You know a great way to terrify Republicans????

[kerry-is-my-prez]

Have every Democrat buy a gun (or at least pretend to). I’ll bet a lot of gun control laws would all if a sudden become passed. I just thought of this when I heard of the Trump admin going after Colorados assault weapon ban. It might be wise to have one double-locked up in a safe if you don’t have a kid. I’m pretty terrified of guns and really would not want to do it myself so I don’t think I would be able to do it unless I took some lessons. If ICE agents start rounding up all Democrats or regular people who post anti-Trump things (which would NOT totally shock me) I would have to get over it.

[usonian]

1. When the Black Panthers advocated for guns, gun control laws were passed.

The NRA Supported Gun Control When the Black Panthers Had the Weapons
Back in the 1960s, even the NRA supported gun control to disarm the group.
https://www.history.com/articles/black-panthers-gun-control-nra-support-mulford-act

Armed Black Panthers in the Capitol, 50 years on
https://capitolweekly.net/black-panthers-armed-capitol/



Also when James Brady was shot, the "Brady Act" was enacted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act

I do think that the administration has been actively provoking violence in order to declare a "convenient" state of emergency.

Avoid if you can.

[Dave Bowman]

2. Nixon and his goons started the stupid "war on drug" targeting black folks and hippies. Disgusting.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

3. Yep - that was when Republicans were scared of guns.

[efhmc]

4. I hate guns but inherited a number of them. I once screamed at an unknown noise outside that I had a gun and would use

it. Think it was just a tree branch falling on the house.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

7. A girl got raped in the building next door so we were scared.

My roommate and I stayed up til about 4 or 5 am. most nights. One night I heard a noise outside my window. I had so much pent up anger at this person who was screwing up my life that I went outside with a golf club with the police on the line. I was screaming for the guy to come over because I had a gun (which I didn’t) . The police were on the phone with me saying “Ma’am you should really go inside it’s not safe for you. In my mind I was going to pummel him with my golf club. I had so much adrenaline and rage that I may very well have fought him off.

[DFW]

5. Give them mirrors, maybe?

Just a passing thought…….

[murielm99]

6. A lot of us have guns already.

We served in the military, too.