r/liberalgunowners

Subreddit Created on November 13, 2012 , Language: en

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Gun-ownership through a pro-gun liberal / leftist lens.

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Current Subscribers 291,958
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  1. We're Liberals
    Priority: 0

    There are plenty of places on the internet to post conservative and right-leaning content. This is explicitly not one of them. Submitted content must remain left-of-center and/or neutral while users must refrain from punching left or pushing right.

  2. We're Pro-gun
    Priority: 1

    Firearm ownership is a right and a net positive to society.

    Regulation discussions must be founded on strengthening, or preserving, this right with any proposed restrictions explicitly defined in nature and tradeoffs. While rights can have limitations, they are distinct from privileges and the two are not to be conflated.

  3. Be Civil
    Priority: 2

    Civility is a valued attribute of this sub. Impassioned discussion is welcome, but common decency is required. Attack ideas, not people.

  4. No Ableism/Heteronormativity/Racism/Sexism
    Priority: 3

    Bigotry is not tolerated here. We are an inclusive community.

  5. No Trolling/Bad Faith Arguments
    Priority: 4

    We're here for intellectually honest conversation. If that isn't your thing, please don't comment here.

  6. No Reddit/Social Media Navel-gazing
    Priority: 5

    Social-media comments/responses from random people on the internet that don't break new ground are not compelling content, here.

    Video and News Links: You must include a synopsis of the video along with your personal opinion or analysis. This ensures that all shared content is engaging and fosters meaningful discussions.

    Highlighting reddit comments in other subs you disagree with is not what this sub is about. Neither is complaining about how you got banned in other subs.

  7. No Low-Effort Posts
    Priority: 6

    Posts must be compelling content. Content such as memes, screenshots, shower thoughts, and soap-boxing are examples of posts that will typically be removed.

  8. Stay on Topic
    Priority: 7

    Posts need to be somewhere near the intersection of "liberal/leftist/progressive politics" and "gun ownership".

  9. No Promotion of Violence
    Priority: 8

    We aren't pacifists, but we also aren't aggressors. Violence should only be used in the most dire of circumstances, and then in a defensive capacity.

  10. No Transactions
    Priority: 9

    Reddit does not allow the facilitation of transactions involving firearms. This sub goes a bit further, and we simply prohibit all firearm-adjacent transactions (including accessories).

    There are other subreddits specifically for the things that reddit does allow transactions in, and you are encouraged to use them.

Description

--- **Mission Statement:** Gun ownership through a pro-gun liberal lens. This is a place for liberal gun-owners who want to discuss gun ownership absent the "noise" of most right-leaning pro-gu... --- **Mission Statement:** Gun ownership through a pro-gun liberal lens. This is a place for liberal gun-owners who want to discuss gun ownership absent the "noise" of most right-leaning pro-gun forums. "Liberal" here is "left-of-center", in US political terms. Liberal/Leftist/Progressive. Those who would identify as Democrats, Progressives, Socialists, &c. This does not mean "classical liberal" or right-leaning libertarians. --- **Sub Rules:** See [here](/r/liberalgunowners/about/rules). --- **Friends:** \- r/blackgunowners \- r/gundeals \- r/guns \- r/InStockAmmo \- r/LatinoRA \- r/leftistveterans \- r/pinkpistols \- r/SocialistRA --- **Related Websites/Blogs:** \- [Black Gun Owners Association](https://blackgunownersassociation.org/) \- [Huey P. Newton Gun Club](https://hueypnewtongunclub.org) \- [Liberal Gun Club](https://www.theliberalgunclub.com/) \- [National African-American Gun Association](https://naaga.co/) \- [Open Source Defense](https://opensourcedefense.org/) \- [Operation Blazing Sword](http://www.blazingsword.org/) \- [Pink Pistols](http://pinkpistols.org/) \- [Red Neck Revolt](https://www.redneckrevolt.org/) ^(We are not affiliated with) ^[liberalgunowners.org](http://liberalgunowners.org/) --- **Interesting Reading:** \- [The Rifle on the Wall: A Left Argument for Gun Rights](http://www.thepolemicist.net/2013/01/the-rifle-on-wall-left-argument-for-gun.html) \- [538 on Americans misunderstanding gun violence and policy solutions](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mass-shootings-are-a-bad-way-to-understand-gun-violence/) \- [The New York Times: The Assault Weapons Myth](https://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/sunday-review/the-assault-weapon-myth.html?referer=http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/11/10/hand-over-your-weapons/6IxJLanMKGak7RvCLipwbN/story.html) \- [NY Magazine: There Is No ‘Epidemic of Mass School Shootings’](http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/there-is-no-epidemic-of-mass-school-shootings.html) \- [Salon: Gun control’s racist reality: The liberal argument against giving police more power](https://www.salon.com/2015/06/24/gun_controls_racist_reality_the_liberal_argument_against_giving_police_more_power/) Sourced from this [community thread](/r/liberalgunowners/comments/86ea81/rliberalgunowners_sidebar_links_solicitation/)