There is a good pro-gun article at Salon's website entitled "Pink Pistols." It's a gay guy's point of view on self-protection. See it at http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/14/pistol/index.html .
Then, in the latest Salon, there's a letter from *another* gay guy backing up the author, and I thought y'all would like this bit of his letter; it's his report from the range....
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>I discovered that far from being a bunch of "gun- crazed nuts," most firearm owners are friendly, intelligent and helpful people, from all walks of life. A young, off-duty police officer took at least an hour out of his day to work with me to be sure I knew the best way to hold the weapon, steady it, deal with the inevitable cartridge jams that happen and otherwise become comfortable with the gun as an extension of my arm and hand.[/quote]
Isn't it nice to hear praise once in a while?
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Then, in the latest Salon, there's a letter from *another* gay guy backing up the author, and I thought y'all would like this bit of his letter; it's his report from the range....
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>I discovered that far from being a bunch of "gun- crazed nuts," most firearm owners are friendly, intelligent and helpful people, from all walks of life. A young, off-duty police officer took at least an hour out of his day to work with me to be sure I knew the best way to hold the weapon, steady it, deal with the inevitable cartridge jams that happen and otherwise become comfortable with the gun as an extension of my arm and hand.[/quote]
Isn't it nice to hear praise once in a while?
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*quack*