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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I absolutely get it, what folks outside the US don't get is the 2nd amendment isn't going anywhere.

To repeal it, you first have to get 290 votes in the House, which is largely insurmountable. It took George Santos to get that many Congressmen to agree on something.

Then you need 67 votes in the Senate, the body that can't get past 60 to disable a filibuster.

Assuming, miracle of miracles, that happens, then you need ratification by 38 states.

Biden only won 25, and of those only 19 have Democratic statehouses. You'd need 19 red states to be on board with giving up guns, assuming you didn't lose any blue states.

So, yeah, Good Luck!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So, yeah, Good Luck!

My advice to the kids in tomorrow's mass shooting I guess 🤷

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They should at least understand the barriers and work towards a solution that isn't "well, ban guns." Because that won't happen.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"The shooting was linked to drug activity at 3005 Buckhead Apartments, they said.

“This wasn’t like a home invasion type of scenario. We believe that the perpetrators were invited in for that drug exchange. It was some type of drug transaction that was taking place inside the apartment,” Maj. Peter Malecki told WANF."

So drug crime... shocking.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, what kind of mass shooting were you expecting lmao?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One where innocent people got victimized, not criminals engaged in a drug deal.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're right, they deserved it. Guess we'll have to just wait until the next preschool shooting for people like you to pretend to care again. 🤠

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm not shedding tears for the latest contestants on "Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes".

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm not surprised, you sound like you struggle with empathy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I save my empathy for those who deserve it. Pro-tip - Drug dealers and other criminals don't deserve empathy. They fucked around, they found out.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

Yeah dude, people struggling with addiction deserve to be gunned down in the street. Good and normal take. Execute non violent offenders lmao