tbh im kinda hoping that Democratic Party Uselessness can keep them from doing much on Gun Control, and like, we need to absolutely press hard to people that, the way things are going, firearms are going to be very good things to own even moreso than they already are.
a lot of the major gun groups, like the NRA, are awful and tied irrevocably to the Republican Party. but what I’ve found more problematic with looking into the ones that actually DO good work regarding gun policies, advocate for uncompromising and genuinely-held positions, are often libertarian or “anarchist” in a fashion where the views of those associated are either intentionally hostile toward anyone they perceive as leftist, not to mention how many are interested in a very edgy kind of “fascist kitsch” with stuff from Rhodesian Camo to t-shirts with Arkan’s tigers on them. Even relating to the AK and Eastern Bloc weapons, the most “left” you’ll get is the occasional NazBol
now there ARE organizations that offer training to people who dont fit the usual Fudd mold of gun culture, and I have at least some hope that the hypebeast/internet irony/rap-influenced culture a lot of younger gun owners have grown up with will help them move toward making this a larger shift in culture, but im not gonna hold my breath
while I raised objections before to what I see regarding certain groups like Distributed Defense (who, regardless of politics, are an absolutely essential group for the assets they provide) and their politics, there is an admirability in how they look at situations where what they want to do is illegal, and do it anyway, and advocate for it to be made legal. this is incredibly similar to the harm reduction groups I know and admire: reaching out to people doing things illegally and providing ways to make it safer, better, to try and make it so that they can live lives not hampered by prohibition. illegal drugs or illegal guns, both have their place in my eyes right now given what we are limited to
and ive seen discussion of this by other leftists who DO know about guns and how it means that you need to be able to learn, and moreover learn in a way that will let you offer that training to others who do not feel safe going in and being trained by more conventional groups, hosting smaller group training for these people, letting them get what they need to get legally armed.
and again, when it comes to a lot of things, “solvent trap” suppressors being sold openly is an absolutely fucking great thing, one I hope to see increase. the way that “pistol uppers” are sold on their own and owning a pistol lower can help you avoid constructive intent charges to some degree is great. memes about drilling the third hole and illegal SBRs are great. memes about cops and atf and dea agents getting wasted are great.
and we may need to come together over those sooner rather than later
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