As usual, it comes down to “pay no attention to the easy availability of firearms, look over there at [insert other problem here]”. This case is not about one domestic abuser who happened to get caught, this is about a national epidemic of gun violence. Alito and Thomas are fine with it continuing, as long as it keeps more ammosexuals in the conservative camp.
Relevant entries from the catch-all topic:
Claim: the real issue in this shooting is [mental health | white supremacy | misogyny | bullying | economic anxiety | police brutality | etc. ]. We must address it first so these tragedies don’t occur.
A distraction/derailing tactic. The existence of (or speculation about) a contributing factor does not change the fact that the number of casualties in an incident are higher than they’d otherwise be because of the relatively easy availability of access to firearms in the U.S. Also, we’re capable as a nation of addressing more than one problem at the same time if we have the will to do so.
Claim: I am a [Democrat|liberal|progressive] but when it comes to [insert sensible proposed gun control measure here] I think [insert BS argument from this topic here].
While organisations like the John Brown Gun Club exist, and while members of vulnerable populations (currently LGBTQ+ people) may have reasons to want to own a firearm for self-defense grounded in reasons other than action-hero fantasies, none of these liberals and progressives argue against common-sense gun control proposals or believe that “moar gunz” is the answer to the problems posed by the far right.
This is a partisan issue in the U.S., and only one American party has made it a foundational plank of its platform. If an American makes BS arguments such as the ones listed in this topic, they are effectively making common cause with fascists and white supremacists and the duopoly party that enables them; actual progressives and liberals and good allies don’t do that.
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