LGBTQIA+ on Yik Yak | So “armed minorities are harder to oppress” is great and I absolutely support it, but many of us cannot safely own guns. What should we do instead? Self defense knowledge and pepper spray only go so far against someone who DOES have a gun.

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LGBTQIA+ 5d

So “armed minorities are harder to oppress” is great and I absolutely support it, but many of us cannot safely own guns. What should we do instead? Self defense knowledge and pepper spray only go so far against someone who DOES have a gun.

Anonymous 5d

get a sword

Anonymous 5d

don’t buy a gun if you dont want one or can’t own one safely. this assumption comes from the hyper individualized way we’ve been made to see resistance to oppression the actual solution ar organizations like the pink pistols or the black panthers that operate(ed) similar to peoples armies. keeping and using an arsenal of guns with trained members to protect against bigots and police brutality while also giving the community ways to settle disputes without violence or police, stopping evictions,

Anonymous 5d

so glad #1 has me blocked because wtf???

Anonymous 3d

#1, what is your problem with me and everyone else exactly? Why are you so rude?

Anonymous 4d

There is no real self defense tool besides a gun tbh The only thing I would say is even slightly comparable is bear spray but u will be sued if u ever use it because if u aren’t willing to kill it’s really hard to argue self defense Also not bear spray and pepper spray are not the same pepper spray is meant to stop sex crime at most and is mostly just a tool to feel safer and doesn’t really do as much as advertised

Anonymous 5d

What do you mean by “cannot safely own guns”? Firearms are pretty safe in my experience.

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Anonymous 5d

get over it and arm up

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Anonymous

#1 5d

They literally said they can’t safely own guns, you can’t just “get over it”

Anonymous

#4 5d

as well as mutual aid work like breakfast programs and community schools

Anonymous

#4 5d

the black panthers were obviously more prolific and operated more along those lines but nowadays the pink pistols helps gay people with gun ownership, can provide some community, and often will provide security to queer events that may be under threat of reactionary violence

Anonymous

#4 5d

so the answer is not every individual queer person getting a gun it’s to get organized, build community, and do what you can to help out

Anonymous

#2 5d

i guess die sniveling? seems like the option being presented is nut up or be killed defenseless

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Anonymous

#5 5d

yes

Anonymous

#1 5d

You’re part of the issue.

Anonymous

#5 5d

I did not even consider this

Anonymous

#6 5d

do you lick windows for fun?

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Anonymous

OP 5d

because it is stupid and impractical. hope this helps

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Anonymous

#7 5d

holy fuck you’re shitty

Anonymous

#3 5d

???

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Anonymous

#1 5d

So you want suicidal people to have access to weapons to end their lives??

Anonymous

#2 5d

then why be scared of getting shot at all?

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Anonymous

#2 5d

i am suicidal. i own a firearm. i have for 5 years. ive managed not to do it. because i dont let the fascists win. thats what they want

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Anonymous

#1 5d

There are many reasons that someone cannot own a firearm, only one of which is suicidality. Some can’t because they pose a risk to others, some can’t because they physically can’t operate one, some can’t because of where they live.

Anonymous

#1 5d

Oh my god you are such a loser, get off my dick and go grump somewhere else

Anonymous

#7 5d

There are many reasons owning a firearm is unsafe. I’m not going to waste time typing it out again because I think you’re a bad faith troll, but if you’re curious, you can read the comments.

Anonymous

#1 5d

Are you serious. Fucking idiot

Anonymous

#2 5d

lot of feelings not a lot of argumentation

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Anonymous

OP 5d

if you want to find an excuse youll find one im sure. what this post seems to be is squeamish liberal bullshit about the potential of violence.

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Anonymous

OP 5d

womp womp block me then liberal

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Anonymous

OP 5d

if you cant even handle the presence of a firearm you sure as fuck arent gonna train to use a bladed weapon 😭🤣

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Anonymous

#1 5d

Oh my god dude wtf is wrong with you

Anonymous

OP 4d

now youre being transphobic? wow unbelievable

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Anonymous

#1 4d

How am I being transphobic? I am trans myself, so I apologize if something I said was

Anonymous

OP 4d

lets see your sword moves since you disagree so strongly?

Anonymous

#5 4d

That’s got to be the worst idea ever. A guy with a gun will win 10/10 times against a guy with a sword. All you will accomplish is looking like a fool

Anonymous

OP 4d

If your reason is “I might kill my self” is not the firearm that is unsafe, it’s you.

