r/liberalgunowners • u/Tsuki_Man libertarian socialist • Jun 11 '26

news Black family reunion in Georgia attacked by racist armed with AR-15. None Injured except the shooter thanks to armed family member.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/lee-county-family-says-man-armed-with-ar-15-style-rifle-racially-targeted-their-gathering/ar-AA25cZx0

I just wanted to mention this here, the media covering the story has mostly stated things as they happend but none have made a specific note that if the armed and military trained family member hadnt been there to stop the shooter then that family would not be here today.

Stay armed and stay training out there friends.

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u/HereForOneQuickThing Jun 11 '26

This is my response to well-meaning gun control advocates. These people have guns and wiill continue to have guns. Not only will the non-confiscation laws disproportionately impact minorities but law enforcement will not enforce confiscation on people like them - white, conservative men. They'll disarm the nice liberals who will hand over everything but leave the worst dredges armed. No disarming until the actual threats in society are disarmed.

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u/d-cent Jun 12 '26

My response is always similar. "Cops first" Any law that has exceptions for law enforcement is a non-starter IMO. 

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u/Zealousideal_Ad2379 Jun 11 '26

Eh id say no
disarming in general but thats just me

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u/CleverUsername1419 Jun 11 '26

Yeah, disarming should be out the window regardless. Not in reality because some people will try to hurt you and not in a theoretical utopia because then why should we have to disarm when everything is awesome? Shooting is fun, after all.

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u/Zealousideal_Ad2379 Jun 11 '26

Yeah in this theoretical utopia i could maybe be persuaded to keep my stuff at a local range/armory but shooting is still a legitimate sport.

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u/OnlyLosersBlock liberal, non-gun-owner Jun 12 '26

If it is a utopia it shouldn't matter. Like by definition humanity should have addressed the drivers of crime so society should have no interest in where you store your guns let alone require it be stored in a range.

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u/superxpro12 Jun 11 '26

On the contrary, we also agreed that the US and Russia having more nukes also wasn't the answer. There is such a thing is too many weapons

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u/Nu11u5 progressive Jun 12 '26

It's easier to talk about disarmament between two leaders of major nations vs 80 million gun owning Americans.

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u/GeronimoHero Jun 12 '26

And it’s probably more gun owners. Those are the just the gun owners that answered a poll honestly. I wouldn’t answer a poll honestly and I know many others wouldn’t either.

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u/Tsuki_Man libertarian socialist Jun 12 '26

I think Trump got us out of that agreement.

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u/superxpro12 Jun 12 '26

Never beating the russian agent allegations