r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/MC_White_Thunder 1d ago

Don't forget the tens of millions of guns that would be within our country.

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u/cats-n-cafe 1d ago

California has among the lowest rates of household gun ownership in the US. And it’s actually less than several provinces in Canada.

The red counties in CA are not highly populated, remember the reason California is Blue is because land area doesn’t vote, people do, and most live in concentrated civic centers. Liberal California’s could not care less about those who complain and want to move to Idaho, Texas, etc. those states can have them!

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u/MC_White_Thunder 7h ago

California may have a lower rate of gun ownership than some provinces in Canada, but their total population is close to Canada's itself. Even if it's only 10% ownership, that's 4 million Californian guns, compared to 20% ownership in a province of 1 million meaning 200k guns.

Plus, many guns allowed in the states are severely restricted in Canada, such as handguns.

And same deal with MAGA republicans— if we have millions of them now within our borders, high on conspiracy theories and refusing to give up their guns, it's an obvious security concern. They haven't chosen to move to Idaho or Texas yet, why would I trust they would do it in this case?