Hi!
I'm Joe and live in the Southwestern high desert of New Mexico, about 50 to 100 miles from the nearest stoplight, depending on the direction I drive.
I'm far on the north side of age 60, and have been owning, enjoying and shooting guns since I was shorter than my single shot 20 gage shotgun. I have a wide range of rifles, pistols, revolvers, shotguns, muzzle-loaders and muzzle-loading cannon of my own making, and never seem to be able to resolve to get rid of any of them except to pass them to the next generation.
I am a life member of NRA, an unashamed supporter of the 2nd amendment, have brought a lot of young shooters into the fold, and believe that where it is legal, one of the best ways to make folks comfortable with gun ownership is to practice open carry and behave like a responsible adult while doing so.
I have run across this forum several times over the years while researching one thing and another online, and have always been struck by the quality of the rhetoric in terms of being both restrained and informative, and will strive to maintain that tradition.....Thanks for a quality venue.......Joe