A good friend of mine grew up in Illinois and has a Canadian wife. She hates guns, he is not a gun guy but has shown mild interest in the past and I took him shooting once but until 2 weeks ago he was not interested in actually buying one. Well, he took my advice for home defense and picked up a Remington 870 20 gauge HD shotgun from Rich's in Donald. I took him to the range and got him up to speed on loading/unloading and safe gun handling. He can now put lead on target and defend his home. His wife isn't happy but oh well.
My sister lives in Eugene with my mom. She is a liberal, as I am to a lesser degree, but unlike me has always been anti-gun. 3 weeks ago she called me asking for help with a gun due to the pandemic. I was able to set the two of them up with my Ruger LCR 3 inch .38+P revolver and a Mossberg 510 youth model 20 gauge. Not the most imposng arsenal but certainly adequate for home protection, and solid choices for people who aren't experienced with guns. I refrained from telling her "I told you so" but I did remind her that our perfectly legal exchange would be a felony in places like New Jersey.
I think its important in times like these to hold the door open for formerly anti-gun folks whose worldview has been shaken up by the pandemic. Dont shame them, welcome them into the fold.
My sister lives in Eugene with my mom. She is a liberal, as I am to a lesser degree, but unlike me has always been anti-gun. 3 weeks ago she called me asking for help with a gun due to the pandemic. I was able to set the two of them up with my Ruger LCR 3 inch .38+P revolver and a Mossberg 510 youth model 20 gauge. Not the most imposng arsenal but certainly adequate for home protection, and solid choices for people who aren't experienced with guns. I refrained from telling her "I told you so" but I did remind her that our perfectly legal exchange would be a felony in places like New Jersey.
I think its important in times like these to hold the door open for formerly anti-gun folks whose worldview has been shaken up by the pandemic. Dont shame them, welcome them into the fold.