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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,330 posts) Sun Jan 25, 2026, 09:21 PM Jan 25

Charlie Kirk quote from 2018 resurfaces [View all]

"The 2nd amendment is not for hunting, it is not for self protection. It is there to ensure that free people can defend themselves if god forbid government became tyrannical and turned against its citizens."

https://www.rawstory.com/charlie-kirk-dhs-haunting-quote/

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Charlie Kirk quote from 2018 resurfaces [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 25 OP

But it doesn't apply to Democrats, apparently biophile Jan 25 #1

Definitely not to Brown people either BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 25 #2

The basic idea is formalized in "Wilhoit's Law". keep_left Jan 25 #4

That needs editing Cirsium Jan 25 #3

Just like the Civil War was not about slavery but actually about states rights JI7 Jan 25 #5

DURec leftstreet Jan 25 #6

Alex Pretti's gun did not protect him from a tyrannical government Martin Eden Jan 26 #7