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Gun ownership rapidly rising
There are estimates that we have 8,000,000 first-time gun owners over the past couple of years. Nearly half those were women, according to other studies.
I've said it before--historically, we were a nation of gun owners. I found a newspaper article describing New York City in the 1890s, saying that let a rabid dog run around Times Square, and you'd see how many people were carrying guns. Another New York City article from the early 20th century gave tips on creating a DIY shoulder holster. That trait was repressed during the 1960s, when gun ownership became unfashionable (or, to more precise, gun ownership among the masses became unfashionable to the elite). It took half a century for that to turn about, but it has turned. The present abandonment of certain cities to massed psychopathy, "defund the police," and police stand-downs while "mostly peaceful" protests burned out cities has certainly raised everyone's consciousness of the need to be able to self-defend.
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..I wouldn't sell, loan or trade a firearm to anyone whom I knew was a Progressive, Or a Liberal or who voted Democrat. Why arm the enemy ? Likewise, I recommend to them they not become a gunowner. I recommend pepper spray and fast feet.
..And I top off that advice with the marischino cherry of advice " Think of how terrible you'd feel if you shot somebody ? You'd never forgive yourself ".
...Just because they buy guns doesn't mean they give up guncontrol. Lefties are notorious hypocrites. They can't be trusted with the responsibility of ownership. And....they'd just shoot their eye out.
I grew up in the southwest. My mom and dad both had guns, and I considered them just another tool to master. Having grown up with them, and especially after my USMC service, I had a reputation as a "gun guy". This meant long before before I had any official credentials, I was by default a defender of the 2A and an information source. Now, as an instructor for 20+ years, I've watched the rise of must-issue concealed carry and increasing interest from women and minorities. As Mr. Hardy indicates, it is a very good thing. Unfortunately, there has also been increasing interest from the busy-bodies in this country.
Personally after 50 years of dealing with intransigent assholes, I'm sick of it. I'm still happy to have a conversation with anyone who has a good attitude and legitimate questions about guns, but the anti-gun fanatics and the Fudds can take a hike. I have no interest in wasting my time on them.
Apparently the anti-gunners would now also like us to believe there are 30 million gun owners who are willing to "take up arms". If they really believe that, considering the odds, my advice is to "Stop pissing 'em off".
...RULE 5.56 : Don't piss off folks who come from the sticks.
HA!
I like it.
Anarcho-tyranny is already here, so anyone that owns a firearm had better be prepared for the State to come down on them if they are forced to use it in defense.
So I grew up in NYC and NYS starting in the 1950's with the later 60's when I came of age. Using the 1911 Sullivan law as an example you always had the idea of acceptable firearm owners vs the undesirable. In NYC the undesirable were of course the recent immigrants, mainly the Irish and Italians who vied for turf. The Irish were more politically astute and so went into politics and policing. The 60's had lots of other groups start asserting their power, sometimes with guns. It used to be that I could very easily carry a rifle or shotgun in a case on the subway and no big deal. Many of the High Schools and Colleges had rifle teams and ranges in the school basements. But that visible rise resulted in the so called elites pushing firearm IDs restrictions and more restrictions. Till the point where it was now bad to have a firearm. More and more politicians were against anyone have a firearm, the more "progressive" they were the more they were against firearms. Well against Firearms for You, NOT against firearms for them and their friends. The Supreme Court case against NY is a perfect example of that.
Now again we are seeing a huge increase in everyday people asserting the right to have a firearm in many different ways and again that is scaring our so called betters.
People I know are talking to me about getting a firearm and where could they go to learn about it.
All good as far as I am concerned