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Newsable: Why are firearm owners so against the new gun registry? (www.stuff.co.nz)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A nicely worded rebuttal there. It reads very much like that American 'muh freedoms' rhetoric that seems to be all-pervasive these days - no real justification beyond that feeling of loss of control. A clinical psychologist could base an entire career on this lot 😂

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

See my other post, but this is exactly what I'm talking about when I say that we (Licensed firearms owners) don't appreciate being misrepresented as a bunch of rednecks.

We're talking about a large group of people who's hobbies have been made significantly more expensive and inconvenient, and if someone tries to express our perspective we get written off with "lol they need a psychologist, lol freedums".

I hope you never find yourself on the unpopular side of a political football issue. It's less fun to be on the receiving end. Especially when you lose access to sports and activities that you love.