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Les Vitailles's avatar

Well said, Sir!

I got my firearms license 5 years ago, after the actor John Cusak tweeted a vile anti-Semitic cartoon and got no pushback at all.

I did not join the NRA until 3 years later, after the Colesville, TX incident, when the FBI idiot in charge said at a press conference that he didn't think a Muslim guy walking around Colesville on Saturday morning looking for a Jewish congregation to hold hostage had anything to do with anti-Semitism. My first reaction was relief that we have an extra line of defense in the house. But my second reaction, a minute later, was that we wouldn't have that extra defense if not for the dedicated efforts of the National Rifle Association. I joined right away.

I may not carry often but at least have the peace of mind that the first 10 people to break into our house won't cause us any harm.

It was with great sadness and anger that I read all the stories of Oct 7 families retreating into their government-required safe room but armed only with a kitchen knife for defense.

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SR's avatar

Firearms ownership is part of a community understanding that it’s a full member of a nation that has firearms in its DNA, with all the rights and responsibilities inherent in that membership. The very first day of the American Revolution was an attempted gun grab by the British army.

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