Old Dog
Member
Well, now.I personally think that gun rights are best protected in the long run if we don't poke the bear too much. Keep a low profile, make sure that guns don't fall into the hands of irresponsible people, and you won't get the masses stirred up against guns. The way things are now, people in general hate arrogant gun owners (such as open carriers) more than they hate the guns themselves. At least that's what I'm seeing around the area where I live (northern Virginia). And yes, this area is going to vote Democrat by huge margins.
This worked very, very well for the minority communities in in the '60s, right? And the LGBT community, right? They all kept such a low profile and didn't push their agenda on any, didn't make a case for their civil rights at all, avoided publicity …
Oh wait … never mind.
And open-carriers are "arrogant gun owners?" So we don't stick up for our rights, for fear of "poking the bear too much." G*d forbid we should offend the mighty bastion of political correctness. Back to "making sure guns don't fall into the hands of irresponsible people," because it's easier to blame the law-abiding gun owners than hold criminals accountable for their actions, right?
Just what are you doing on this forum, anyway?