What I don't see here that I see on other gun forums is the "Good ol' Boy's Club" attitude. Where a small group of members tends to dominate the forum by collectively attacking anyone with an opinion different than theirs. Generally it comes down to everything is politics and religion. Don't own any Hi-Cap mags, you gotta be a Libby Dem-o-rat. Don't hate other races, ethic groups or folks with sexual preferences, gotta be a pervert atheist. Support single mom's working two jobs and receiving medical assistance and you gotta be a socialist. Half a dozen narrow minded angry old white guys that gossip and talk like third grade girls on the playgroup, driving every gun related conversation to their agenda.
While I haven't always agreed with every thing said on this forum, for the most part, I still respect the right of those folks to have that opinion. While I am tolerant of ethics that don't mirror mine, I have no time at all for any suggestion of something illegal, or dangerous. Same goes for folks that promote a negative image of responsible gun ownership. These are the areas that get me in trouble and will probably do so in the future. But those folks are far and few between here. We have a lot of folks with a huge amount of information and are not afraid to share it. We have a lot of folks with experience and skill with firearms that I could never hope to achieve. I do try to share my minuscule amount of knowledge with others here, because I myself have gleaned so much from here.
As the song says........"why do some people change and others stay the same? You've always been different, don't you, ever change!"