Comment on 35 Michiganders so far have been ordered to turn in their guns under state's new 'red flag law'

Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  From my cold, dead hands.

  That’s exactly what the law is intended to prevent:

  if a person is found to be at risk of harm to themselves or others with a gun, the state’s new so-called ‘red flag’ law can temporarily take away their firearms.

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  • BottomTierJannie@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m not property of the government, why should the government suspend my rights to “protect” me from myself?

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    • PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There’s a rule-breaking quip with which I could respond, but…I won’t.

      Instead, I’ll just say, please stop functionally supporting potential criminals with firearms.

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      • Blamemeta@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        “Potential criminals”, they’re also known as innocent people. What is this, minority report?

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  • Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    “Temporarily” take away their rights.

    They’re from the government, and they’re here to help, right?

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• wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  By yourself you’ll lose every time. Who has actually fought off the government and things just went back to normal ?

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• Blamemeta@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A bunch of cops showing up at your door is probably a very good deterrent to any resistance. Most people dont want to be a matyr.

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  • Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    A bunch of cops showing up at your door is the way the state indicates they are here to personally harm you. I would much rather go out bleeding in my house than getting locked inside of a cage for decades.

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    • Blamemeta@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Easy to say that, but when they actually do show up, thats another story.

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