Hello, I just wanted to ask what us communists should think of gun rights, both under capitalism and socialism. Is it a important part of the movement today, why or why not? Tell me what you think of guns and what must happen with them?

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        But if that were the case, then why not train them with live ammunition? Someone else answered the question I had by saying it was a Soviet holdover that turned into a glorified gym class, which seems right (it also explains why live ammo is not used).

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      It’s actually a holdover from the Soviet school system that Vietnam emulated, where high schoolers took a short “Civil Defence” class where they learned how to perform basic first aid; put on, wear, and clean gas masks; take apart, clean, and put rifles back together; among other miscellaneous tasks.

      Firing guns is not included.

      It’s basically a glorified gym class.