Anti-RTKBA Father-In-Law Hates Guns

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No passes here...

As far as I am concerned, he is a Vet and the military recognized him for his service.

Also, according to you, he is an anti...and I recognize him for that.

He is entitled to his opinion and I am entitled to mine...and when it comes to my giving out passes, mine is the one that counts.
 
He is wrong, but I can see where he is coming from. Having been in war sometimes skews a man's perspective. This sometimes happens with LEOs, too. Eliot Ness (the real one) was such a pacifist.

I suggest picking your battles. :) Don't get into arguments with him and respect his wishes when you're in his house. However, your gun ownership, in your home, is not his business; that is between you and your wife. Be sure that is clear.
 
More than one veteran who served honorably in combat has, by his subsequent actions, lost the right to command respect.

Extreme examples would be Benedict Arnold, Timothy McVeigh, and John Murtha.

Your FIL isn't a traitor, mass murderer, or corrupt politician, and he is certainly entitled to not own a gun if he so chooses. I'm fine with that, since I believe people have a right to live the way they want to, so long as they don't interfere with others. If that's the extent of his hoplophobia, yes, I'll give him a pass, and respect his honorable service.

But though we may never meet, if he is actively working against MY RKBA by supporting anti-gun politicians because of their anti-gun stance, he has chosen to be my adversary. If that's the case, it's more than enough reason for me to dislike him.

And it's easy for me to say that because I am not married to his daughter.
 
He is wrong, but I can see where he is coming from. Having been in war sometimes skews a man's perspective. This sometimes happens with LEOs, too. Eliot Ness (the real one) was such a pacifist.
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After 25 years in the USMC, you can call me a pacifist too. It's not that I won't fight it's just that I don't want to. But I will.... if necessary...and I won't surrender my arms to anyone.

Meanwhile leave the old man in peace. He has his own reasons..and you have yours.
 
Can't blame a guy who has seen firsthand and been a victim of the horrors of war for growing to hate war and all that is associated with it - guns, politicians, etc.

I would mock a pencil necked lawyer who is antigun without even understanding how one works, you father in law however, has my upmost respect, if not my agreeance.
 
I've encountered some veterans who felt the way your FIL does.

My own father use to hunt regularly when he was young and owned both pistol and rifle.

He served by way of North Africa then went on to the Pacific theater. Saw no direct combat with the possible exception when they bombed his air base once. They got the mess hall. However, he saw a lot of stuff he did not want to talk about in detail. Every so often he mentioned something in passing. Rather unpleasant stuff.

After the war, he did not want to own any firearms again. Most of his war buddies felt the same way. However, I do not recall them being stridently anti-RKBA. They just really were not into gun ownership.
 
You know him and you're willing to give him a pass based on what you know about him. Expecting others who don't know him to do the same based on his military service alone is unrealistic.

I respect the office and the position of The President Of The United States. That doesn't mean that i'll give him a free pass on anything regarding the Constitution and the freedoms that it affirms. There'a a thin line between respecting a human being and worshiping a human being. That line should never be crossed.

My father was a WWII veteran who saw plenty of action. He had the decoratins along with the physical and mental scars to prove it. He was the catalyst behind my proud military service.

My father was pro-2A. He also had a keen sense of right and wrong and clearly understood the real reason for his service.
 
Jacob L Freeman said:
Can't blame a guy who has seen firsthand and been a victim of the horrors of war for growing to hate war and all that is associated with it - guns, politicians, etc.
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This is the same reason that I don't have a problem with people who have been affected by violence carried out by guns.

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First I want to thank him for his service. Everyone has their own opinions. My mind is made up on the subject of the 2nd Adm. and as long as he doesn't try to change it or lobby to have it changed for me I'm good.
 
I still don't understand his "principled reason" for being against a fundamental constitutional right.
 
If you want to give him a pass - quit posting about him. I doubt if many on THR will ever cross paths with him :banghead:
 
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