It’s shaping up to declare us all mentally incompetent so that they can institutionalize us. They won’t stop here.

There was a convicted criminal now representative in my state that has a YouTube video out of her firing an assault weapon. She was the lead sponsor of the bill that banned assault weapons in our state. On top of that because of her past convictions it is illegal for her to be in possession of a firearm.

It only makes sense if you don't look at the shit show behind the curtains.

You must not live in CO

From what I understand, people with mental disorders (e.g. taking anti-anxiety meds) can still own guns. The threshold for being disallowed is if the person has been involuntarily institutionalized. So even if you have some kind of mental health crisis and check yourself in, that's voluntary so it doesn't prohibit you. It sounds hard to fit gender dysphoria into that framework.

OTOH apparently you're prohibited if you've used pot in the past year, so maybe they'll expand that to include vaccinations.

I would bet though that most made shooters are white though. Better male it so white people can't have guns...

Well lookie there, I was right

https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/

Always have been. They just have to be in control.

Only in the sense that they want to be in control of who gets to have guns.

If you do and have not used one before please get training in the proper operation of it. Even if its from a book. Practice until you are comfortable with it. Otherwise you may end up shooting yourself or someone you care about by accident. You should know how it works and how to break down and clean it yourself.

Judging from right-wing media, all mass shooters secretly become trans just before pulling the trigger.

I think you mean the only way they'll take it is by force, and they will if they choose to do so. You aren't going to stop a SWAT team (or worse.)

Probably. I think this is more about providing an excuse for jailing any trans who choose to own a firearm, rather than stopping them

Serious question: do you believe that you can purchase a firearm from a commercial dealer online or at a gun show without regulation? Because in most cases, that simply isn't true.

I didn't want to spark a semantic debate, I am genuinely curious how people perceive firearm sales and acquisition in the US.

In my experience of having purchased and sold a few guns over the years, it's not quite as straightforward as most would believe. The laws vary by state, but in my cases all private sales (even at gun shows) are subject to background checks facilitated by an FFL holder (think gun store or pawn shop) and any applicable waiting periods.

That's not to say back-alley deals don't still occur and that unregulated states do a great job of tracking ownership, but the risk that private firearm sales and straw purchases pose are largely mitigated by the fact that most people don't want to have their name linked to a firearm that was sold to some unsavory individual.

I don’t think Trump is popular for this. The NRA has already come out publicly they are against this. Rednecks hate trans people but they hate anyone who threatens to take guns away from citizens more it looks like.

I mean, it's not like they're gonna try to stop him. These are just trans people's rights and democrats only talk about protecting trans rights until they get pushback from bigots.

Hell, they'll probably help him.

Pretty much everyone in government is a crook at this point.

It's what happens when we let rich people decide who gets elected.

It's also why we need more heroes like the one who delivered justice to a billionaire that wasn't going to get it otherwise.

The general concept of social contracts, and law explicitly, apparently.

Ah see you're making a common mistake when reading the law. Republican's shall not be infringed, Democrats shall be infringed. It's a common mistake to assume the Republicans will respect others rights, they don't. They want all the rights for themselves and laws to apply to everyone else.

Shall be absolutely fine with right wing prejudice.

RFK's "wellness" farms

Having a gun will not protect you from the military, which is now our enemy.

There is only the option to run and I encourage trans people to begin executing those plans I know you've been making to get to higher ground. Pool your resources, go together, support each other.

I'm sure they have a whole list, this just happens to be their favored first domino

This is in no way to diminish your struggle or do any type of oppression ranking, but the GOP hates cis women too, with anti-abortion laws, putting rapists on the supreme court, aims at removing no fault divorce, the desire to make cis women baby factories who can't vote or work, etc. Cis hyper religious rich white men are the only things they tend to like.

hugs from a fellow trans woman. <3

this sucks. living with transphobia and dysphoria sucks. I can't promise it'll get better. hold your community tight, help them and let them help you. we're all we've got.

I'm sorry this is happening. For whatever small comfort it may bring, please be assured that there are many people who don't hate you for being who and what you are, and we are doing all we can to help.

I'm sorry you have to deal with this.