How many "active" TFL users?

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Just curious, does any one have a number, or even a good guess, of how many of our 4800+ members are active users of this forum?

I suppose by active I mean at least once a week, and that doesn't necessarily mean they post, just read the board.

Thanks all.

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I try to get on at least a few times a day, but sometimes my girlfriend has other plans. She's one of those "permanently condition white" people, but I'm doing my best to try to get her to take notice of all that's going on at this point in our society and our government. I even got her to go with me to the gun shop this week.

Not to demean her in any way, but she's a product of Chicago's public school system. For those of you familiar with Illinois law, I finally got her to apply for her FOID so we can enjoy trips to the range together.

I know I'm going off topic here, but I'm wondering what I can do to get her to join the cause.

She's not very book smart, but posesses quite a bit of common sense, although she isn't very keen on using it for something that doesn't affect her directly.

In contrast, I'm quite the opposite. I scored a 98% on the ASVAB when I tried to join the Navy, and they wanted to put me in the Nuke program, but I decided not to join for personal reasons. Let it also be noted in the record that I'm somewhat lacking in the common sense department, but when it comes to issues close to home such as our rights, I get very involved.

She hates reading. She gets mad when I so much as open up one of my favorite car magazines or G&A or American Rifleman, to name a few.

Conversely, I can sit down and just drown myself in a good book. To give an example, it took me a total of 30 hours over 4 days to read "Unintended Consequences" cover to cover, and I'm working on The Federalist Papers at the present moment


She constantly tells me that she wants to be interested and to get involved in the things that I am, but she wants me to explain it to her and to tell her why it's important to me.

I'm not a great communicator, and I've been looking for advice on how to get her involved in RKBA issues without turning her off with stuff she can't understand.

She is familiar with firearms, and I've taught her the four rules. She hasn't shown any fear in regards to guns either. (She said she wants to buy me a Sig 229 for my B-day 'cause it looks neat, and she bought me the HK/Boker linerlock for X-mas!!)

Does anyone have any advice on how I should go about trying to get her involved? Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions offered.
 
Chris,

Maybe you could introduce her to some female gun people. MissD, you out there?

Speaking of meetings:
I'm going to try and organize a Chicago area TFL shoot, I just need s'more free time to figure out where/when. Maybe I'll start a thread on the topic.
 
Chris: I know what you mean about her being in perpetual condition white. They say that the only time you should be in white is when you're asleep. Huh. Wifey lives in white, but sleeps in BRIGHT ORANGE, and quickly transitions to RED no matter how quietly I try to sneak into the bedroom after spending half of the night at TFL. She likes the pellet rifle, so I'm moving her to the pellet pistol before going on to a .22. She'll get there, sooner or later. I just don't try to push her, when she gets bored, we're done.
 
Chris, I am not a form of the Chicago publik educashion :D system, but may as well be. :) Obviously I am not the sharpest tool in the shed either BUT that doesn't mean we aren't capable of learning new things. :) She will probably learn more from you than from reading. Maybe when she has learned more through you she may get interested in reading up on some firearm issues. Give her a fair chance to learn but don't push it on her. Shooting is not for everybody and as long as she is not an anti that's what counts. Make sure you stress how important it is for a woman to be capable of protecting herself, if she thinks 'it can't happen to her' let her know that is far from the truth. Don't forget if she doesn't have her FOID yet, she can still go to the range with you as long as you have one. From what I read from your post, it seems she already has taken an interest and that's great but don't be disappointed if she does not get involved as you are. Everyone has their own thing, and that thing may not be for everyone else.....that's what makes everyone unique right? Guns are fun to shoot but the importance is being able to protect yourself. Ask her what she would do in certain situations (break-in,rape,etc.) which will most likely be answered as helpless. Then put a gun in that situation and explain she doesn't need to feel helpless. Just take your time, step by step, and in time she may take the same interest and involvement as you. Good luck :)

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Geez Daren--be careful what you say about them old sick snails--they might sue you for
villification or something.
Maybe even now they are "addressing the issue" (I never worked out what that actually
means--I think it is "we want some money".
 
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