"...never discuss it in the General Forum, or the Political Forum...Why would that be?"
I can only speak for myself. Here's my $.02... and my last reply in this forum to this off topic swing...
As evidenced by this thread, this is a no-win discussion and it is going
NOWHERE fast. Personally, I don't have as much time as I'd like to cruise the forums now days so when I do get on here I like to try to spend my time reading, sharing, and learning about guns, not hearing about someone else's personal convictions and how they relate to my personal purchases. I get enough negativity at work, thank you.
And...
Since this thread is so grossly off topic anyway(maybe it'll be put out of it's misery soon), and to save myself the hassle of trying to keep up with a political slamfest in another forum I'll post my final reply on this issue here...
It's easy for you to sit at your computers and pass judgement on me and others for not following your convictions and not "fighting the battle" with you but when was the last time a new, post-ban S&W was sold by, or on The Firing Line? It's odd that given the supposed number of noble "soldiers" in this battle and the serious threat that looms over our rights if we don't win, I haven't seen or heard of anyone standing outside the local gun shops "fighting for the cause" and warning would be "sellouts" about the dangers of their uninformed actions and passing out flyers that would educate the truly uninformed public.
I guess it's just more convenient to "fight" from home, huh? I mean, would it be worth all the hassle of going to the point of sale and really putting forth some effort to further the cause? If you can honestly say that you've done this, then my hat is off to you, no sarcasm, no joking. If you don't think it's worth the effort then don't ride my back about not being committed to the cause.
Lastly, I ask for your forgiveness...
Honorably, some are truly following convictions. Sadly, some are just jumping on the proverbial bandwagon. Only you know where you stand. This is aimed at nobody in particular, it's just a fact regardless of what cause is being fought for. Please forgive me for not jumping on a bandwagon that I am not convinced is going anywhere.
As AR-10 wished me well with my gun, I wish you all well with your cause, honestly. If you are right and your actions save my a** I will never be able to repay you. Until I see enough to convince myself that I should be fighting for this cause, no amount of arguing it to me is going to change a thing.
There you have it. My side of the issue put into cyberspace for all to see. I have nothing further to hide, prove or argue about with anyone here. I am done with this issue. Now, for the love of God, can we please get back to talking guns and give the politics a rest in this area of the forum?
Respectfully,
R6