Owning a gun can influence your outlook, both fueling a sense of danger in the world around you and holding out the promise of rescuing you from those fears.
If 2A maniacs seriously thought that its purpose was to establish a militia for local defense, they would a) shut the fuck up and b) go enlist in the National Guard.
I imagine they don’t want people telling them what to do, which is hilarious given, you know, chain of command.
I will say that I’ve met very few actual ex-military personnel who truck with any of this Oathekeepers, III’ers, etc. bullshit. I still remember how kitted out the insurrectionists were on January 6th, looking like they’d purchased half of a Cabela’s on the way to DC.
If 2A maniacs seriously thought that its purpose was to establish a militia for local defense, they would a) shut the fuck up and b) go enlist in the National Guard.
Given the advantages of actual training, you’d think the nutjobs would be 100% in favour of actual drilling and training as well.
I was happy to trade occupations from soldier to student. Birkenstocks are way less hazardous than an m16a3/c7, even on my nasty feet.
I imagine they don’t want people telling them what to do, which is hilarious given, you know, chain of command.
I will say that I’ve met very few actual ex-military personnel who truck with any of this Oathekeepers, III’ers, etc. bullshit. I still remember how kitted out the insurrectionists were on January 6th, looking like they’d purchased half of a Cabela’s on the way to DC.