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Hello everyone
I have a bit of a problem. Recently I hung out with an old freind from highschool, I graduated in 99 so it wasn't that long ago. But its clear than living in a liberal bastion(Portland Maine) for a few years has affected him.
My freind never owned a firearm, hunted, or was a competitive shooter so he wasn't a major firearms advocate like myself. However he knew I had several firearms and that I had just graduated from gunsmithing school. Anway we where talking and the topic of firearms arose as it always does when i'm in the company of my freinds. So I asked him do you own a firearm and he says "no, why would I? why would I need a gun." I did something I shouldn't have, I over reacted and I got kind of upset. I calmed down and I explained to him that because he lives in a city (the biggest in the state) that he likely "needs" one more than me, but that percieved need is not even the point. The fact that its your right to bear arms and right to self defense is perhaps the oldest law known to man. I also pointed out that firearms aren't just for defense against criminals but from government tyranny. He didn't think we the people could ever compete with the government, but if things got really bad, he would steal a gun if he had too! He is also a self styled writer and wants to be on the new york best sellers list. My question is , is he to far gone to save? I always thought he was an intellagent man and I respected him but now not so much. Also he informed me that he wants to move to boston to futher his writing career. Possibly the worst place in the east that he could move if he cares about his rights.
He did at least say he would go shooting with me, but that he would still probably not own a firearm, because he lives in a college dorm and that they aren't allow there. That and he still doesn't think he needs one.
So as you can imagine, this sadens me to some degree but Id like to try to turn him around. On a positive not my other freind who never had any firearms is totally into the idea of shooting and owning arms. I am thinking about sending a copy of the 2nd ammendment primer to my writer freind because he thinks he is very much an intellectual and acts as if he is a literary scholar. I thought this book might help even though it is a primer it is not at all simplified for the average reader.
Sorry to write so much on one post but im kinda uncertain as what to do.
I wish now also that I hadn't over reacted.
Brother in Arms
I have a bit of a problem. Recently I hung out with an old freind from highschool, I graduated in 99 so it wasn't that long ago. But its clear than living in a liberal bastion(Portland Maine) for a few years has affected him.
My freind never owned a firearm, hunted, or was a competitive shooter so he wasn't a major firearms advocate like myself. However he knew I had several firearms and that I had just graduated from gunsmithing school. Anway we where talking and the topic of firearms arose as it always does when i'm in the company of my freinds. So I asked him do you own a firearm and he says "no, why would I? why would I need a gun." I did something I shouldn't have, I over reacted and I got kind of upset. I calmed down and I explained to him that because he lives in a city (the biggest in the state) that he likely "needs" one more than me, but that percieved need is not even the point. The fact that its your right to bear arms and right to self defense is perhaps the oldest law known to man. I also pointed out that firearms aren't just for defense against criminals but from government tyranny. He didn't think we the people could ever compete with the government, but if things got really bad, he would steal a gun if he had too! He is also a self styled writer and wants to be on the new york best sellers list. My question is , is he to far gone to save? I always thought he was an intellagent man and I respected him but now not so much. Also he informed me that he wants to move to boston to futher his writing career. Possibly the worst place in the east that he could move if he cares about his rights.
He did at least say he would go shooting with me, but that he would still probably not own a firearm, because he lives in a college dorm and that they aren't allow there. That and he still doesn't think he needs one.
So as you can imagine, this sadens me to some degree but Id like to try to turn him around. On a positive not my other freind who never had any firearms is totally into the idea of shooting and owning arms. I am thinking about sending a copy of the 2nd ammendment primer to my writer freind because he thinks he is very much an intellectual and acts as if he is a literary scholar. I thought this book might help even though it is a primer it is not at all simplified for the average reader.
Sorry to write so much on one post but im kinda uncertain as what to do.
I wish now also that I hadn't over reacted.
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