Why do the police carry weapons when violent criminals are aggressive and corrupt?


I'm a little lost on what you mean.

In my example with fear someone's ideals (freedom of speech) go out the window when they're fearful... I think that's probably a bad thing.

In your case are you saying you changed your mind about something else in the face of fear too? Is that a bad thing?


So you support shooting at the police?


Do you support the police shooting at citizens on their own property?


theyre much less likely to extrajudically execute somebody with a gun, for starters


The family of Philando Castille might disagree with you.


How does that work exactly?

If anything there are tons of examples where the presence of a gun played a big part in the shooting ...


Maybe it depends on how many guns you have? See the Malheur wildlife refuge takeover for instance.


Not all of them avoided being killed ...

In general suppose an armed mob has some level of protection, for a little while, but I'm not sure it is much of a solution.




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