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In reply to the discussion: Attn: Gun Owners. This is a PSA. Take 5 minutes and do one small thing for gun safety. U know u can! [View all]av8r1998
(265 posts)Yes there is plenty of tinfoil hattery on my side of the argument.
As for me, I am not waiting for the Zombie Apocolypse, nor am I waiting for evil hords of jack-booted government thugs to pry my guns out of my cold dead hands. (Though I will confess to shooting Zombie Targets at the range from time to time)
The 2nd amendment was written by people who just defeated the largest military force in the world with their civillian owned firearms. You have to be respectful of that, but I am not expecting to go out and overthrow the goverment anytime soon.
I am not a racist, and my training teaches me to avoid confrontation. If I am threatened with violence, I will react with force. If I am threatened with deadly force, I will respond in kind; but in all cases I will attempt to avoid the situation entirely. I'm not a "Gun Troll" either. I am here to make a case to fellow Democrats.
I am well trained and proficient. If you had a gun pointed at you, I am the guy you want with you.
I'm not a truther, birther, tea partier or bible thumper.
My only disagreements with those who want more gun control is in effectiveness, as I believe most of the proposals I have seen out there will not be. I will listen to and support any idea that will achieve the goal of keeping guns out of the hands of those who shouldn't have them.
I earn a living as a firearms instructor. If you have questions, please ask, but please dont't paint every gun owner with a broad brush.
Most of us just go about our business. Our presence is transparent. I don't know where you live, but I would bet my last dollar you walk past one of "us" every day without notice.
I'm the guy your standing behind in a grocery store. I'm the guy at the next table at the diner, or the one you just cut off on the highway. I might even sit next to you at work. Every day you probably come within spitting distance of a gun, and you don't even know it.