# @divarichards on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJB2IWlxZd9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59759919-divarichards-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-29T11:29:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Diva Richards (@divarichards) — https://gondola.cc/divarichards

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“Prepared. Not paranoid. Trained. Not trigger-happy. The right to protect yourself is a right I don’t take lightly.” 🇺🇸

Let’s be real—taking guns away from everyone isn’t gonna stop the ones doing the shooting. The government and law enforcement can’t be the only ones with firearms. If only the “protectors” have weapons, the people are at a serious disadvantage.
Human nature hasn’t changed—somebody out there will always want more power, more control. That “kumbaya” mindset? It sounds nice, but it’s not real life. Evil exists.
The truth is, the bad guys don’t follow the rules. The mentally unstable don’t follow the rules. So why should law-abiding citizens be stripped of the right to defend themselves?
I pray I never have to use a weapon. Taking a life is heavy—it’s never something to take lightly. But if it’s me or you? It’s gonna be you.
That’s why I train. That’s why I prepare. And that’s why I pray.
Background checks already happen—and they should. But if someone’s truly set on doing harm, they’re not going through a store. They’re going through the black market.
At the end of the day, this is what makes America different: it’s my right to own a firearm. And it’s your right not to. That freedom cuts both ways—and that’s the beauty of it.

#YouVsYou #SecondAmendment #PreparedNotScared #SelfDefense #TrainPrayProtect

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trainprayprotect, selfdefense, secondamendment, preparednotscared, youvsyou

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