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As someone who doesn’t know much about guns: I’m just going to say this. Guns don’t stop bullets. Body armor does. If you, like me, don’t know much about guns, maybe invest in body armor instead and/or support existing community defense orgs that do know what they are doing.
There are some much better threads on here from people who do know guns about proper strategy and tactics and why being a newb with a gun can get more people killed. Rather than repeat them poorly I’ll just retweet them so you can read yourself.
Please read and reflect: https://twitter.com/nirebryce/status/1298521864642400256
Also know yourself. I have PTSD. My trauma response is to freeze. It’s a great response for shield walls or sit ins because I ain’t moving if you assault me. But I would be a liability with a gun. I’d be a free firearm for whoever pried it from me first.
If you don’t know how you would respond in a traumatic situation, think really hard about how that unknown might put you and everyone else in danger if you had a firearm.
Even if you do know how you would respond in a traumatic situation, think really hard about how that response might put you and everyone else in danger if you had a firearm.
Not telling anyone what to do here. You have agency as a person to make decisions and the right to self defense. I don’t think there is an easy answer to this situation and I definitely think liberal gun control will also get people killed. Just, take this seriously please.
Here’s another one: https://twitter.com/nirebryce/status/1298586129764159489
To complicate things further, if you are charged with a crime while wearing body armor you can get additional charges for that too. https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/criminal-defense/criminal-offense/when-its-illegal-to-own-a-bullet-proof-vest
