Dr. Strangelove
New member
Playing Devil's advocate...
Let us all remember that statement applies to everyone. Quite a number of posters maintained that they refuse to associate with someone who disagrees with their viewpoint on firearms. Just who is being close-minded again? Because someone opposes our viewpoint doesn't mean that they are uneducated or close-minded. Refusing to acknowledge anyone else's viewpoint but your own is close minded and ignorant. I'm not knocking anyone in particular, just reminding everyone that just because someone doesn't agree with you doesn't mean that they are wrong.
I don't have any problem with someone bringing a firearm into my home, I only ask that they tell me. It's a measure of politeness and respect. I also frown on people who show up with kids or pets. Why? It's not because I don't like kids or dogs or or are scared of them, it's for practical reasons. Three mid-thirties guys live here (Nope, we're not, not that there's anything wrong with it...), our home is definitely not kid-safe, and it's not going to be. Same with pets, a friend showed up the other day, let her dog out of the car, as she was asking if that was OK, it came tearing back across the yard, nose bleeding and howling. I was just getting ready to tell her I didn't care but Buster the Cat might. Same with firearms, there are just too many people in and out of the house and so many different things going on all the time that firearms just don't need to be in the mix.
Another thing, expand your world a little folks. Just because someone isn't always talking guns and hanging out on TFL on the time doesn't make them a bad person.
Ignorance can be cured through education. A closed mind cannot be educated.
Let us all remember that statement applies to everyone. Quite a number of posters maintained that they refuse to associate with someone who disagrees with their viewpoint on firearms. Just who is being close-minded again? Because someone opposes our viewpoint doesn't mean that they are uneducated or close-minded. Refusing to acknowledge anyone else's viewpoint but your own is close minded and ignorant. I'm not knocking anyone in particular, just reminding everyone that just because someone doesn't agree with you doesn't mean that they are wrong.
I don't have any problem with someone bringing a firearm into my home, I only ask that they tell me. It's a measure of politeness and respect. I also frown on people who show up with kids or pets. Why? It's not because I don't like kids or dogs or or are scared of them, it's for practical reasons. Three mid-thirties guys live here (Nope, we're not, not that there's anything wrong with it...), our home is definitely not kid-safe, and it's not going to be. Same with pets, a friend showed up the other day, let her dog out of the car, as she was asking if that was OK, it came tearing back across the yard, nose bleeding and howling. I was just getting ready to tell her I didn't care but Buster the Cat might. Same with firearms, there are just too many people in and out of the house and so many different things going on all the time that firearms just don't need to be in the mix.
Another thing, expand your world a little folks. Just because someone isn't always talking guns and hanging out on TFL on the time doesn't make them a bad person.