Americans Seem To Be OK on Certain Forms of Terrorism
Americans enjoy the rights to peaceful assembly and free speech that are protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and the right to bear arms that is protected by the Second. But are these limitless?
This thug is brandishing a weapon designed to kill as many people as possible in the shortest possible period of time in a public institution (a state capitol building), i.e., he’s threatening people’s lives in order to enforce his viewpoint on gun control laws. That’s not free anything; it’s terrorism.
Craig,
Like you, I’m not keen on private gun ownership.
However, these demonstrators are not “terrorists”, since they threaten no one. They are legally entitled to possess and exhibit these weapons.
The have a right to demonstrate.
Unlike you, I condemn all forms of intolerance and violence. I see no difference between the violent masked thugs of Anti-fa and violent misanthropic bully who comprise the various factions of White Supremacists, Neo-Nazis and other riff-raff.
You are silent when you witness the organized beatings of American-Asian journalists by murderous gangs Anti-fa thugs, even going so far as to excuse their behaviour.
Can’t you understand, all hate breeds counter-hate?
I am a gun owner. I only own firearms to kill feral animals or for human purposes as a farmer. I am licensed and supervised by the state authorities in which I live.
I have no need for assault weapons etc. I spent 8 years serving my country as a soldier, 31 moths of that time in combat situations. I also served as an “active” reserve officer in the Army for over 30 years.
There was no mention of me being dangerous to own a firearm during that period, and I would deeply resent any implication that I should be considered a “thug’ for owning firearms.
The demonstrator portrayed is ludicrous and totally counter-productive to his own cause. The idea of a “militia” against political oppression is absurd and dangerous.
Extremism breeds extremism. Gan violence in the US is the direct result of America’s love affair with fire-arms as a methods of dispute resolution.
No other culture has such a history of glamorizing firearms.
Changing such a deeply ingrained culture will be a monumental task, and certain;y not be achieved by emotive abuse.