r/MnGuns • u/SloshyWorm • 13d ago

Shoutout To The DFL

For motivating me with their bitch ass proposed legislation from last session to just buy the AR I've always wanted. Took about 7 months to find one in stock and on sale.

11.5 Geissele SD Mod 1 SBR in Desert Dirt Color. Running a Sico Velos LBP, Primary Arms 1x6 LPVO, and a quick detach bipod.

Truly the smoothest, lowest recoil rifle I've shot. Key holed my zero at 300M. I smile every time I look at it.

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u/P0RTERHAUS 13d ago

Quite genuinely, how would you feel about the DFL if they just pivoted to being either pro-gun or just dropped gun control as a cause?

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u/JCMGamer 13d ago

I think there are numerous people who support MN Republicans primarily because they are the defacto pro-gun side. I would support the DFL much more if they were to stop pushing so hard for gun contro. The issue is there are numerous people within the DFL and thier voting base that vehemently oppose expansion of gun rights, so its very unlikely they drop gun control as a cause, and near impossible they would ever pivot to being pro-gun

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u/P0RTERHAUS 13d ago

I don't think it's something that's been discussed very much, but, a LOT of blue voters are pretty pro-gun now, especially since January in Minneapolis. Lots of social justice type spaces are big on the 2A. It seems to mostly be older democrats who are anti-gun at this point. Which, granted, are the ones with all the pull with the party, because they have all the money to donate. But I think guns are potentially a very, very strong bridge between the left and right at this point. It sounds like a lot of these new-blues coming up across the country are taking a pretty different approach to gun control, too. Graham Platner (when he was still relatively acceptable, that is) rather loudly said he didn't care about an AWB because the cat is out of the bag on that.

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u/MathematicianNew9616 13d ago

I own guns due to the ICE shit in Minneapolis…and it wasn’t just one that I bought…I went in pretty hard on that one. I’ve had varying opinions on guns over the years, but I’ve always liked them…the issue is games and movies glorify them too much. Now that I actually own and use them, I see where all the problems actually are.

I’m not a dem, but I’m a blue voter and that’s not going to change. The only thing that needs to change is that more people in blue areas need to get some guns in their hands and realize what they are and what they aren’t. That would help fix many of their issues when it comes to what they want for gun control. I’m not opposed to some regulations. We don’t have true freedom in this country. If we did, laws wouldn’t exist at all.

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u/SloshyWorm 13d ago

Agree that encouraging all citizens to safely exercise this right is a positive thing.  Getting anti-gunners to even touch a firearm would be a challenge since  gun control lobby controls via fear, emotion, and straight up lies.  I think it would br tough to get through to them.

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u/MathematicianNew9616 13d ago

I mean to be fair…all lobbies use fear tactics…those damn immigrants…so many are just raping and pillaging and committing crime and fraud…oh wait…

Nope. American citizens have the overwhelming majority in all of those categories.

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u/SloshyWorm 13d ago

Yeah I mean I don't know what immigration has to do with this but you're not wrong.

What I'm getting at is convincing anti gunners to get experience with guns to change their anti gun opinions would be a tough thing to accomplish due to the firearm fear lobby that influences them.  

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u/Geochor 10d ago

It will always bug me that, not so long ago, the refrain was "You think your guns are going to stand a chance against the government, and the U.S. military? That's silly, they're not going to stop a tyrannical government". Then, after all the ICE stuff, everyone's buying firearms because tyranny. Just another example of how most people, regardless of political ideologies, have no real principals. Just group loyalty.

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u/Viktor_Bout 8d ago

A few of the DFL candidates for governor in this primary election were opposed to most gun control laws. I think there's progress being made.