jeffwCalifornia is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violence
squid_slimeLovely another way to penalise the poor
NougatMarx said things like that because he believed that his political and economic theories could only be implemented through violence. That statement was not intended as "workers should be able to protect themselves." It meant "workers need to go out and proactively kill people."
There are plenty of ways to interpret Marx’s writings, yours is certainly one of those ways.