The issue is that he's a typical liberal "centrist", which means he's full steam ahead for progressive bullshit so long as it leads to more debauchery (AKA self-interest) and helps the "under privledged", but only supports Conservative shit when it doesn't include personal accountability.
You can never tell where midwit dumbasses like TP, who honestly have no values or beliefs besides self-interest and "Well it should work like this", will fall on any particular issue. They're "open to new ideas" and thus easily swayed with simple emotional arguments.
So he was anti gun when he didn't think the Government would send Derrick Chauvin to talk to him. Of course
NOW he's Pro 2A because he found out the hard way during CV19 that California places a 7 day waiting period on guns during a time everyone was worrying about looting and shortages, the newest pistol you can buy is a Glock Gen 3, California compliant magazines means a 1911 .45 is ready to go out the box, and NO you CAN'T have a fucking gun Fed Exed to your door.
Clearly an aggressive black teen with a knife is just defending himself because he got pushed by a white kid. Anyone who says black male teens are aggressive are just being racist. I mean you Conservatives support self defense and standing your ground, right? What's a "use of force contuum"? I don't know what you mean by "bodily injury that could lead one to fear for their lives".
I just know that one person was aggressive, and the other guy self defended a knife he shouldn't have had into another guys heart.