We're not in disagreement. I was saying that regardless of whether they're real guns, pepper guns, or toy guns, the end result (i.e. tyranny being enforced) is the same.
Yes, what I was trying to say is that there are different forms and levels of tyranny, oppression, and state intimidation. I've had pepperball guns pointed at me, and I've had a real gun pointed at me, and everyone, in that moment when the barrel is pointed at them, knows the difference. That difference does matter. On a personal level, and on a state level.
Right. That's true if you know what kind of gun's being pointed at you. But if you don't, then you're always going to assume that it's a real firearm, and feel that maximum level of intimidation.
We're not in disagreement. I was saying that regardless of whether they're real guns, pepper guns, or toy guns, the end result (i.e. tyranny being enforced) is the same.
Yes, what I was trying to say is that there are different forms and levels of tyranny, oppression, and state intimidation. I've had pepperball guns pointed at me, and I've had a real gun pointed at me, and everyone, in that moment when the barrel is pointed at them, knows the difference. That difference does matter. On a personal level, and on a state level.
Right. That's true if you know what kind of gun's being pointed at you. But if you don't, then you're always going to assume that it's a real firearm, and feel that maximum level of intimidation.