So I was just checking out the weekly deal thread for the first time. I have never read that thread - yes, living under a rock. So anyhow, I noticed the last category had no replies at all. It is the weapons category.
I'm not sure if I was supposed to discuss this in that thread so if this does not belong on the main sub can the moderators please tell me where to put it and I'll repost.
Don't you all think that we would have almost 100% consensus even among the bitter enemies of the pro and anti carder/fraud factions that weapons should no longer have a place on this sub? The heat that weapons discussion and acceptance could draw on us is no longer just a philosophical issue IMO. I have never actually had a problem with weapons personally and was pretty friendly with the BMR crew that used to hawk the stuff - those guys were cool but they have long been out of the game since the Utopia busts. The vendors still dealing in weapons are likely ALL LE these days. Regardless, it is such a hot button issue with world events that I think it is about as acceptable to our cause as CP. Can we discuss riding this sub of any commerce related activity in the weapons front? Are there even any markets we trust as legit that still offer weapons?
One of my bigger concerns as it related to this sub is drawing unnecessary heat. Either from Reddit or LE. I think this is a worthy discussion. I'm curious what the community thinks about this. I'm a believer in our DNM movement, but I'm also pragmatic when needed. This is something I hadn't thought about in a long time. To be clear, I love guns and have no problems with guns, in a larger philosophical sense. But, as it pertains to the DNMs, the two issues you are illuminating with the weapons category are:
Weapons, esp guns, are rife with scammers and non-legit markets/vendors
Having such a category draws unnecessary heat on this sub
Is that an accurate summation? And like /u/samwhiskey asked, do you mean firearms or all weapons?