I’m not really putting out my views, I’m giving the views of of “the other side”. They do have a dog in this fight.
We are saying to them, “your concerns about gun violence are not valid, because the constitution” a constitution that is open to interpretation and we are adding “... it’s really fun to shoot”
Been shot at... nothing close to fun about it.
Tried to call 911 once with blood soaked hands too... not fun either.
You are not going to make any progress if you continually claim that wanting an environment safe from gun violence is not valid.
I think it is a valid concern, yet we respond by acting like they are stupid.
I also blame the media and our political leaders for the irrational fear of gun ownership.
I’m all for all the good reasons for gun ownership. I love shooting and hunting. Going out shooting is pretty fun. I think for whatever reason the 2nd Amendment was written is our only legitimate claim to a right to own them. Lots of speculation as to why it was written, but I don’t think it was for fun and recreation use.
All the while gun control is creeping towards everyone’s doorstep and we keep doing the same thing.
Now nothing wrong with the original suggestion of competition, fellowship and fun. I’m all for it.
A lot of gun people aren’t very personable, some people won’t like hanging around with them.
The funny thing is: for whatever reason when they talk gun control, gun owners will say “it will never happen!” “Take the guns it’s CIVIL WAR!” But then fun control IS happening on an increasingly frequent basis.
I’m opposed to any gun control, but to say that non-gun people don’t have any valid concerns is not honest.
Denying that guns are dangerous is dishonest.
Saying that an AR15 is not anymore dangerous than other rifles is just as dishonest as saying that the AR15 is the most powerful rifle out there.
We just need to be honest with why we have that right. Sugar coating doesn’t make gun violence any easier for some people to swallow.
People are mad and getting madder. Dangerous political times for conservative things like gun rights.
Lots of people are ready to give republicans a political kick in the _______ . They’re going to hit republicans where it hurts. Guns are high on the list.