Superdooper@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-210 hours agoWhy don't protestors who oppose Trump/ICE open carry their guns to prevent what's currently occuring in the US ie kidnapping, assaults etc?message-squaremessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1116arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't protestors who oppose Trump/ICE open carry their guns to prevent what's currently occuring in the US ie kidnapping, assaults etc?Superdooper@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-210 hours agomessage-square84fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFyrnyx@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 hours agoThis would be grounds to incite a civil war. Also, the second amendment gives us the right to assassinate our leaders. Problem is, nobody is trying, except the fool who missed Trump.
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoThe second amendment gives us the right to assassinate our leaders? Is there precedent for that? Several Presidents have been assassinated, and I believe all of the assassins were killed or prosecuted or both.
minus-squareFyrnyx@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoThe Constitution agrees that yes, you should assassinate your leaders from tyranny. But if you ask them and the law? They won’t agree. So it isn’t like you’re free from the consequences of that action.
This would be grounds to incite a civil war.
Also, the second amendment gives us the right to assassinate our leaders. Problem is, nobody is trying, except the fool who missed Trump.
The second amendment gives us the right to assassinate our leaders?
Is there precedent for that? Several Presidents have been assassinated, and I believe all of the assassins were killed or prosecuted or both.
The Constitution agrees that yes, you should assassinate your leaders from tyranny.
But if you ask them and the law? They won’t agree. So it isn’t like you’re free from the consequences of that action.