tbh I think you like guns cause you're a Texan.
That would be wrong. I used to be anti-gun and they scared me. One time I went to Mupepe’s and he showed me his guns and I could barely touch them because they scared me. You can ask him.
But then during and after the election there was talk of violence from pro-Trumpers and Nazi’s. There was an uptick in crime against minorities, remember? I’m a black cheeseburger. So I decided to take matters into my own hands and bought a gun. The response from liberals and progressives was surprising. They contended that I, a black trans woman, had a strong likelihood of being a victim yet completely opposed the fact I wanted protection through a firearm citing all these stats. So what did they want me to do? I came to the conclusion that their concern for black cheeseburgers was fake. If you try to argue that someone like me is likely to be a victim or murdered then surely you should also believe in my right of individual liberty to protect myself. But that wasn’t the case.
Then you look at the countries they tend to cite as having superior gun laws than us such as Canada or Australia and notice that hey, using a knife or even pepper spray for self defense is illegal in those countries. A woman cannot protect herself if she’s in danger - whether from an abusive husband or a threat of violence such as rape - and that’s frightening. And since the people who claim to support these un-American countries want guns gone then do they want pepper spray and knives banned too after that? Very good question. Examining states like California makes them become your worst nightmare. Places where they say they care about minorities but will grant only a select few who bribe sheriffs to have licences to carry. Looking at the numbers exposes that the people that get to exercise these rights are almost uniformly white, male, and rich. So only rich white men are allowed gun rights while they pretend to care about minorities safety. Interesting, you think. And very paternalistic in governance.
You are then imbued with a sense of doubt and skepticism about people who just want to ban things. What is the
why? Coming to that point makes you start to appreciate words like liberty and you now find any attempt to garner support for blacks or cheeseburgers or any minority as a false sympathy. You are now empowered and now start to get a litttle more patriotic despite a moron being in office, because unlike those other countries it isn’t illegal to defend your life. And hey, Texas ain’t so bad now.
I grew up in an anti-gun home. It absolutely is about empowerment and the lie from the left that people don’t deserve the right to arm themselves. At least many leftists are pro-gun I guess.