DT Guy
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On thing I learned in martial arts is that fights are won or lost based on who is on their toes (attacking) and who is on their heels (defending.)
While I realize we have to fight off Moms Demand Stuff and Bloomingidiot, I have personally determined that I will no longer focus on defending the right to own guns; I will be promoting gun ownership.
Instead of waiting for anti's to start conversations, I'm going to start conversations; instead of defending how guns don't cause crime, I'm going to start discussing how they prevent it.
A simple distinction, to be sure, but I believe it's time for us to stop feeling like second class citizens, or like we have something to account for, every time some zany uses a gun to hurt people. I'm set on 'forward' from now on.
Not sure if I explained this well, but it's been a sea change for me, and I think if more of us do it, it will have a cumulative effect.
Larry
While I realize we have to fight off Moms Demand Stuff and Bloomingidiot, I have personally determined that I will no longer focus on defending the right to own guns; I will be promoting gun ownership.
Instead of waiting for anti's to start conversations, I'm going to start conversations; instead of defending how guns don't cause crime, I'm going to start discussing how they prevent it.
A simple distinction, to be sure, but I believe it's time for us to stop feeling like second class citizens, or like we have something to account for, every time some zany uses a gun to hurt people. I'm set on 'forward' from now on.
Not sure if I explained this well, but it's been a sea change for me, and I think if more of us do it, it will have a cumulative effect.
Larry