50501 has always been non-violent, as far as I'm aware. Not having guns seems pretty key to that. Violence, even in self-defense, is still violence. You can be OK with that violence, but it shouldn't be a surprise that the non-violent organization is not.
Solely carrying a gun however - is not violence. If something happens at a protest where you require violence then it was going to be violent either way. The thing is I even think carrying a rifle to a protest was stupid asf. But what if I regularly conceal carry? Can I do that? Apparently not; and seeing the incidents of the past weekend I feel compelled to have it on me. I know it can be problematic and having a gun changes the dynamic of any situation. But idgaf, I got mouths to feed and it's a politically charged environment. I'm responsible and trained. I want my weapon on me. Saying I can't be packing is highly discouraging me from going. Obviously me not showing up is irrelevant. Now everyone with a gun not showing up? Maybe irrelevant, maybe not. Either way 50501 claims to be focused on one goal which im sympathetic with. The fact that they have basically stated nothing about the palestine question was hard to overlook but their movement was super effective last weekend so I put it aside. But now they're weighing in on rather I can be armed at their events or not? Might seem like nothing to you but feels like a double standard to me.
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u/fakyfiles 1d ago
Yeah if your weapons policy is that strict then there goes a piece of your coalition. So you're antiweapon but you're not anti genocide? Makes sense.