Jawsome!!!

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So your answer is “this is a clickbait link to someone with no power and influence that you should get upset about!”

Who is that guy and why should I care?

As a white liberal, I get very frustrated with how often the perception of liberal philosophy is defined by the right. I can simultaneously recognize problems in our national systems and how that impacts the people without feeling personal guilt as though I was responsible for creating said system. I can also recognize my responsibility to work towards a better and more equitable future without assuming guilt or personal responsibility for other peoples actions or hatred.

Respect isn’t a 0 sum game, but the point of this instruction isn’t about something as mundane as “respect.” It’s about policies and systems and a good faith effort to break systems that are discriminatory in their nature. You can be as pleasant as punch, and still hold up systems that benefit the group in power at the expense of others.

Criminals exist therefore I should be allowed to break the law is the dumbest argument around

If nothing else, to be ridiculed by 10x as many citizens also exercising their 1st amendment rights

Holy shit! He really called it.

It’s easier to scream “revolution” from the keyboard than it is to show up in NYC and face real consequences

Excise taxes are referred to as sin taxes by anti-tax advocates, and gasoline is subject to excise taxes

Gas tax is an excise tax, just like alcohol and tobacco.

All those poor car owners… punished by being forced to help pay for the upkeep of the highway system via gasoline taxes…

Lol. Did you read this article. It defines the weapon not being used but simply being present as “defensive use”.

If we had no laws there would be no crime, but that’s a terrible argument in favor of anarchy.

Taxes help fund the governments efforts to reduce gun violence. If anyone should bear the costs for those programs it’s the gun owning community.

Why do you think that the second amendment exempts gun owners from tax liability?

Simply saying “your logic makes no sense,” is a denial, not an argument.

When you buy a car you pay a tax on your car. When you buy gasoline you pay a tax on that gasoline.

Similarly there is no conflict between paying taxes on your initial purchase of your firearm and paying taxes on the purchase of ammo

They didn’t propose arresting people for buying bullets. They proposed a modest tax on bullets. It’s hardly a scapegoat.

Law abiding gun owners are responsible for every person injured or killed with their gun, even when the owner wasn’t the one operating the gun. The gun community should be responsible for the costs associated with deterring, investigating, prosecuting and compensating those harmed by gun violence. Why shouldn’t the firearm community bear the burden instead of the general population?

And btw: CT drinkers already pay an excise tax to the state because they drink.

I know you understand what I said, so your refusal to respond means you don’t have a way to actually defend your position.

That’s true of literally every crime, yet people still commit crime.

It’s a responsibility, and those who are responsible for the problem should be responsible for the solution. That’s a principle gun owners tend to agree with until they personally can be held responsible.

And if the only thing we want is a performance to pretend we are doing something that’s probably just fine.

Sure, in the same way that people do really build their own homes from logs they felled themselves, but let’s not pretend like the criminal element is primarily building their own guns or making their own ammo. They are buying it from straw buyers and dishonest gun dealers.

You think 7 million is a lot of money on a state level to serve the needs of 3.5 million people?

Sure. Not sure what point your trying to make here pivoting to EVs though.