Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agoWomen and LGBTQ+ people take up guns after Trump’s win: ‘We need to protect ourselves’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square120linkfedilinkarrow-up1479arrow-down112
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minus-squarePilferjinx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·7 months agoIt’s only a bad idea when the people who want to hurt you aren’t armed. Sadly, in America, that’s not the case.
minus-squareemmy67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down7·7 months agoNope, time and again we see law enforcement doesn’t work that way for minorities. The same gun laws that protect the majority are used against those in minorities. Also gives cops an excuse to kill us. Which they often use.
It’s only a bad idea when the people who want to hurt you aren’t armed. Sadly, in America, that’s not the case.
Nope, time and again we see law enforcement doesn’t work that way for minorities. The same gun laws that protect the majority are used against those in minorities.
Also gives cops an excuse to kill us. Which they often use.