Comments on: Deceptions of Anti-Gunners

By: Weer'd Beard

Weer'd Beard — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:31:55 +0000

+1 Ian. As the Hard-Core Anti won’t read facts on gun control and guns.

But a well run gun range and some quality and fun shooting instruction sure does correct their warped perception of reality.

By: Ian Argent

Ian Argent — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:05:39 +0000

Best way I’ve found (or heard of) to convert the non-hard-core anti’s is to show them a (well-run) range; preferably take them to shoot.

By: Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:25:22 +0000

My own conversion pretty much mirrors Weer’d’s. It was Wikipedia, gun blogs, reason.tv, mises.org, and others like them. Keep up the good work! We have the facts on our side and we preach empowerment in the place of fear. With this, the reasonable can’t help but be drawn to us, while the radicals look more and more peculiar.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:09:00 +0000

I should have said all the credit. New media certainly is one of the factors involved.

By: Weer'd Beard

Weer'd Beard — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:37:07 +0000

I was an anti converted by new Media. The internet allowed me to read about guns and cross-reference things while still in my PJs in my College Dorm room. This information was near 100% contrary to what I thought I knew about guns from watching movies, and TV and print news.

That being said the look on an anti-gun shooter the first time they set foot on a firing line and see the control and politeness of the fellow gunnies, as well as the concern for safety…not tobbacco chewing good-old-boys in cowboy hats saying “Yeee HAW!” while nearly killing their friends in a hail of Automatic gunfire as it’s more often depicted in the old media has done a LOT for the shooting community.

The bottom line is the Anti-Gun crowd still today preach that guns are somehow magical and can only be used for mayhem. It’s hard to buy that crock of shit when you’ve just spent all day plinking cans and clays on the berm and meeting friendly people who are pleased to see a new shooter.

“Guns are just for killing? So what the hell was I doing today?”