The Question is rather simple: should I as communist (and a Brazilian) own a gun? I’m not going to lie, I like weapons and the art that is making them. That’s the only real reason I wanted to get a gun license. I wanted to collect old Soviet weapons and maintain them for the sake of it.
I’m also new to socialism and communism in general, so sorry if I’m dumb by asking this
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It’s a dicey situation because it can put a bigger target on your back. If you’re black, poor or otherwise noteworthy to the police this could become one of those “police shoot person 5 times in the back of the head in self-defence” situations.
But if you know how to use one it can be useful for protecting you or your comrades against extra-judicial force or in the odd chance of a revolution. But if you’re in a gunfight, your odds of survival are already not good, just look at the Marcelo de Arruda case.
But since you’re just collecting, you’ll mainly be weighing the cons against your own happiness so that’s very subjective. It’s not a bad idea in itself.
This is a great point. I’m white, middle class and cishet so I’m not gonna draw that much attention . police in Brazil is one if not the most reactionary ever
and yes, it would be mainly to collect, and as a very minor secondary learn how to use guns properly and learn gun safety in general.