I do target shooting as a hobby but I’m genuinely curious. The US is known (for better and worse) for it’s culture of gun ownership but the US is also know for widely differing experiences

  • macncheese@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    edit-2
    3 months ago

    I’m very anti-gun for myself and live in an area where it’s fairly rare or at the very least open carry is not a thing cause it’s weird to see guns in every day life. I have shot a pistol at a shooting range and I remember it being way more powerful than expected. I actually enjoy first-person shooter video games and whatnot but in actual life I don’t want one. If I ever had to shoot someone…then I have to live with the fact that I shot someone. Not really how I want to be. I’m sure I’d shit myself in the moment but if it came to having to defend myself and I died cause I didn’t have a gun…well I guess that was my time.

  • Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    4 months ago

    There’s a fascist uprising in my country. Not only do I own multiple guns, I’m getting in shape and training with them.

    • Ulrich@feddit.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      4 months ago

      It’s funny that the people that spent the past few decades screaming that the 2A is meant to protect from a corrupt government aren’t picking up their guns but cheering and voting for the corruption instead…

      • SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.worksOP
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        4 months ago

        You can’t expect political opponents to do the hard work for you, whether it’s protesting, press, or 2A stuff

        All citizens have access to the same things. Someone might live in a state with restrictions, but that can be seen as a case of “you get what you vote for” too