The kids consider themselves democrats because their parents are mostly democrats; they arent really old enough to think for themselves on these matters yet.
For what it's worth, the kid now admits her fear was pretty irrational, but it's easy to revert to those things in stress I think.
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- Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:43 am
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Thanks a LOT. No, really. THANKS.
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- Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:37 pm
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Thanks a LOT. No, really. THANKS.
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Thanks a LOT. No, really. THANKS.
[This is a repost of something I posted on another forum. This happened in a rather conservative part of California, but it's a nice reminder as to how we're all ambassadors for the pro gun cause]
So I was in California last week with a really good friend and her family.
Been working on their anti-gun-edness for a few months on and off with successive visits. They saw a lot of things through my eyes, understood and accepted a lot of my arguments. They were ready to have fun. They learned and knew the safety rules. They had even agreed to let their children come with us shooting, so I was excited.
So we get to the Yolo Sportsman Association, and we're walking, and one of the kids screams, "The're going to kill us when we get there we gotta go!"
What?
Then I see the following 2 bumper stickers on a truck we just passed in the parking lot:
(These are pics I found on the internet, not pictures I took.)
So thanks, whoever you were. You helped 5 people cement their fear of guns and the 2nd amendment. You cemented the stereotype that "gun nuts" are dangerous, scary people who shouldn't have guns. You cemented 3 kids fear of guns, and helped them grow up to be anti-gunners just like their parents.
So I was in California last week with a really good friend and her family.
Been working on their anti-gun-edness for a few months on and off with successive visits. They saw a lot of things through my eyes, understood and accepted a lot of my arguments. They were ready to have fun. They learned and knew the safety rules. They had even agreed to let their children come with us shooting, so I was excited.
So we get to the Yolo Sportsman Association, and we're walking, and one of the kids screams, "The're going to kill us when we get there we gotta go!"
What?
Then I see the following 2 bumper stickers on a truck we just passed in the parking lot:
(These are pics I found on the internet, not pictures I took.)
So thanks, whoever you were. You helped 5 people cement their fear of guns and the 2nd amendment. You cemented the stereotype that "gun nuts" are dangerous, scary people who shouldn't have guns. You cemented 3 kids fear of guns, and helped them grow up to be anti-gunners just like their parents.