john.brown_typefaceFeb 20

the pushback to folks choosing to pursue firearms training or obtain them always throws me for a loop

ultimately this should be the choice of the individual

maybe there are posts i don't see that proclaim everyone must arm themselves by 13:12pm this Tuesday but i'm not seeing such posts

is there a long line where somebody is passing out AKs that i missed?

#CommunityDefense

Show threadjohn.brown_typefaceFeb 20

if you talk to people who do community defense you will find gun safety is a paramount, primary focus

if you even look at professional trainers who are conservative or reactionary, this usually still holds

the average gun owner is far more responsible than how they are portrayed by people who don't like guns or who have no experience with them - at least in terms of gun safety and avoidance of injury

Show threadfoundseedFeb 21
@johnbrowntypeface in my years of experience trying to find radical self and community defense, that is not what I have found. In fact, a lot of folks who are doing the work of training people in how to handle extreme situations holistically talk for quite awhile about how guns won't actually factor into most common self defense situations, and in fact are more likely to make things worse. In my experience that is.
Show threadjohn.brown_typeface

@foundseed
i'm not gonna get specific but i'm referring to folks who have done that work, that i've spoken to in person, as well as reading US historical examples

your experience might vary. i'm not sure which training you're referring to, but the people who do the professional training are often ex-military or ex-cops. they are usually conservatives/liberals. they don't have the same perspective as those in community defense

Feb 21 at 2:25amWeb