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Hunting dangerous and/or delicious animals notwithstanding, a gun is a tool that we invented for killing our fellow man with good efficiency and effectiveness.

I'm curious about what aspects of the state of affairs in America has citizens deciding that they now need to improve their ability to kill their neighbors and countrymen.

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You're pretending that all killing is OFFENSIVE.

If someone comes at you or your family with the intent to harm them, and you kill them for it, that's DEFENSIVE.

It's enshrined in the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution for a reason. The founding fathers didn't just get back from some sweet hunting trip when they wrote it; They just overthrew an oppressive tyrannical government to defend their homes and families.

Percieved but not actual danger.

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