```Kindness pays dividends.

It doesn't matter what your race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status is.

The right to protect yourself is a social justice issue. This public value to personal security, personal liberty, and private property is a universal right that should be protected against infringement by ever-increasing legislation.

That said, while this is an extremely politically charged issue denigrating a certain flavor of society is not healthy, nor beneficial towards our cause. If you are one of "those" people who inherently defaults to argumentum ad hominem then you're a disgrace to our country, the constitution, and what our Founding Fathers believed in.

Politicians choose to vote for what the majority are most outspoken on. This is largely caused by emotional response. Now, as a byproduct this is an extension of their career, and thereby their paycheck. They are literally catering to "whoever" to ensure their security rather than upholding the Oath they swore in office. They are traitors to you, your brethren, and the countries soil that you inhabit.

This is a cultural war, and with each passing year I fear we are losing. We are not only losing due to the polarization and fear mongering caused by the media, but we are losing because people are angry, misinformed, uneducated, or unwilling to learn and expand their skill set yet those who degrade said populous do nothing to push forward our discussion. They are abusing you, and the large majority are non the wiser.```

```The 2nd amendment is in place to concretely protect your 1st, and every other in suit. They are a reflection of one another, and siblings of the same coin. This exists to restrict the Government from over reaching its boundaries. The technology of the firearm is irrelevant as every weapon in history has been created for militarized purposes at some point or another regardless of how successful it was for its time.

As such, those part of the LGBTQ+ community deserve to protect themselves from harms way. Women deserve to protect themselves from being raped. Minorities deserve to protect themselves from domestic terrorism. Single parents deserve to protect themselves from spousal abuse - restraining orders are but a piece of paper not worth wiping my ass with. Young adults who have been appropriately raised deserve the chance to protect themselves in event of being home alone. You, the American people, deserve to not be used and abused.

If I can end this off on a good note to push through to those on the fence, or who largely don't care; the Governments interference is all but a few minor steps from reducing every citizen to nothingness by making law abiding citizens out to be the enemy. If you can't envision what this may look like feel free to deeply research Russia, or China and the incidents that plague Hong Kong. They are prime examples of what I don't wish to end up as.```

```The right to keep and bear arms is an intrinsic permissible right that no man, or legislative body deserves to gun-grab as they sit from an institutional plane of affluence. They have the financial capabilities to protect themselves normally, let alone via "through the hoops" means, yet those who may be considered minorities, or financially inadequate don't? Tell me, where is the equality in that? This goes doubly so considering criminals don't follow conventional rules and regulations.

I, alongside everyone else deserve to have a fighting chance against domestic or foreign threat and that can not be disputed. It's your civic duty to uphold these values. Therefore, if you're going to learn how to make holes, also learn how to close them. Train, seek medical knowledge from "Stop the Bleed" and prepare for the inevitable chaos that permeates our universe. I believe that we as Americans can set aside our differences to ensure everyone is capable of defending their unequivocal Freedom. This is America. Let's start treating one another like brothers or sisters in arms, and mitigate becoming enemies.```

Hear hear man,

big fax

@[DGI]tech there isn't anything there I disagree with man. You've solidly hit the nail on the head.

y'all remember when Crowder would always go on about #giftagun? we need to bring that back

That would be cool.

I'm saving to buy a good friend of mine one

I've got a question for you guys. Should I bring up the declining exposure to guns by parents up as my topic for the next call in?

it'd be an interesting thing to get Matt's take on, since if any state retains the old gun culture of past generations, Montana does

mhmm

I've got to find a way to pair it down though.

something to the effect of "what are your thoughts on the idea that the decline of hunting has led to the death of America's historic gun culture"?

While hunting is part of it, I was more thinking guns in general. My dad never took me hunting, but he did teach me to shoot.

or more along the lines of "Do you think suburbia's lack of exposure to guns is the reason most young people tend to react emotionally against the idea of civilian gun ownership"?

Because I tend to think from my experience the latter is a pretty open and shut truth

yah

tbh, hunting is pretty boring

I like training alot more, and the cost is more or less comparable

Alright.

unless you can do it in a helicopter

then hunting f---ing rules

but I have yet to do that

Thanks guys ❤

I'm strongly in agreeance to the latter, Spader.

Speaking of training, I need to pick up some dry fire gear, and correct some of issues plaguing my accuracy.

And hit the range some more.

honestly you can dry fire centerfire firearms without gear

What about "What are you thoughts on the idea that urbanization and the decrease in 2 parent households have increased a lack of exposure of guns to kids contributing to the general ignorance of firearms and the calls for gun control among America's youth?"

True. I mainly liked the electronics for giving me advice on what I'm doing.

tru

I don't use dry fire for marksmanship, more for drawing my ccw and manipulating the gun

reloads too

Fair. I know there are steps to practice, and hone in my skills, but I also need to invest my time. Reloads being an important one. Correcting errors such as jamming if they arise. That, and overcoming my flinching habit.

I think I've narrowed it down to top right.

Thanks for the stimulating conversation guys. I've got to get some dinner and then sleep. Take care ya'll.

Anytime. It was nice talking with you too Critter.

ditto

always happy to have an engaging conversation about such things

What's your next big purchase Spader?