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De Evolution posted...

I keep seeing this particular phrase not only here on GameFAQs but on social media.

Intimidate with a rifle, intimidate with a rifle, intimidate with a rifle... WTF does that even mean when guns are legal?

Simply having a weapon isn't wrong nor is it illegal.

Now if the person is BRANDISHING the weapon, if they're THREATENING with the weapon, or if they're AIMING the weapon that's one thing.

The weapon in and of itself is not a justification that they're a piece of shit.

This is literally the same logic that was used to demonize the Black Panthers and that is still used to this day to vilify armed black people.

I am a black gun owner and the same way I don't want someone to justify shooting or attacking me because I'm armed, I'm not going to do the same to someone else.

Notice in the news they always say "it was an unarmed black man" as if the black man being armed would justify his murder.

Philando Castile was an armed black man who was shot dead for no reason even though he was an NRA member and he legally had his weapon in the vehicle. Someone being armed is not a justification for demonizing them.

Cool, but guns are for intimidation. Their sole purpose is to hurt and kill things. This isn't like they had guns to go hunting. If i have a baseball bat on a baseball field its not intimidating. If you owe someone money and they show up with a bat its for intimidation. We arent talking about gun ownership overall here its about why this kid had a gun and what he was doing with it there.

Those guys were there for one reason and one reason only. To intimidate and look for conflict.

And for the record im black too and one of the reasons the black panthers did have guns was to intimidate their oppressors to let them know they couldn't be fucked with. It was part of the reason why they were so bad ass.

So dont come at me with that "I'm a black gun owner" bs

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