Up on my soapbox again... We all know guys who won't join the NRA because by their reasoning "When they (small arms) are outlawed the first place they will go to get a list of small arms owners is the NRA...I don't want my name on that list" these are the same idiots that say "I'd vote Libertarian if they could get more than five percent of the vote" :nod: :assult:
Two days ago I Got in a mild argument with an older man who seen my NRA hat that I was wearing.He told me about the guns he has and how much he used to hunt. Then he looked at my hat and said that he doesn't have much use for the NRA because their too "political"! I was amazed by this and asked him what he meant. He said that the NRA wastes too much time and money in Washington and that they fight the wrong battles. He told me that he has no use for AK47's and no one else should either. I told him that you cannot let them ban any gun because eventually they will come for all of them. I then told him,yes the NRA is political and must be in this day and age.They must get their message out and be heard and get candidates in office that support the 2nd amendment.He could not believe that I was "stupid enough" to think that our government would disarm us,he said that this would never happen and I was just being "paranoid"! He had the mentality that the NRA was just a social club and should stay out of political affairs.I looked at him with pity and sorrow and told him he was wrong and I was ashamed that him as a gunowner would think and say thse things. He got all huffy and got up and stomped out muttering to himself. A good conversation went bad.
__________________ U.S. Army
1976-1979
237th Combat Engineers
Heilbronn, Germany
Can you imagine. It would be like fantasy island. A voter pool of 70 million gun owners deciding the political future of America. Only in our dreams. I wish they would wake up!
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I told him straight up, "You are an idiot for bringing those two fists to this gun fight."
He was like 70-75 yrs old. Didn't ask how he voted,when we started talking I assumed he was a Rep. but as the convo deteriorated I was too flabbergasted to ask him as he went storming out. Kind of childish for a man his age!
__________________ U.S. Army
1976-1979
237th Combat Engineers
Heilbronn, Germany
Some people just dont understand things. My boss is anti gun...but then says he affraid of crime..hate crimes ect...but does not think people need firearms to protect themselves...police will do it. I am always amazed at people who are only partial pro 2nd ammendment... shotgun ok AK bad mentality. The aint gona call it a deer rifle..they will call it a "sniper" rifle. then ban it.
As for not joing because of getting on list...welp in the modern age of computers YOU ARE ON A LIST..you buy ammo with a check or debit/credit card..list.....read a pro gun web site..on a list. ME I know Im on so many list that Id have to changeing my name to "Camle Lips" and signing up for flight school to get on any new ones....