• AbidanYre@lemmy.world
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    This is the same state that just decided to let teachers carry guns. Really sprinting in the wrong direction aren’t they.

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      As fast as their disengaged and disenfranchised constituency will allow. Maybe they should defund education just a little bit more, just to be sure.

    • Optional@lemmy.world
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      Another day another story about Tennessee passing some batshit republiQan power grab.

      Lick it up, Tennessee republiQans. Lick it up.

  • Stern@lemmy.world
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    Party of small government. No not that small. Just small enough that we’re in charge.

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      Very simply, laws that stop dangerously crazy people from having guns.

      Which is rich coming from the ‘it’s not the guns, it’s mental illness’ party.

    • CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world
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      Wow that article really doesn’t explain what they are.

      Red flag laws basically allow the government to temporarily seize weapons from someone if the person is believed to be dangerous. Exact implementations vary by state.

      Essentially, if your family member is acting crazy again and you feel threatened, or they’re threatening someone else with a weapon, you can petition a court to remove any weapons they have without having to convict that person of a crime.

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      Basically, the police can take weapons from someone found to be a potential threat to themselves or others. Husbands who have threatened wives is the prime example.

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      1 year ago

      Laws that strip you of constitutional rights if you’re neurodivergent or if your neighbor has a grudge against you.

  • Queen HawlSera@lemm.ee
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    Hey NC, Remember when Pat McCory banned counties from raising the minimum wage and literally said it was because he didn’t want foreigners moving in who might be “Attracted to higher standards of living”

    Ahh…

    I hope we don’t elect a Republican in November… yes I can already hear the Narrator telling future me in the middle of a life review that that’s exactly what happened.

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    While red flag laws can be sketchy, the state has no business overruling local municipalities.