Anti-RTKBA Father-In-Law Hates Guns

[bushmaster1313]

But he does have a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart that he was awarded for pulling a more seriously wounded soldier out of harm's way in some awful place called the Korean Peninsula.

Just found out. He hadn't spoken about it and he just put in for the medals a year ago. Even my wife (his daughter) didn't know the details, although she knew he had seen action.

I vote that we give my Father-In-Law a pass on his anti-RTKBA position.

 

[armoredman]

He earned it.

 

[archigos]

Everybody has their own problems. We can't condemn an individual for not understanding or for allowing a phobia to override their thoughts on the subject of RKBA (though we certainly can condemn a public official for it!).
Independently of personal problems, we all should be thankful for the bravery of our nation's heroes.

 

[LeontheProfessional]

Heroic actions are no replacement for willful ignorance.

 

[oneounceload]

My dad was Normandy, Sicily, North Africa and afterwards a NYC cop for 33 years

He HATED guns because he saw them as something used to try and kill him - both in war and peace
I moved away and lived where guns were accepted - he came to at least accept it where I was, not where he was

we shared that mutual thing until he died

 

[C5rider]

Can't condemn a guy for his opinions. But, don't try to infringe upon mine either!

 

[Texan Scott]

When I hear things like that- "It happened in Korea, he's NEVER talked about it"- I realize how far we've come in acknowledging and treating post-traumatic stress in our veterans... which is not NEARLY far enough. Far too many guys come home with all their fingers and toes... and are still not quite whole anymore. Giving a limb for your country is no small sacrifice, but people seem to understand that. Living the rest of your life crippled on the inside in some way is no easier, and few members of the public- or even the vet's family- seem to understand what his "problem" is.
All Americans are entitled to an opinion, earned or not. Your Father-in-Law has more than earned his right to disagree with me.

 

[archigos]

Can't condemn a guy for his opinions. But, don't try to infringe upon mine either!

+1. And generally people who suffer from claustrophobia don't try to legislate away caves.

 

[oneounceload]

All Americans are entitled to an opinion, earned or not. Your Father-in-Law has more than earned his right to disagree with me

AMEN and thank you

 

[bushmaster1313]

Your Father-in-Law has more than earned his right to disagree with me.

My sentiments exactly.
Fortunately, he only gets one vote.

 

[EddieNFL]

Your Father-in-Law has more than earned his right to disagree with me

He was born with that right...and fought for it.

 

[verge]

My opinion may be in the minority but in my opinion nobody gets a pass on the Second Amendment. That is especially true of someone who has seen first hand what a tyrannical government will do to and with it's people.

The Bill of Rights is about individual freedom and limited governmental power. I would hope someone who has fought to protect the Constitution and everything it stands for would appreciate more than those of us who have not had to do so, rather than less.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

But he does have a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart that he was awarded for pulling a more seriously wounded soldier out of harm's way in some awful place called the Korean Peninsula.

Just found out. He hadn't spoken about it and he just put in for the medals a year ago. Even my wife (his daughter) didn't know the details, although she knew he had seen action.

I vote that we give my Father-In-Law a pass on his anti-RTKBA position.

Prayers for you!!! Nothing worse than a FIL who hates something you love.

He earned his right to dislike guns but not to try and take that right from ME!

 

[TheCol.U.S.M.C.]

He put in for his own medals ? never heard of that.

As for a pass, not going to get one from me

 

[bushmaster1313]

He put in for his own medals ? never heard of that.

Returning from the war a pacifist, he never did what was necessary to physically receive the medals after he left the service.

 

[MrDig]

According to Records Many veterans have earned the Medal some may have never received them. He applied the paperwork to make them official nothing more nothing less.
If what he experienced influenced his opinions on RKBA that is his experience. Some Vets don't even go to fireworks displays on the 4th of July it is their decision and I respect it.
It sounds to me not as though he earned his decision, he payed dearly for it. He made the sacrifice that few make, much more respectable than those who hold to their opinions with no experience whatsoever, and only rhetoric and statistics for their foundation.

 

[langenc]

Attended a veterans funeral today(Korea).

We talked about all kinds of things. One was -how small the world is.

One gentleman talked about running into someone you know-or knows your neighbor off in some forsaken spot. He told of a young GI landing on some small island in the Pacific (WW II). He had not heard anything from home in months, common then. As he wadded ashore the first guy he ran into on the island was his younger brother. WOW.

The fellow had a small tear in his eye as he told this. Since I was wondering if that was he and his brother? Now that I think of it he is probably not old enough for that to be him.

 

[fallout mike]

Im sorry but I do not agree that we give him the 114,000+ members here passes bc he is a veteran. I respect his service though.

 

[bushmaster1313]

Tough crowd tonight

 

[CZguy]

Wow, let's all take a step back and think about this.

I served in the Air Force for thirty years. All Americans have the right to disagree with me on anything. That's why I served.

 

[12131]

I don't know what the big deal is. He has the right to his opinion/position, no matter how much you/I disagree with.
I don't understand the "giving him a pass", because he was a hero. If he wasn't a hero in Korea, you wouldn't have given him a pass?

 

[MrDig]

He paid dearly for his opinion, his experience paid for for his opinion in spades. Thank him for his service and move on.

 

[Skribs]

Well, he fought to protect the constitution, doesn't that make him Pro-RKBA in action?

I'm with Leon. While I respect and thank our soldiers for what they do, that doesn't mean I give them a free pass to do whatever they want when they get back. It's okay to not like guns, as long as your not liking of guns doesn't interfere with my right to have them (or you don't hold the belief that I shouldn't have them).

 

[fallout mike]

12131 said it well. I will clarify my post a bit better. I assume the op meant by "we" give the guy a pass that he means all members on the site. Which equates to like 114,000 + members giving him a pass. We all have the right to any opinion we so desire though.

 

[Shadow 7D]

Heroic actions are no replacement for willful ignorance

plenty of veterans here, many joined to protect, pretty much all understand what that entails

I hate what guns can do, it scares me, I don't hate the tool, I'd rather even the odds than bury my head. As for his opinion, that's nice as long as it doesn't infringe upon me.