bikemutt
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I read today about a local motorcycle group presenting a check to the Shriners who help out children facing enormous health challenges. Then, after a day at the range, I sat next to the president of a local Corvette club who mentioned they'd just presented a $3000 check to a local charity benefiting a cause not unlike the Shriners.
It got me to thinking, how come I never hear about a local range or shooting club sponsoring some charitable event? Maybe I'm deaf to it, or maybe it doesn't happen.
Anyway, it was a sad day for me. I went to the range with an old friend who had a new Sig, I'd normally have tried it out. But now, because we in WA live under I-594, we can't do that. It crossed my mind how easily the electorate traded our freedom for what they perceive as better security. They don't know us because we are invisible. The only public face they see is the NRA whose civic programs center around the shooting sports, understandably.
I'm not sure why I even decided to post this up, maybe I'm just tired of being tarred and feathered because a violent criminal held up a gas station at gunpoint. Or, maybe it's because the "inconvenience" of not being able to share precious moments with friends trying out each other's guns is shoved under the rug of more security for all.
The Bloomberg train is coming to a State near you soon, if it's not already there. It will be stopping here in WA again, I'm certain of that.
In the end, it takes votes to destroy freedom, freedom lost is rarely regained. This is serious business. I think maybe we need to consider other dimensions of being the "good guys".
It got me to thinking, how come I never hear about a local range or shooting club sponsoring some charitable event? Maybe I'm deaf to it, or maybe it doesn't happen.
Anyway, it was a sad day for me. I went to the range with an old friend who had a new Sig, I'd normally have tried it out. But now, because we in WA live under I-594, we can't do that. It crossed my mind how easily the electorate traded our freedom for what they perceive as better security. They don't know us because we are invisible. The only public face they see is the NRA whose civic programs center around the shooting sports, understandably.
I'm not sure why I even decided to post this up, maybe I'm just tired of being tarred and feathered because a violent criminal held up a gas station at gunpoint. Or, maybe it's because the "inconvenience" of not being able to share precious moments with friends trying out each other's guns is shoved under the rug of more security for all.
The Bloomberg train is coming to a State near you soon, if it's not already there. It will be stopping here in WA again, I'm certain of that.
In the end, it takes votes to destroy freedom, freedom lost is rarely regained. This is serious business. I think maybe we need to consider other dimensions of being the "good guys".