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Protester shot in chest by live police round during Hong Kong protests

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628 points nodea2345 | 1 comments | 01 Oct 19 11:19 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nvahalik ◴[01 Oct 19 13:30 UTC] No.21125093[source]▶
> Imagine if the US suddenly had a dictator

This is why we have the second amendment. And the constitution as the thing to which office-holders swear allegiance to rather than to "the party" or "the president".

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kristiandupont ◴[01 Oct 19 13:36 UTC] No.21125139[source]▶
If HK'ers had a similar right to carry guns, do you honestly believe that they would be any better off right now?
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mc32 ◴[01 Oct 19 13:41 UTC] No.21125201[source]▶
It’s uncertain what the eventual outcome would be, but one thing is for sure, it would increase the threshold before the tanks rolled in.
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empath75 ◴[01 Oct 19 14:33 UTC] No.21125711[source]▶
If they were armed this would have been over a long time ago. China would have gone in with tanks and the army, or even air strikes. Once you take up arms against the government that’s not a protest, that’s a civil war.
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1. derefr ◴[01 Oct 19 14:34 UTC] No.21125731{3}[source]▶
Or, given alliances and treaties, the spark setting off a world war.