I am fairly new to this forum and came here primarily to get some information from knowledgeable gun enthusiasts. I did not put too much thought into the level of enthusiasm the average poster would have, I just figured a forum about guns with so many forum sections and active members would contain enough fellow gun owners to give me sound advice. After being on the forum for a short time I became involved with the "Disney" thread about the grandmother arrested at Disney World for attempting to bring in a handgun. While that thread is still going on in regards to Disney's right to prohibit firearms, it has also prompted me to reassess my position within the gun rights movement. I have always thought of myself as a fairly strong supporter of the right to bear arms, without being on the fanatical fringe.
I believe the 2nd amendment guarantees that right to every legal, law abiding citizen within the 50 states. Furthermore, I believe in the right to carry firearms with moderate restrictions as long as the person passes a CCW course with appropriate background checks similar to what we have here in Florida.
To anti-gunners that probably makes me a mouth-breathing knuckle dragging gun nut, and to average Americans, it makes me just pro gun.
However, when I started to express my views in the aforementioned thread, some of the posters accused me of being an anti-gun troll, part of the "Brady bunch", etc., and it really astounded me.
Anyone who knows me personally feels I am strongly pro gun having owned and shot firearms, and being a member of the NRA. When it comes to gun ownership, I have several firearms including one that would be considered an "assault rifle" by the anti-gun crowd. I've owned it well before they even coined that phrase and the drive by media made it part of our everyday lexicon. Additionally I have a CCW and was probably among some of the first applicants once it became law.
I mention all this not to bolster my pro gun credentials, but rather to set the stage for the reason I started this thread. People tend to think of themselves in certain ways whether it be morally, politically spiritually, etc.
My own self image as it applies to gun ownership is strongly pro 2nd amendment, and probably right of center compared to the average American. However after having read others opinions/attacks/perspectives I am questioning what type of people frequent this forum and what their own self-perspective is as it relates to guns. So I am going to create a poll with extremes to get an idea of where everyone who participates perceives themselves to be. Obviously some of the choices would put you in the fanatic realm on either side of the spectrum, but please vote honestly.
I'd appreciate not only participation in the poll, but an honest dialog and discussion on this subject.
I also would like a rational discussion as to where people should and should not be allowed to carry firearms presuming they have a CCW. For that matter, do some here believe that anyone should be able to carry a firearm under any and all circumstances, and that CCW's set by the state amount to a violation of their 2nd amendment rights?
Lets keep the posts reasoned and civil to create an environment to find out what each other genuinely believe.
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I believe the 2nd amendment guarantees that right to every legal, law abiding citizen within the 50 states. Furthermore, I believe in the right to carry firearms with moderate restrictions as long as the person passes a CCW course with appropriate background checks similar to what we have here in Florida.
To anti-gunners that probably makes me a mouth-breathing knuckle dragging gun nut, and to average Americans, it makes me just pro gun.
However, when I started to express my views in the aforementioned thread, some of the posters accused me of being an anti-gun troll, part of the "Brady bunch", etc., and it really astounded me.
Anyone who knows me personally feels I am strongly pro gun having owned and shot firearms, and being a member of the NRA. When it comes to gun ownership, I have several firearms including one that would be considered an "assault rifle" by the anti-gun crowd. I've owned it well before they even coined that phrase and the drive by media made it part of our everyday lexicon. Additionally I have a CCW and was probably among some of the first applicants once it became law.
I mention all this not to bolster my pro gun credentials, but rather to set the stage for the reason I started this thread. People tend to think of themselves in certain ways whether it be morally, politically spiritually, etc.
My own self image as it applies to gun ownership is strongly pro 2nd amendment, and probably right of center compared to the average American. However after having read others opinions/attacks/perspectives I am questioning what type of people frequent this forum and what their own self-perspective is as it relates to guns. So I am going to create a poll with extremes to get an idea of where everyone who participates perceives themselves to be. Obviously some of the choices would put you in the fanatic realm on either side of the spectrum, but please vote honestly.
I'd appreciate not only participation in the poll, but an honest dialog and discussion on this subject.
I also would like a rational discussion as to where people should and should not be allowed to carry firearms presuming they have a CCW. For that matter, do some here believe that anyone should be able to carry a firearm under any and all circumstances, and that CCW's set by the state amount to a violation of their 2nd amendment rights?
Lets keep the posts reasoned and civil to create an environment to find out what each other genuinely believe.
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