I was not joking or making light of the subject of wearing gloves while cleaning guns, those that wish to wear them I say go for it.
In the 60's after graduation from high school Uncle Sam paid for my Senior trip to a country called Vietnam.
While there I was assigned to a mechanized infantry unit (
www.1-5th-m-25th-inf-1966.com ) we operated in Hell's Half Acre in the Tay Ninh Province.
The jungles were thick to the point that very little day light shown through the tree tops, so Uncle Sam decided to help us out by using a defoliant called Agent Orange.
That along with the insect repellent that we bathed in to try and keep all the types of insects that liked to bite or sting us off of us I'm sure was not good for us.
Add to the above all the rank horses I've ridden, all the ill tempered bovine I've worked, 30 years of dancing with the Devil, God only knows what I breathed in and came in contact with while doing that.
So yes I too would like to live as long as possible, but I don't sit around and fret about it and I sure don't fret about a little Hoppes No.9 coming in contact with my hands.
Best Regards
Bob Hunter