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Paladin

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11. Get some usage and safety instruction, if you've never handled firearms before.
Sat Dec 3, 2016, 08:40 AM
Dec 2016

Important point: Don't share your political viewpoints or reasons for acquiring a gun with anybody at the acquisition point, firing range, inquisitive neighbors, etc. If pressed, mumble something about "home security" or something like that. The gun industry and most gun enthusiasts have been part and parcel of the far right wing for many years. Nobody needs to know---and so far, nobody is entitled to know---the reasons for your choosing to arm yourself. The irony in all this is inescapable: for decades, the pro-gun movement has been propelled by paranoia of a left-wing government restricting firearms ownership, and one of the pro-gun movement's primary talking points has been that the 2nd Amendment is meant to preserve the public's ability to rise up against a tyrannical (and always presumably a left-wing) government. And along comes a radically right-wing government, by way of NRA wish fulfillment! Gotta love it, even in the midst of all the current danger. Stay safe.

Wonder how long SoCalNative Dec 2016 #1
Nothing more scary... JSup Dec 2016 #2
Wonder How Long Before The Great Orange Hunter Starts Talking About.... global1 Dec 2016 #3
Hmm... JSup Dec 2016 #4
It's pretty terrifying to me. Are you trying to get us all killed? stone space Dec 2016 #13
Killed by who? Marengo Dec 2016 #22
When there are dead prominent GOoPsters. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2016 #9
I suspect their tune won't change that much el_bryanto Dec 2016 #16
I thought the NRA was all about gun sales for the manufacturers they represent. Don't think they jmg257 Dec 2016 #23
So, it has come to this. More guns guns guns! riversedge Dec 2016 #5
The Right shouldn't have all the guns... BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #6
The electoral process has come apart to the point of Trump being president-elect. Paladin Dec 2016 #7
Bravo! Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #8
Get some usage and safety instruction, if you've never handled firearms before. Paladin Dec 2016 #11
Absolutely Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #12
Seriously? It took you only 8 posts to go low? stone space Dec 2016 #17
??? Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #19
Another newbee trying to incite us into a civil war? stone space Dec 2016 #15
Actually... Puha Ekapi_2 Dec 2016 #18
That's just my opinion, sport. BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #20
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The "Pink Pistols" is a LGBTQ organization. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2016 #10
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Sometimes safety pins just aren't enough. nt jmg257 Dec 2016 #24
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