If they knew...

[Gordon Fink]

It’s not a secret, but I don’t advertise. I’m sure the reactions would vary. People can have negative reactions even to small pocketknives.

~G. Fink

 

[Mandirigma]

I've had varied responses as well. I just haven't had that many negative responses. I realize that there are die hard anti's out there who's opinions I'll never change, but the same holds true. They won't change my mind. I just tell them "Hey, after you or someone you know gets victimized come to me, I'll still point you in the right direction. No hard feelings." ((Yes its sad that I say that, but in my opinion its sadder that people don't want to get involved with guns until they or someone they know get victimized.))

At first my family disagreed with me, there never being guns in my home growing up. But after a little while they came to me when they showed interest in buying home defense weapons.

I've converted my share of anti's. I don't take a active role in this though. You can't change people unless they want to change. I just let my anti's friends know that I carry and have my reasons. If it ever gets to be an issue I usually tell them that I'll give up my guns when all the badguys do also.

Usually I just wait until they show interest and its always soemthing to the degree of "I've been thinking about getting a gun.". To which I only have one question. "Why?" I answer any of thier questions and/or direct them where they can get the answers. If they are interested enough I even offer to take them out to a range.

There are people that have known me for years and not known I carried. One of my favorite questions (almost always asked when they find out I carry) is "How long have you carried?" I love the look on thier faces when I slightly reveal (I just knock on my weapon) and say "Every single day you've known me."

I have gotten flak over carrying though. A good friend of mine's Girlfriend (well now wife) used to have a problem with me carrying in her ("thier") home when she found out. So for about half a year I simply didn't go to thier house. After Katrina and the crime rate rising they have come to me to ask about getting thier own guns.

 

[Mousegun]

I'm getting dangerously close to 62 years old and I have guns and ride a very fast sport motorcycle.

I figure if you are going to shake em' up or piss em' off, you may as well do it with style.

Most think the bike is cool but it is a hard sell to convince them about guns. A lot of my friends are "educators", teachers and the like and have been raised in the traditional manner. Too bad they are teaching our kids a lot of mindless madness about firearms.

Please, no offense intended to any educators in our group but if we can just allow a bit of profiling for a little while, you know what I mean.

 

[XD Fan]

Please, no offense intended to any educators in our group but if we can just allow a bit of profiling for a little while, you know what I mean.

As a teacher, I really know what you mean. It is not too bad in my rural Missouri district. But when I got to other, more urban parts of the state, oh the hogwash about guns that I hear from my fellow teachers.