sanitation@lemmy.today to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days ago3 men assaulted a trans bartender. Now she's facing felonies for defending herself.www.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1439arrow-down15
arrow-up1434arrow-down1external-link3 men assaulted a trans bartender. Now she's facing felonies for defending herself.www.lgbtqnation.comsanitation@lemmy.today to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square26linkfedilink
minus-squareLushed_Lungfish@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·3 days agoOkay so you can’t legally own a gun to defend yourself? I thought this was America?
minus-squareGinny [they/she]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up49·3 days agoYou can legally own a gun to defend yourself, but only if you are part of the in-group whom the law protects but does not bind, not the out-group whom the law binds but does not protect.
minus-squareNABDad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 days agoNo no no. You can own a gun to defend yourself, but you can’t use the gun to defend yourself if you’re not part of the in-group. Otherwise, you’re withholding profits from the corporations that sell the guns.
Okay so you can’t legally own a gun to defend yourself? I thought this was America?
You can legally own a gun to defend yourself, but only if you are part of the in-group whom the law protects but does not bind, not the out-group whom the law binds but does not protect.
No no no. You can own a gun to defend yourself, but you can’t use the gun to defend yourself if you’re not part of the in-group.
Otherwise, you’re withholding profits from the corporations that sell the guns.
Rules for thee…