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Tasmanian Devil

(55 posts) Sat Jan 24, 2026, 10:23 PM 23 hrs ago

Pretti was "a good guy with a gun"

Wasn't this the goal of the right? Arm every good guy to prevent violence? Right??

But I guess that was from before the nazi's took over our government.

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Pretti was "a good guy with a gun" (Original Post) Tasmanian Devil 23 hrs ago OP

"Good Guy with a gun" often gets shot by police. milestogo 23 hrs ago #1

He didn't use it. Queso Delicioso 22 hrs ago #2

milestogo

(22,748 posts)

1. "Good Guy with a gun" often gets shot by police.

Reply to Tasmanian Devil (Original post)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 10:35 PM

23 hrs ago

I know someone whose best friend was killed trying to stop a mass shooting. Police shoot first, ask questions later, after you're dead.

Queso Delicioso

(185 posts)

2. He didn't use it.

Reply to Tasmanian Devil (Original post)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 11:37 PM

22 hrs ago

And thus he got murdered by the bad guys with guns.

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