Well, here we are. The rapid onset of a fascist government (or at least the final ripping off of the benign mask) has most marginalized people we know reconsidering their position on firearm ownership. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably recently changed your mind as well, and might not know where to begin. Or, you might have gone out shooting with some friends, but aren’t sure yet about obtaining your own. You might even be a long-time gun owner just looking for a refresher. Let this guide be an introduction, an instruction, and a philosophy that differs from the reactionary preppers, salesmen, war stories, and fantasies where most information about firearms can be found today.
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On The Insistence of Non-Violence In Response To ICE
As the fascist machine moves into more cities, as more detention centers get built to torture our kidnapped neighbors before they are shipped off overseas, if not outright killed, one refrain remains spoken from the lips of the resistance:
“We must remain non-violent.”
Why?
We have heard all the explanations before:
“It’ll make us just as bad as them!”
“It’s exactly what they want!”
“That’s illegal!”
What weight do these oft-repeated phrases hold? What is the logical conclusion of them? And are we even allowed to dissect the rhetoric that we use to talk about our response to harm perpetrated by the government?
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