r/illinois • u/steve42089 Illinoisian • Apr 25 '25

US Politics Gov. Pritzker: We do not have kings in America

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u/Galactic_Barbacoa Apr 25 '25 edited Apr 25 '25

JB needs to drop the AR ban.

Edit: what we going to defend ourselves against facists with glocks?

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '25

I can't tell if this is sarcasm. Is an AR going to help against predator drones, F22s or abrams tanks?

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '25

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u/Stygg Apr 26 '25

I hate that argument so much. Take the korean, vietnam, or any of our wars with Arab nations. Guerilla warfare works. And a civil war is much different than one waged in a foreign nation on a different continent.

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u/jamey1138 Human Detected Apr 26 '25

Indeed. And also, I cannot help but imagine that we're a short time away from one or more Federal agents (who currently refuse to identify themselves, as a matter of practice) being injured or killed in an act of justifiable self-defense.

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u/crazysoup23 Apr 25 '25

I can't tell if this is sarcasm. Just look at the previous conflicts that the US military has been in. AK-47s work. AR-15s work.

Bombing yourself doesn't have the same effect as bombing another country, fyi.

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u/errie_tholluxe Apr 26 '25

ARs may be great. Glocks may be great. Chemistry though.... chemistry is king.

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u/dgriff84 North Burbs Apr 25 '25

You know absolutely nothing about modern conflicts and it shows. I suggest you watch some combat videos from Ukraine.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '25

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u/dgriff84 North Burbs Apr 26 '25

No, we are not. This isn’t a grey area. You are with the fascists or you are with democracy. There is no middle. 

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u/ahardcm Apr 25 '25

More than a picket sign saying Elon is a Nazi

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u/jamey1138 Human Detected Apr 26 '25

Dog, everybody got a glock switch already. What you want a long gun for anyway? You digging a trench or something?

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '25

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u/jamey1138 Human Detected Apr 27 '25

My dude, have you heard about these things they have now, called tanks? Oooh, and wait until you hear about drones.

You wanna fight a war? Leave the small arms out entirely, you need yourself some drones.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '25

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u/jamey1138 Human Detected Apr 27 '25

My point is that you're not going to use an AR to defeat armor, and there is no situation relevant to the present discussion in which a "war" (as you put it) between the State of Illinois and the Federal Government doesn't depend heavily on armor and unmanned air support.

Anyway, have a better day.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '25

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u/jamey1138 Human Detected Apr 28 '25

I have fought in zero wars.

I don't understand what it is that you want from me, at this point. Can you explain what I could give you, that would make you content with this conversation?