Tens of thousands die each year from gun shot wounds (GSW). Advocates of gun culture lie to nullify restrictions on firearms. Those efforts were aided by packing of SCOTUS w/6 friends of guns, 5 of whom were named by losers of popular vote for POTUS. [FN1] 1/8

A man was shot & killed by masked feds. DHS initially stated, in part: “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun ... The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted.” The statement added: 2/8

“Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots.” [FN2] Consistent with a police state and this regime, the narrative is at variance with events as shown in video. In the video, 15 seconds after several masked feds take down 3/8

& pile on someone lying spread eagle, face-down on the pavement, his hands visible, an agent seems to back away & fire shots. The victim was licensed to carry. Where’s video of the guy pulling the gun on the agents? The man was executed. 4/8

Before body counts rack up, we can see WHY NOT to use firearms or employ violence.
1) Idiots w/spiffy tri-cornered “Colonial” hats can espouse firearms for liberty, but if you try to stand up to these thugs, you will be mowed down. The feds have greater firepower. 5/8

2) Pretext: trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act. People who stand up to the feds will be killed and their deaths will have given trump excuses for imposition of dictatorship.
3) The chances that trump or his minions will allow elections are slim. 6/8

If you lost a loved one in a mass shooting or in any other setting, or if you spent time in active shooter drills in elementary, middle or high school, this is the society living in fear that advocates of guns imagined. We need to employ nonviolent means to stop this regime. 7/8

Footnotes:
FN1. Thomas (Bush 1), Roberts and Alito (Bush 2), and Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett (trump).
FN2. Matt McConico, “READ IT: Initial statement from the Department of Homeland Security following deadly shooting,” FOX21 (Duluth-Superior), 1/24/26. 8/8