I'm not saying that there haven't been instances where gun control has been used to suppress people. But that's not the issue
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That somehow, for some reason, the civilian population has decided to throw off it's chains of oppression and rise up, heroes all!
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This is simply a fantasy. That's not really how dictatorships work, people
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What really happens is that a facist gets into power. Maybe elected, maybe off the back of a coup or war
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Suddenly freedoms start to creep away. One or two people get dragged off the streets and no one notices
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By the time the people rise, they are small isolated groups, and the masses cheer as the army mows them down
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If it comes down to your private firearm vs the military, you've probably lost the war. Not because you can't fight: because you're alone
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This is the tale of modern autocracies: Mao, Stalin, Hitler, Franco. When the government comes knocking on your door, it's already too late
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The fantasy that because you've stockpiled ammo in your gun-cave you're safe is simply that: a fantasy
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And the idea that the US gun owners would rise up against facism is just laughable
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Many would call Trump's policies facism, or at least the beginnings of it. How many pro-gun advocates speak out against him?
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If he started taking away freedoms that only impacted minorities, how many NRA members would take up arms?
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Since it's already happened, we can say with some certainty that it won't be manyhttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/915475117466980352 …
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So there you have it. Even if you could defeat the US army with handguns and hunting rifles, it's a pointless dream
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Everyone thinks they would be a hero right until the moment that they aren't
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So stop using the idiotic argument that somehow guns can prevent totalitarianism. They just don't. End
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