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Good. California regulations have done nothing to improve gun violence in their state when compared to less restrictive states like Texas. Even ignoring the blatant constitutional issues.

Texas has 3.2 gun murders per 100k. California has 3.4/100k.

Source, from the Murders section

Better social safety nets would be far more effective at reducing all forms of violence.

Or just pick another VPN lol. There's not just poison on the table.

Does the native Group VoIP mean voice rooms like Discord are possible now? That feature is pretty much all that's keeping me on discord as of now.

Before anyone tries to argue if the 2A covers bullet capacity, let me introduce you to the chambers gun

Presented to the founding father's in 1792 by its civilian inventor. 224 round capacity. Fully automatic.

The founding father's not only KNEW about high cap autos, they are even confirmed to have seen in action this fully automatic ultra high capacity gun, and they had absolutely no problem with a civilian owning and making them.

How'd that work out for the drug bans? Cause man I could buy so much weed in college (in an illegal state), and trust me I literally never asked.

You're right but, If you bought the bike years ago there's a strong chance you no longer have the receipt/invoice.

Yeah thats just completely false. The second amendment does not say arms are a right of the militia.

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

"the right of the people". This was not an accident. The founding father's rejected different drafts that made arms a right of the militia, instead realizing the government would use that wording to restrict people's rights with the argument they aren't part of a malitia. Considering the conversion we're having, their foresight was incredible.

Never said it was a bad system in general. But as a normal citizen not engaging in business I think paying taxes possibly 4 times (federal income tax, state income tax, sales tax when first bought new, sales tax when sold as used) on the same item is wrong.

I know that's how it works. I'm complaining because the way it works is bullshit.

I think most of those people don't understand what the $600 rule is and instead thought I was saying scalpers shouldn't be taxed on their ill gotten profits.

Yes? I'm against both of the parties in my comment. Maybe I made it sound like I'm in the scalpers side with my tax complaints, I'm not. I just don't want this government overreach to be placed in a positive light just because its also affecting people we hate.

Fuck scalpers, but I refuse to look at the $600 tax rule as anything other than a way for the government to squeeze money from and spy more on the common people.

Edit: to clarify I'm not rooting for the scalpers, I just don't want this governmental overreach to be put in a positive light just because its also affecting people we rightfully hate.

For those that don't know. The $600 tax rule is a requirement that Zelle, Venmo, etc must report transactions over $600 to the government so they can be taxed. Get a $600 graduation gift from grandma? Taxed. Get $1000 from your roommates to pay rent? You now have to document and show that so its not taxed. Sell a bike (that you ALREADY paid sales tax on using money you ALREADY paid income tax on) for $800, would you look at that its going on the tax form.

"Well regulated" does not, and has never, meant government regulations. Well regulated means more along the lines of well trained, equipped, and armed.

For example: A well regulated clock keeps accurate time. A well regulated engine produces power efficiently. A well regulated malitia has plenty of arms and training.

You're upset someone who makes content for a community asks that community what they think?

A gun is to be treated as loaded under nearly all circumstances. If you don't understand that, a chamber indicator won't help you. If you do understand that, a chamber indicator won't help you. Same with the mag disconnect

What would be far more effective is to teach gun safety in school. Just like how abstinence and ignorance of sex isn't an affective way to prevent accidental pregnancy, education is. And this isn't a new concept, that used to be standard in America.

Elegant

Yes. I'm saying what this article is essentially saying. I'm pointing out the whataboutism. Comment OP isn't countering the accusations against communism, they are saying well what about America bad.

"Whataboutism or whataboutery (as in "what about…?") denotes in a pejorative sense a procedure in which a critical question or argument is not answered or discussed, but retorted with a critical counter-question which expresses a counter-accusation"

Gotta love the whataboutism that pops up any time communism is questioned.