Many historical socialists were pro-gun. The proletariat, as the revolutionary class, must win their place as the dominant class over the bourgeoisie in order to create a socialist society, and that entails taking up arms against the bourgeois state. That alone precludes any idea of "muh potato peelers".
Questions for Real socialists tm
Nicholas Reed
Michael King
What the fuck are you talking about?
Samuel Fisher
Nanny states only exist because of capitalism to begin with.