Anonymous

#7 4d

God forbid someone have a hobby

Anonymous

#7 4d

Idk man happy people get killed by guns too

Anonymous

#1 4d

least fed bait

Anonymous

OP 4d

Hey #1, since you had time to respond to other comments and not mine asking about “transphobia” I’m going to assume you were talking out of your ass like you’ve been doing this whole thread, and didn’t actually feel like I’d been transphobic. I’d like to emphasize my statement from earlier: go be a loser elsewhere, your behavior is weird as fuck

Anonymous

#9 4d

Do you mean the idiots or the ones killed by ‘unstable’ people? Cause in either case is still a person being unsafe, not the firearm.

Anonymous

#9 4d

It’s a self defense discussion, not a hobby discussion.

Anonymous

OP 3d

and i will emphasize, your liberal squishy feelings dont make anything i said wrong. go bloviate somewhere else about surrendering before the fight even start. if you want to cower in a dark room and never face the outside thats your call, “dude”

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Anonymous

OP 3d

if you cant own a gun because of being suicidal why be scared of getting shot? still didnt answer that one either, dipshit

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Anonymous

OP 3d

what interest do you have in self-preservation if you literally cant stand the thought of people defending themselves with firearms? and then to think a SWORD is a good idea 🤣 thats how i knew this clown ass conversation wasnt being had with an intelligent specimen

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Anonymous

#1 3d

1) I will not go somewhere else, this is my own post. 2) I obviously don’t want to cower in a dark room, otherwise I would not have asked about what else I can do besides owning a gun 3) I thought the sword was a joke, which is why I responded as I did. I don’t think a sword is a genuine 4) I never said I am suicidal. You assumed I was. It’s not your business whether or not someone i live with is, or any other reason

Anonymous

#1 3d

5) As stated in my post, I SUPPORT PEOPLE OWNING GUNS. I also recognize that many people cannot safely own guns. 6) I’m disturbed by your disregard for people with mental health struggles, and to be quite honest, I don’t care to have a conversation about this with someone who implies suicidal people should just end it anyway.

Anonymous

OP 3d

reread what i actually said, youre either illiterate or dishonest. later, less common denominator

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Anonymous

OP 3d

oh and youre still transphobic 👍

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Anonymous

#1 3d

Then explain HOW I was transphobic please

Anonymous

#1 3d

I am trans, and while trans people absolutely can be transphobic, I can’t see anything I’ve said as such.

Anonymous

#4 3d

Thank you

Anonymous

OP 3d

You’re not transphobic. 1 is just trolling you.

Anonymous

#10 3d

Yeah that’s what I thought. They’ve responded to other stuff but not this. Claiming transphobia as a “gotcha” when no transphobia has occurred (or a minor enough instance that other trans people can’t tell AND you’re unwilling to explain) is asshole behavior. I think they’re desperate to make me seem bad when they don’t really have anything to grab onto.

Anonymous

#4 3d

Thank you for providing some actual advice!

Anonymous

OP 3d

assuming im a man because why?

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Anonymous

OP 3d

or do you just think all women are effeminate and dainty and cant have firearms?

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Anonymous

#1 3d

whether you’re a man or a woman we both know you’re too pussy to do jack shit with that gun and everyone in your community hates you cuz you’re fucking annoying and dumb as rocks

Anonymous

#4 3d

A B conversation, why are you defending a “leftist” who didnt even understand the basic concept of mutual aid? also good job being transphobic too, jackal

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Anonymous

#4 3d

but yeah no call me a pussy as ive literally been held at gunpoint by cops and had right wing fascists threaten to shoot and kill me for protecting a drag story hour. what have you done recently, poser?

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Anonymous

OP 3d

supposed “left wing” person reading what the concept of mutual aid is for the first time 💀

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Anonymous

#1 3d

sybau you’re so negative and annoying and unhelpful you’re the opposite of someone engaging in community building and mutual aid. fucking captain counterinsurgent cuck over here

Anonymous

#1 3d

whatever you say fed boy

Anonymous

#1 3d

Again, HOW IS THAT TRANSPHOBIC? And also, I did not assume you’re a man. I called you dude because I typically use it as a gender neutral word, but I can understand how someone would not like it. If you don’t want to be called dude, you can ask instead of dodging the question!

Anonymous

#4 3d

okay transphobe!

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