Civilians shouldn’t own assault weapons. Except Palestinian civilians.
New York, April 27 – A group of demonstrators came together Thursday to buttress public expressions of support for two pillars of their political ideology, namely that people confronting an oppressive regime must fight back even with violent, armed means, and that Americans must submit to restrictions on firearms ownership and the confiscation of those weapons, should the people in charge deem it appropriate policy.
Police estimated that four hundred people rallied in Lower Manhattan Thursday morning opposite the Ted Weiss Federal Building on Broadway. The protesters called for more robust gun-control measures by the government, citing disturbing gun-crime statistics, and decried efforts by conservatives to maintain the status quo on Second Amendment interpretation, and mocking or dismissing arguments that an armed populace serves as a check on governmental tyranny. The participants also voiced their solidarity with Palestinians and defended the right of the latter to resist Israel by any means, including shootings, bombings, vehicular rammings, rockets, stabbings, and other violence, since no one has the right to tell Palestinians how to resist oppression.
“It’s ridiculous that NRA types think they can hold off the military with AR-15s when the military has tanks and attack helicopters,” argued one demonstrator. “Guns in civilian hands are dangerous, especially to People of Color. Civilians shouldn’t own assault weapons. Except Palestinian civilians. They bravely resist the tanks and attacks helicopters of the Israeli military.”
“We need the power of the government to take away or neutralize the guns proliferating through this country in the wrong hands,” insisted another. “Too many innocents are killed. Also, we have to support Palestinians fighting the tyrannical occupation and condemn Israel for the excessive measures it takes allegedly in self-defense against those brave Palestinians forced to kill with weapons proliferating in Palestinian-controlled areas. They don’t have a choice but to shoot Israelis indiscriminately. Some innocent Palestinians will die, too, and that’s unfortunate, but the value of Palestinian liberation outweighs that. Palestinians can’t just remain defenseless against a military force.”
“The Second Amendment doesn’t guarantee anyone’s right to major firepower!” yelled one of the loudest attendees. “All they had back then was muskets that took two minutes to reload after each shot! Please contribute to our fund to help provide Palestinians with better weapons to resist tyranny!”
“No civilian needs weapons – that’s what law enforcement personnel are for,” stated a fourth. “The government is there to protect you. Free Palestine by whatever means necessary!”
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