Should we adopt the regulations of Japan for purchasing a gun?

[nOOky]

I am on several Facebook gun groups, and according to them the answer is more guns in the schools. Train veterans and ex-military as guards, and place them in the classrooms. Many of these guys brag that they are their churches "trained protection" and they carry in church so they can defeat future bad guys. The problem with that is that we don't currently want to even pay the teachers a livable wage, much less find funds for arming and training teachers or veterans etc. We can't even afford pencils for public school kids, and parents can't or won't buy bullet-proof backpacks for their kids. What a fucking sad commentary about the US when other developed countries see how fucked up we really are. It is so true that whenever a bunch of kids are murdered in school, everyone rushes to defend the guns first. I'm so glad our kids are bravely on the front lines in our fight against tyranny and oppressive government over-reach.

 

[sdifox]

Identical <> analogy.
Who would aid you in overthrowing a US regime - and risk getting a nuke in the front yard?

I dont like this list too much to be honest, for a number of reasons.

View attachment 129908

Regime change don't just happen with dictators you know.

 

[cytg111]

Regime change don't just happen with dictators you know.

A whole lot of governing change in Europe post WW2.

 

[sdifox]

Nepal Gen Z just toppled their government

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/asia/nepal-protests-gen-z-outcome-intl-hnk

 

[Pens1566]

I am on several Facebook gun groups, and according to them the answer is more guns in the schools. Train veterans and ex-military as guards, and place them in the classrooms. Many of these guys brag that they are their churches "trained protection" and they carry in church so they can defeat future bad guys. The problem with that is that we don't currently want to even pay the teachers a livable wage, much less find funds for arming and training teachers or veterans etc. We can't even afford pencils for public school kids, and parents can't or won't buy bullet-proof backpacks for their kids. What a fucking sad commentary about the US when other developed countries see how fucked up we really are. It is so true that whenever a bunch of kids are murdered in school, everyone rushes to defend the guns first. I'm so glad our kids are bravely on the front lines in our fight against tyranny and oppressive government over-reach.

The validity of their "more guns" argument died (no pun intended) with Uvalde. There were many good guys with guns there that did absolutely NOTHING for over an hour.

 

[Jaskalas]

The validity of their "more guns" argument died (no pun intended) with Uvalde. There were many good guys with guns there that did absolutely NOTHING for over an hour.

If humans were rational, that argument would hold weight with them.

As it stands, rationality is the exception and nothing can be said to change their minds. Especially when the solution to fearing guns.... is considered to be more guns. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, that "gut feeling" will not change. Nor will they yield their political campaign to cement our bloody reality into permanence.