WATCH: Furious Residents Surround ICE Agents Trying to Arrest Mom Clinging to Baby
WATCH: Furious Residents Surround ICE Agents Trying to Arrest Mom Clinging to Baby
So when you all gonna use all those guns you buy to defend yourself
The people opposed to ICE aren't the ones that buy the guns.
I don't think that's correct. Plenty of us on the left have firearms, we just don't make it our entire personality.
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.
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.
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)
That has been changing. We’re not buying them as fast but we’re buying them.
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
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.
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!
That’s a shame
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.
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.
Ok dude some bright examples there you got.
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Wait, did those examples seem irrelevant to you?
Ayyyy welcome to Lemmy!
In case that dude/person’s opinions suck we’re generally a lil nicer than reddit which is great for all of us
To be fair, it did bring me laughter on an otherwise very depressing day. So I'm grateful to them for that at least.
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.
Every citizen has the same access
sad California noises
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.
That's the state level laws, but many local jurisdictions are much more restrictive.
I’m not aware of any significant local laws in CA. Other than the SF law outlawing sales.
Which one are you referring to?
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.
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.
Mmmhm.
