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In reply to the discussion: Rural gun ownership. [View all]Cynicus Emeritus
(172 posts)Having done both I much prefer space and country life. I also have owned firearms my entire life and have used the M-16 version of the AR15 in the military. Once you learn how to use them responsibly the concept is no different than driving a car or printing a newspaper or being an elected official. Always do it responsibly or it can harm others.
What bugs many of us country progressives is that too many urban dwellers believe they have the inherent right to tell the rest of the country what they should do and how they should go about doing it. The Democratic Party is far from unanimous on gun control and a belief by some that all firearms need to be controlled. These are the kinds of issues that if handled wrongly divide politics.
We country folk tend to take care of our own problems, now if only the city dwellers could sweep out their crime, and solve the over-saturation of corruption and greed.