We're about to experience the darkest period of American history in our lifetimes.
Hope everyone is ready.
I'm buying guns.
this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2025
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Cant buy a firearm in my state, recent laws make it more expensive and too many hoops to jump through. It seems easier to obtain it illegally as shootings in urban areas with young gang kids happens every night but no one is writing laws to curb that gun violence.
What state? And did you check different types of firearms? I'm in NY and long guns like rifles and shotguns were less hoops. Picked up a shotgun recently because of this gestapo crap.
Totally not advocating violence but have you looked into PCP rifles (or handguns). They are not the air rifles of my childhood, they are quite impressive. Most importantly they aren't considered firearms so you can get them in lots of flavors (single shot, semi auto, full auto) mailed right to your door. Lots of calibers to choose from (I think I've seen a couple .72 caliber out there), but I'm a fan of small calibers for the cost (500 shots for around $10 if going with cheap 14.3 gr pellets).
My current favorite is an air venturi avenger in .22 caliber. I get around 40-60 shots between airing it up, I used a hand pump for a few months but could never get much above 3,000 psi, with a relatively cheap compressor I get it up to around 4,300 psi (4,300 is the max for mine, I usually stop it a little shy).
Make one.
New Jersey or California?
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Americans, please rise and applaud your very own, newly minted, Gestapo
But don't you worry, nothing to worry about, always remember "yOu ARe nOT ThERe yeT" and bravely sit back down
Land of the Free, Home of the Brave... my ass
This is step I. Next step is to make them Trump's personal policing force.
ICE is starting a civil war, at some point they are going to start getting killed.
Pretty sure it's more a boiling frogs situation. If you're not at the point of putting yourself in mortal danger fighting ICE, it's likely your neighbors are either.
While the analogy fits pretty well with human nature, the premise is faulty: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_frog.
I'm not disputing your comment or what you're saying, I think you're right. Just thought you'd be interested in knowing the frog would jump out.
That's news to me regarding what the frog would do. So the revised meaning of boiling frog is to say that there is only so much pain a person or populace will tolerate before taking action. Not that by the time it's too hot it's too late.
Which is considerably more hopeful when you think about it. However the amount of damage already done is staggering.
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Here's a breakdown in the funding.
| Category | Current Funding (2024) | Proposed Funding (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Total ICE Budget | $13.5 billion | $170 billion |
| Detention Budget | $3.5 billion | $45 billion |
| Enforcement Operations | $10 billion | $29.9 billion |
| Border Wall Construction | -- | $46.6 billion |
| State Reimbursement Grants | -- | $10 billion |
| Military Deployment Funding | -- | $1 billion |
It includes hiring 10,000 ICE agents in the next five years.
Well for all those new grads and people getting laid off, there is some good news!
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