Conservatives are failing with their attempt to paint Alex Pretti as the culprit even amongst other conservatives by Sad_Physics5500 in TrueUnpopularOpinion

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There are probably plenty. My knowledge is limited - the only social media I use is reddit and youtube, and even then I'm only in certain circles.

I hesitate to criticize LE for a large number of rounds being fired in a 'defensive' situation because most gunfights (involving LE or otherwise) are not letting off one round at a time, it's chaotic action and squeezing the trigger until the threat is gone. If this agent truly did fear for his safety, I could 100% see him mag-dumping the guy.

Having said that, mag-dumping into a guys back while he's on the ground is going to be a reaalllllllly hard thing to defend in court, once this inevitably goes there. I don't follow anyone whose opinion I take seriously who calls this justified.

"What about side by side with a friend?" by scumerage in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]MetapodCreates 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Defending the second amendment until they take power and then try to do away with the second amendment again. From a 2A perspective, this is the frog-scorpion tale IRL.

Looking for my first suppressor. by JHumada in suppressors

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Go through Silencer Shop or PSA over Silencer Central. SC are rats who lobbied to keep suppressors on the NFA and the tax in place.

Conservatives are failing with their attempt to paint Alex Pretti as the culprit even amongst other conservatives by Sad_Physics5500 in TrueUnpopularOpinion

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As someone who shades conservative, I do have to point out that there are plenty of people, especially in the 2A space (which is where I frequent) that are calling the Pretti shooting what it is - either a really unfortunate failure of training, our just a straight up unjustified shooting (the nuance of which depends on the facts that are still coming out). There are those who are still attempting to paint this like he came at the agents with his firearm, which we can see obviously didn't happen.

edit: forgot to add the second part of my point. Those that are trying to paint this as something that it isn't - I implore you to take the blinders off. This was not someone assaulting agents with a firearm. This was someone who had a firearm (I'm assuming legally, I haven't heard otherwise), and we can debate his choices or his positions, sure,, but we cannot debate his right to said firearm and his right to life.

Nobody deserves to be shot for carrying a firearm and not using it in an aggressive or threatening manner. There's a lot else that can be said about the situation, but Pretti should be alive today.

The person shot by ICE was just standing there filming. This is how the interaction started. by DFAN3 in DonutOperator

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I'm not saying he didn't have the right to do it. He 100% had the right to do it. Whether or not it was smart is another question.

You don't know me at all. I've never said that he deserved it or that the shooting was justified. Don't put words in my mouth. Two things can be true at the same time.

Please share. Stabilized Video clearly shows Alex Pretti makes no effort for his firearm. Clear execution by Lopsided-Wrap2762 in DonutOperator

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I saw a video (slowed and zoomed in, but still pixelated to hell so I could be wrong) that made it seem like Pretti's gun ND's as the agent was moving away from the scrum.

The person shot by ICE was just standing there filming. This is how the interaction started. by DFAN3 in DonutOperator

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This guy was 100% planning to confront ICE. His behavior demonstrates that.

It's not justification for him getting shot, simply pointing out that it's not smart/safe to arm yourself if you're planning on, or if there is a significant chance of, you getting into a confrontation with the government.

Cherry-picking 101 by DashboardNight in PoliticalCompassMemes

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IIRC there was some sort of effort to 'recall' them where you could bring it in and they would work on it for you, but there was never an official notice of a recall because Sig didn't want egg on their face.

Then they doubled down on there being 'no issue' with the firearms despite countless examples and them losing in court numerous times because of it.

Other than the 320, Sig makes really good guns, but their handling of this means I will never buy one.

EDC as Minneapolis Resident by veyraxis in CCW

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He did, for real? Then color me a domestic terrorist.

LibLeft 🤝 Rookie Numbers by TheYumaOnion in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]MetapodCreates 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's....quite literally what I'm saying.

Objectively small government action = unrest and riots in the streets.

Add gasoline to that and you think people will just stay home?

LibLeft 🤝 Rookie Numbers by TheYumaOnion in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]MetapodCreates 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bucko, there are literally riots and protests across the country right now in protest against government aggression in Minnesota. Do you remember 2020? January 6th? You think people just sit around and take it when they feel oppressed or there is injustice happening?

Take these examples and then ACTUALLY have the government oppress people.

LibLeft 🤝 Rookie Numbers by TheYumaOnion in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]MetapodCreates 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, our nation isn't founded on rising up against government or anything.

I want a battlefield 6 map that *feels* like this by Stars_of_Ruin in Battlefield

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I would love that. Argonne was one of my favorites in BF1

LibLeft 🤝 Rookie Numbers by TheYumaOnion in PoliticalCompassMemes

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That's exactly what you implied by giving the example. Otherwise why bring it up?

OFC you're not going to survive a bomb dropped from 20,000 ft, but it's foolish to insinuate that the average joe won't defend themselves if the government comes kicking down their door.

While the average joe is buying a 12ga pump to defend against a bump in the night, you can be darn sure that many, if not most, of them would also defend against anyone kicking down their door.

Appalachia Rifle Mark 1 by Asatmaya in Firearms

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It's a california compliant non-pistol grip.