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There may be two very different things being considered here.
Do I think firearm ownership and the freedom to said is "toxic"? Oh, hell no! No how, no way, no question. It is a fundamental, inalienable, right. Like the 1A, so fundamental to the core of what it is to be a human being. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, baby. Absolutely beautiful. And worth giving our every last ounce to preserve this unique expression of freedom.
How about the gun culture in present, circa early 21st century, America? Uh ... oh dear. In the past some of the best good people I ever met, worked with, engaged in business enterprises, or just partied with were "gun people". I could not be more thankful to those who helped me along the way. Now (or in the past decade and a half or so)? I'm going to be blunt; there is a reason I no longer bother with local meets or attend gun shows, setup my own FFL to handle transfers for locals, and do almost all of my shooting on private land I own. Sorry, I'm not hip to ugly politics, willful ignorance, open racism, anti-sex prudery, misogynistic drivel, anti-intellectuals or the crackpot conspiracy crew. Really boils down to time-management.
Ultimately probably doesn't matter; lets place both feet on the gas-peddle to preserving our freedoms and rolling back the insane BS that currently infringes upon us. Anyone willing to fight that fight, I'm with you — lock, stock and barrel — in a manner of speaking.
P.S. Minor reforms? I'm all for them. Repeal GCA68 and NFA34. Institute national reciprocity. Put some teeth into the interstate travel clause of FOPA86. Have the Feds insure civil rights in all states, even if it an anti-freedom toilet like the one about two hours south of this patch. Arrest, try, convict, and jail any bureaucrat who violates our rights. I suppose "minor" may vary upon one's perspective. Honk-honk.
Do I think firearm ownership and the freedom to said is "toxic"? Oh, hell no! No how, no way, no question. It is a fundamental, inalienable, right. Like the 1A, so fundamental to the core of what it is to be a human being. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, baby. Absolutely beautiful. And worth giving our every last ounce to preserve this unique expression of freedom.
How about the gun culture in present, circa early 21st century, America? Uh ... oh dear. In the past some of the best good people I ever met, worked with, engaged in business enterprises, or just partied with were "gun people". I could not be more thankful to those who helped me along the way. Now (or in the past decade and a half or so)? I'm going to be blunt; there is a reason I no longer bother with local meets or attend gun shows, setup my own FFL to handle transfers for locals, and do almost all of my shooting on private land I own. Sorry, I'm not hip to ugly politics, willful ignorance, open racism, anti-sex prudery, misogynistic drivel, anti-intellectuals or the crackpot conspiracy crew. Really boils down to time-management.
Ultimately probably doesn't matter; lets place both feet on the gas-peddle to preserving our freedoms and rolling back the insane BS that currently infringes upon us. Anyone willing to fight that fight, I'm with you — lock, stock and barrel — in a manner of speaking.
P.S. Minor reforms? I'm all for them. Repeal GCA68 and NFA34. Institute national reciprocity. Put some teeth into the interstate travel clause of FOPA86. Have the Feds insure civil rights in all states, even if it an anti-freedom toilet like the one about two hours south of this patch. Arrest, try, convict, and jail any bureaucrat who violates our rights. I suppose "minor" may vary upon one's perspective. Honk-honk.