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mackdaddy

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22. It seems that these bully takeovers are not happening in states with lax gun laws.
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 07:00 AM
Aug 2025

Almost all the cities such as LA, DC, NY etc have very strict gun laws so the chances of the targets being armed themselves are much lower.

Some of this is red states vs blue states, but Ohio for example have (idiotic) permit-less concealed carry laws passed a few years ago.

Maybe armed masked men with amazon special vests and generic patches demanding YOU identify yourself might not go over too well. I have sat of a couple of criminal case juries over the years. I would have a hard time convicting someone of defending themselves in these cases.

Of course big balls getting carjacked means a military takeover of the capitol city. But an actual domestic terrorist attack on a government building like the CDC which had the building riddled with over 200 shots and a police officer murdered... not so much.

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This is terrorism. pandr32 Aug 2025 #1
Violence is the last resort of the incompetent. Isaaac Asimov Ping Tung Aug 2025 #2
I've always thought that was nonsense from Ike. malthaussen Aug 2025 #17
This feels like we are at war. Initech Aug 2025 #3
This shit has to stop. Emile Aug 2025 #4
Too bad there werent any good guys with guns Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #13
Do we even know that these are Federal Agents? Could be just plain old gangs question everything Aug 2025 #5
Thugs car jacking. cbabe Aug 2025 #6
Not much difference these days PatSeg Aug 2025 #10
Donnie, the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize committee are watching MagickMuffin Aug 2025 #7
Same reaction -- A Peace Prize? Donnie's declared war on his own country. nt allegorical oracle Aug 2025 #14
Highwaymen bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #8
America Gestapo ! republianmushroom Aug 2025 #9
This goes against the history of the founding of America perdita9 Aug 2025 #11
Murders will happen and the victims will be blamed. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #12
Let's not forget the rapes going on tazcat Aug 2025 #15
Agents of the state shooting at unarmed civilians in the US IronLionZion Aug 2025 #16
Hadda happen sometime. malthaussen Aug 2025 #18
A misdemeanor LiberalArkie Aug 2025 #19
Yep. But that's never stoped cops from killing anyone. malthaussen Aug 2025 #21
I call it "Legal Vigilantism" ReRe Aug 2025 #20
It seems that these bully takeovers are not happening in states with lax gun laws. mackdaddy Aug 2025 #22
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