Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: I think this paragraph from The New Yorker really sums up the gun control debate here on DU [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)gun unfriendly states.
I live in Florida which is considered a gun friendly state. I worked in a highly technical industry where most of my co-workers were college graduates or tech school graduates. Gun ownership was quite common and many of my co-workers had concealed weapons permits. (To be fair engineers and technicians are more likely to be interested in firearms and the shooting sports than say college professors.)
However I practiced shooting at an indoor pistol range. Among the regular shooters were doctors, lawyers, engineers, technicians, nurses, preachers, carpenters and business owners. One or two of the members were millionaires, most were middle or upper middle class and a few were receiving disability.
It's a common misconception that gun owners are poorly educated red necks. That may be because pictures of gun owners shooting on the range rarely show them wearing a suit and tie. Put a high rpiced lawyer in jeans and a flannel shirt and he can easily look like a country bumpkin.
Gun owners are a very diverse group and all segments and professions are well represented.