• cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

      Everyone talks about gun rights, but what about sword rights? Why can’t I open carry a claymore in a Wendy’s? Law abiding sword owners face the most oppressive laws in the country and in some states can not even own swords for self defense. The right to bear swords should be on everyone’s mind come November.

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        8 months ago

        This, but unironically. The right to personal weapons for self-defense should not be limited to firearms. There’s a bunch of reasons, including disability, why someone might need a weapon but can’t or shouldn’t use a firearm.

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      Most guns are patented, and most of those patents have long since expired. There are some newer designs out there, but they tend to be the exception. Everything from the AR15 to the Remington 870 shotgun to the Glock 19 is all public domain. Go to any shooting range or skeet field, and a huge chunk of the firearms you’ll see have patents that expired decades ago.

      This is how patents are supposed to work.