trapperjohn
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- Joined
- Apr 14, 2004
- Messages
- 567
i am willing to let the guy redeem himself.
how many of Us have changed our opinioins late in adulthood? I often run across posts here by former Antis or former whatevers who have come to have a deeper love of all freedoms. Anyone here who has changed their mind about anything as an adult is a hypocrite if they do not allow Zumbo to change hsi mind and come to our side. Realize it has been less than a week since this man has been slammed for his opinion. An intelligent man considers carefully any change in opinion.
i think I understand a bit where he is coming from. His passion is hunting. Hunting is attacked my more than just anti second amendment people, they have the whole peta wacko types to deal with. I think in his passion to preserve hunting he was willing to make the anti gun statements that he made. In all honesty, i think he made those in ignorance. Maybe his ignorance is inexcusable. I tent to despise anyone who calls for a ban on something they dislike, or do not know. But then again, it took a while for me to develop my libertarian leanings.
how often are we as gun owners willing to overlook somone who supports a more socialist state simply because they support the second amendment? I often run across people on this forum who support the secong amendment but are al for wealth redistribution which is anti freedom, or other gunnies that want this or that law passed.
Yes, he screwed up, yes he spewed some anti freedom, anti second amendment drivel that can be devastating. But, I think we ought to givehim a chance to understand the importance of freedom and the second amendment. If he can be educated in the imprtance of those things then we can have a someone who is a great asset.
when you are tempted to skewer Zumbo, I want you to think of all the people you support undconditionally simply because fo their gun stance and thin kabout their attitudes about other freedoms.
how many of Us have changed our opinioins late in adulthood? I often run across posts here by former Antis or former whatevers who have come to have a deeper love of all freedoms. Anyone here who has changed their mind about anything as an adult is a hypocrite if they do not allow Zumbo to change hsi mind and come to our side. Realize it has been less than a week since this man has been slammed for his opinion. An intelligent man considers carefully any change in opinion.
i think I understand a bit where he is coming from. His passion is hunting. Hunting is attacked my more than just anti second amendment people, they have the whole peta wacko types to deal with. I think in his passion to preserve hunting he was willing to make the anti gun statements that he made. In all honesty, i think he made those in ignorance. Maybe his ignorance is inexcusable. I tent to despise anyone who calls for a ban on something they dislike, or do not know. But then again, it took a while for me to develop my libertarian leanings.
how often are we as gun owners willing to overlook somone who supports a more socialist state simply because they support the second amendment? I often run across people on this forum who support the secong amendment but are al for wealth redistribution which is anti freedom, or other gunnies that want this or that law passed.
Yes, he screwed up, yes he spewed some anti freedom, anti second amendment drivel that can be devastating. But, I think we ought to givehim a chance to understand the importance of freedom and the second amendment. If he can be educated in the imprtance of those things then we can have a someone who is a great asset.
when you are tempted to skewer Zumbo, I want you to think of all the people you support undconditionally simply because fo their gun stance and thin kabout their attitudes about other freedoms.