"Quite actually, that does not define a "Hippie". A true hippie is one who tries to invoke change through non-violent means. In some cases, it meant unemployment and bad hygiene, but many were able to be counted on, at least by those that mattered to them."
I'm sure some Hippies are good people. Just not my older brother. He never calls us, my dad spent over a thousand dollars investment to try to get him started in the tye-dye shirt industry, he never even showed up. A good way to understand my family is to watch "Road to Perdition". I'm Tom Hanks, the good son. My dad is Paul Newman, the father figure. My older brother is Daniel Craig, the bad guy.
As to why my mom doesn't like guns is because when I was 11, I accidently killed my 10 year old brother with my dad's Remington 870. He wanted to go target practice in the backyard*. I said OK. We had done it before & nothing bad happened. Well this time the gun went off as I was loading it. He died instantly. I'm 17 now & I still remember it clearly. I don't blame my mom for her feelings. I just hate the snakes, possums, racoons & crows that are on our property. I also hear on the news about all the dangerous nutjobs that are out there & I need to look after my parents & myself. At our store we sell alot of CB radios so it's not uncommon to have several hundred dollars in cash on any given day. Our store is also located next to a trailer park where several scummy people live.
*We live in the woods.