are you scared of folks using their hands or their brain?

these are very personal decisions and aren't helped by alarmist paternalism

i'm not gonna be in the Warsaw Ghetto telling people to put down the rocks

the paranoia around this stuff is understandable but leads to lateral accusations/misinterpretation

folks can discuss firearms training/obtaining without insurrection being discussed

community defense is an evergreen, year-round necessity. in regular ol' settler-colonialism or under fascism

and if we actually give a shit, it's still currently legal

we can offer advice for those interested without shouting down the very possibility as literal suicide

diversity of tactics, many roles to play

@johnbrowntypeface @LexYeen at this point I am totally on board with marginalized people arming themselves as long as there is a need for self-defense. I wouldn’t get a firearm myself because I am prone to suicidal ideation but that’s a personal choice.

Universal gun control is, for me, a long-term goal but right now there are more immediate needs that trump that ideology.

@fluffy @LexYeen
as an anarchist i don't support universal gun control under current systems. i would like to see a world where guns aren't needed for defense, and i agree it's a long-term goal.

for me, it's something that's hundreds of years in the future, if it happens at all. so many folks are still unwilling to support prison abolition, i think this shows how distorted priorities and realities are in the perspectives of many.