the people in the notes of that “have you seen a gun” poll really need to step back and analyze the varying reasons why people may have guns, and what guns they may own. because i know that the average liberal considers gun-owning to be a crime of the highest magnitude and all guns are assault rifles to them, but many people are actually quite normal and own guns for any number of the following reasons: they hunt and own hunting rifles, they collect antique guns, they have a handgun for protection, they just like guns, And More.
additionally, not all gun control laws are made equal and historically many of them are either targeted towards or are more strictly and consistently enforced against Black people, communities, and organizations (such as the black panther party).
it is not “weird” to own a gun, or to know about gun safety and laws. it is, in a world growing increasingly more dangerous, hostile, and reactive towards minority groups, an accessible and reasonable method of self-protection and self-defense, ESPECIALLY when a main force for oppression in the US (the police) are an armed group. a gun is a tool, and like most tools, it has no inherent moral weight. it is what you make of it. some people will do bad things with it. people will do bad things with every tool. but “doing something about school shootings and the accessibility of that kind of fire power” and “all guns are bad, and you are weird for having one” are two very different statements.
because I am tired. I am exhausted. I have cared and fretted and cried beyond what sane people should, and if I do not rest my heart, the compassion and empathy I have left will become small and calcified and never grow again. because in a world of infinite injustice, I cannot cry infinitely. the abyss can gaze forever, I cannot win a staring contest, so I must close my eyes. the horrors won't stop, so I need to be able to dream of peace for a little while.
for those of us in the northern hemisphere, remember to stay hydrated! as the weather warms up, you're going to start sweating more to keep cool, so you need to make sure you're drinking to make up for what you lose!
if you're in the southern hemisphere, you stay hydrated as well
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