In a fully communist country like China that is competent with its national defense and not rife with corrupt police that murder civilians on the regular? I would not feel the need to really own a gun, but I DO think firearm ownership should be allowed, but must be EARNED. Hell, maybe even have dedicated storage locations where they can then be checked out for a day on the range or something. But China is a pretty safe place, and there really no reason anyone outside of police forces needs a firearm other then for some form of recreational shooting, or like, hunting or something, which I’m sure is very regulated.

In a shithole like America? I own a gun, I would be a fool not to own a gun. When your entire country is fucking psychotic, and your own neighbors are either openly, or closeted fascists, who salivate at the idea of killing communists like you, you should own a gun. The police will not protect you. Peace will not protect you. Revolution wouldn’t happen if the revolutionary didn’t have weapons. And even if tomorrow, a magic revolution overthrew the capitalist government in some kind of miracle, the country would still be unsafe for communists. Think post revolution USSR. Communists were still being murdered for years as the old bougies and kulaks and shit were trying to hold on to their power.

And if it ever became as safe as China? Sure, it could be a slow, tiered approach to controlling and removing guns. But you also have to realize, it’s easier to keep guns from getting into hand, then it is to take them away. China started it’s gun control before guns were everywhere in the nation. Meanwhile in the US, it’s become a part of the national identity. Changing that, means changing the nation, and the people, which may take a few generations at least.

So basically, like communism itself, there is no one size fits all. What works for one country may not work for another. We have to use logic and understanding of the local conditions when thinking about it. There is no blanket solution.