Starting with a side rant, possibly
pointless. If more people did 50 push ups on crushed gravel on a hot Ft Leonard
Wood afternoon, they wouldn’t call anything not a smoothbore a “gun”. Just saying.
No outright ban and confiscation is the
“compromise” the firearms control crowd offer. All the rest of their rhetoric
is bullshit. They take each and every concession as a weakness and push for
more. Since they are not honest, or respectful of any opinion not in line with
their own, no concessions should be
made, IMO.
This creates a more dangerous situation. All
of us active shooters know of the dangerous idiots out there with access to
firearms. I personally lack the courage to ever be a NRA Range officer. Any
fool that can pass a background check and has the money can equip themselves
with lethal machinery and not have a clue as to safety, or even care. Whee,
adrenaline rush.
In a more perfect world, no one would
possess a firearm without training and proven competence, IMO. Ain’t going to
happen. Anything like that will be grabbed by the Chuck Schumers of our country
and used to advance their agenda.
What to do about “gun violence”? At every opportunity blame the gun grabbers.
“Hey, Mr/Ms Gun Grabber, that death is on
your door step. You, with you self assumed moral high ground and the conviction
your feeling are facts, won’t heed the voices of those who actually know what the
hell they are talking about. This is your outcome.”
We should take a page from President
Trump and go on the offense. Build a case that we have solutions but the
Schumers of our country are the obstacle.
I recently put up a post, “Buck No”,
about the congressman from my district voting against the National Reciprocity
bill even when he was an original co-sponsor. Was it flawed with being tied to ‘improved’
background checks? Undoubtedly. When has any legislation been perfect?
WSF, you are arguing against yourself.
True, but our fellow citizens whose opinions differ still have a voice that
should be heard. Not all are demagogues. And maybe, just maybe, they should be
heard by firearm advocates. Yeah, pay those traffic tickets. Show you are a responsible
and sane citizen. Your right to bear arms comes with an obligation to bear
those arms responsibly, not scare the shit out of your fellow citizens.
Let us understand not everyone calling
for “gun control” is a Chucky Schumer. If you want to create one more, let that
soccer mom who may be ambivalent now believe her children are in danger. She is
the one who needs to know what makes a safer place for her children. How? One on
one. Be prepared to talk to those who may have an open mind. YMMV
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This is my rifle, this is my fun.
One is for fighting, one is for fun.
I always considered that both were for fun, but that's me.
Well, there is that.
Never minded the push ups, it was the gravel that was a bitch.
Took my basic at Ft. Ord, CA. Our push ups for just being an effing maggot were done in nice, fine beach sand.
Cooling to the touch, nice and warm California sand. Ah, like being on vacation.
Now, Fort Lost in The Woods gravel, that stuff sucks.
At least it wasn't Ft Polk.
Was here Sept - Jan. Only time back was in the summer when my son graduated Basic. Didn't like it once again.
There is no dialog. That's the worse and most dangerous thing. The poor little scared people (Eww!! Guns are like, all icky!! And Scary!!)aren't willing to listen. At all. Unless you share their exact views.
And then there are people like a relative of mine who have a goddamn arsenal and go out and blow away trees, assorted animals (not for dinner) and things like washing machines found out in the forests.
And then people in the middle who *would* talk. Dialog. Try to understand the real issues. Of course we get shouted down.
Because it's either 'guns are scary!!' or 'when you pry it from my cold dead fingers'.
In our house it's 'eff you... I WILL defend myself'.And that's what they're really for.
Exactly so.
Yep, there IS never anything short of complete bans that will be acceptable to them.
It is a people problem, which they are unable to solve. They focus on what the believe they can do, remove firearms.
The root cause is economic. People with no hope see no reason to obey laws. A case can be made that the illicit drug trade is a manifestation of the entrepreneurial spirit.
Talking one on one is fine, but they don't want to have an honest discussion, ever.
Never been back to Ft. Ord. Not particularly fond of my time spent there, in the early 1970's, army boot camp was rough; not like the peaches n cream treatment that recruits get at basic nowadays.
Hell, they aren't even called maggots anymore. What's up with that, Fool?
Yup! Makes you feel like a Mormon missionary sometimes.
Don't recall being called maggots. Lots of derogatory sexual and gender slurs.
I've a lot of respect for those now serving. Once hoisted my son's "battle rattle" and Kevlar helmet. Way more than I ever carried.
Even if they wanted to have a conversation about it, they would never realize facts and only play to their spin.
Correct. Will have a post up later about it.
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