VVelox
January 3, 2013, 03:53 PM
I think the time has come to borrow an idea from the BDSM community, specifically the idea of a munch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munch_%28BDSM%29). In the BDSM community a munch is a low key/pressure get together at a bar/restaurant to socialize and discuss things. This allows the novices and curious a chance to ask questions and the experienced a chance to socialize.
This is something I think we would do well to replicate in the firearms community. It provides a space for one to get out and feel safe asking questions in person and getting to meet other people of a similar interest. It also puts a notably human face on a subject instead of being one just dealt with via text.
Forming one requires the following.
Being at a public establishment, ssuch as a bar/restraunt.
Being open and welcoming to those that come.
Being willing and prepared to answer questions for those that show up.
Keep a low public profile.
And in a similar vain, just like a munch is not a play party, a event of this sort is not range time. This means not openly displayed firearms to keep a low profile and make those who are nervous about the subject feel at ease.
To further expand on the last paragraph, just like a munch may act as a feeder for a specific regularly scheduled play party, I think it would be useful to a have a regularly scheduled range time to help familiarize the novices who are interested in taking their knowledge a step further.
Now I am certain a few people here are reading this and wondering where something like this may be of use. Where I live, Chicago, it would very much be of great service as there is nothing that really allows one to get out and ask questions or learn in person. Just like BDSM suffers from heavy othering in many locations, the topic of firearms and being a firearm owner does here.
Not really sure what to call such a meeting. I am torn between calling it a funch, which sounds sort of silly, and a FDG(Firearms Discussion Group), which has it's own sort of peculiarity to it.
Any ways, what do you all think?
I really hope I've not weird any one out here with this sort of intersectionality, but I felt the similarities made it apt.
This is something I think we would do well to replicate in the firearms community. It provides a space for one to get out and feel safe asking questions in person and getting to meet other people of a similar interest. It also puts a notably human face on a subject instead of being one just dealt with via text.
Forming one requires the following.
Being at a public establishment, ssuch as a bar/restraunt.
Being open and welcoming to those that come.
Being willing and prepared to answer questions for those that show up.
Keep a low public profile.
And in a similar vain, just like a munch is not a play party, a event of this sort is not range time. This means not openly displayed firearms to keep a low profile and make those who are nervous about the subject feel at ease.
To further expand on the last paragraph, just like a munch may act as a feeder for a specific regularly scheduled play party, I think it would be useful to a have a regularly scheduled range time to help familiarize the novices who are interested in taking their knowledge a step further.
Now I am certain a few people here are reading this and wondering where something like this may be of use. Where I live, Chicago, it would very much be of great service as there is nothing that really allows one to get out and ask questions or learn in person. Just like BDSM suffers from heavy othering in many locations, the topic of firearms and being a firearm owner does here.
Not really sure what to call such a meeting. I am torn between calling it a funch, which sounds sort of silly, and a FDG(Firearms Discussion Group), which has it's own sort of peculiarity to it.
Any ways, what do you all think?
I really hope I've not weird any one out here with this sort of intersectionality, but I felt the similarities made it apt.
