Blind squirrels finding nuts...News at 11On December 20, the BBC pointed out that the “traditional” image of the American gun buyer is shifting under Donald Trump; even liberals are making gun purchases.
In fact, the “Liberal Gun Club,” which is “an actual club” with nine chapter and members in all 50 states,” says it saw a “huge” increase in interest once Trump was elected, as well as a subsequent surge in membership.
But the BBC suggests that “left-wingers” are not buying guns for the same reasons that people on the “right wing” side of the political spectrum might. In fact, BBC suggests “left-wingers” are buying guns to protect themselves from right-wingers and to prepare for “the collapse of society.”
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This has led to the interesting situation of many progressives who had cheered on Hillary and her radical anti-gun campaign now determining that they’re not so anti-gun anymore. Instead, they’ve been motivated by fear to buy guns for self-defense.
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I guess the Lefties are circling the wagons because they fear the deplorable's are about to attack.
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Some of them may decide to stay in the fold down the road. Let's look on the bright side. I am glad that they say they aren't paranoid like they say we are.
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I was reading some comments about this from lefties who had indeed just bought a gun for such reasons. Three or four of them (out of a couple dozen posts I scanned) stated that there's no way they could EVER fire the gun in defense of self or others. What then is the point?
Quit worrying, hide your gun well, shut up, and CARRY that handgun!
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They will follow Biden's instructions to fire in the air.Brian D. wrote:I was reading some comments about this from lefties who had indeed just bought a gun for such reasons. Three or four of them (out of a couple dozen posts I scanned) stated that there's no way they could EVER fire the gun in defense of self or others. What then is the point?
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Sheesh!
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Hoping the mere presence of a gun will cause the bad guy / radical Trump supporter / Deplorable to wet their pants and cease being a threat?Brian D. wrote:I was reading some comments about this from lefties who had indeed just bought a gun for such reasons. Three or four of them (out of a couple dozen posts I scanned) stated that there's no way they could EVER fire the gun in defense of self or others. What then is the point?
Or maybe hoping the gun itself will jump to their defense and shoot the threat, because guns kill people, m'kay? Amiright?
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Just can't (and don't want to) fathom the thought process of someone who places so little value on their life and the lives of their loved ones that they would not be willing to do anything possible to protect it.
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I hate to think how many of these guns will be loaded, stashed away somewhere and promptly forgotten until some curious kid finds it.
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Can you say transference, sure ya can. After all, there were all those Trump supporters attacking Hillary supporters at conventions and rallys. Oh. Wait. No, it was the other way around wasn't it! I think Scott Adams summed it up earlier this year, "Democrats are using guns to kill each other – and want it to stop – whereas Republicans are using guns to defend against Democrats"
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LOL you guys aren't seriously buying into this crap from the BBC...are you?
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Not really, but it's fun to comment on the fiction story.glocksmith wrote:LOL you guys aren't seriously buying into this crap from the BBC...are you?
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While the story may be faked to small or large degree, there were tons of comments and I'm assuming those were the genuine "thoughts" of respondents. The lefties who buy guns knowing full well they could never use them...boy is that ever dumb.
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My sister-in-law says she is buying a gun.... Staunch Democrat... read still crying...
Hasn't yet but says she is...
Hasn't yet but says she is...
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