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In reply to the discussion: Just three percent of adults own half of America’s guns [View all]Personally I'm big and ugly. Have tattoos, beard, and long hair. Someone people would feel uncomfortable to see me in a dark alley. Most think I'm some kind of thug automatically on first sight. I don't even drink, take drugs, smoke pot, etc. Had TSA clearance, a scoutmaster for 7 years of a BSA troop, a Bernie voter, worked for, and retired from a major American company. People aren't always what they appear to look like. Automatically making assumptions about someone else to me is wrong.
Over the years and until recently in the neighborhood I lived in "tough" area. I saw a group of bandidos come in. They actually weren't too bad. They seemed to keep quiet around their houses. I guess not wanting to attract attention. They moved out. To neighborhood baby gangs. To crips coming in the area. July 4 and New years eve a lot of people all around the neighborhood would go out in their yards and start firing weapons. Even heard fully auto fire a few times. Really stupid and wrong.