• Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Own a musket for home defense, since that’s what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. “What the devil?” As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he’s dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it’s smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, “Tally ho lads” the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.

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      11 months ago

      Call 911 to have them start the paperwork you need to file with your insurance claim.

      Intervening is too risky for them.

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          11 months ago

          Tbf that guy in particular ead texting his wife/girlfriend who was in one of the classrooms.

          If you watch the video he just looks lost, like he can’t believe no one is doing anything.

          I actually feel for him, the system he believed in was letting him down right in front of his eyes and he just snapped into derealization.

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    11 months ago

    Yes the very consistent logic of the American right.

    “You must respect police officers because they put their life on the line for you against criminals”

    but also

    “I must own 5 assault rifles, 2 shotguns and 15 handguns for self defense because if someone tries to break in the cops wont do shit”

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    11 months ago

    Cringe “I’ll murder whoever breaks into my home” vs. Based “I’ll use my gun to defend myself but still call the ambulance”