The following is our Charter, our reason for being:
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Welcome to The Firing Line (TFL), a virtual community dedicated to the discussion and advancement of responsible firearms ownership.
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The following are quotes from our illustrious founder and owner (whenever this question comes up):
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Originally Posted by Rich Lucibella
TFL tends to be more "serious" than other Boards. We also tend to be a bit more on topic, informative and better behaved. That happens to be our niche.
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Other firearms Boards have attempted an "anything goes" policy. The results, for my money, are disastrous.....either they end up looking like the "I'm OK, You're OK" Rosie Boards of yore or like a teen-boys' first camp-out. In any case, they become "chat rooms". That was never TFL's mission...we are a resource board for firearms owners. We pretend to be nothing more....
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Hmmmmm-
After carefully weighing all the arguments.....
"No".
Sorry.
Rich
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It's a regular request and a search should provide our previously stated reasons for not allowing off-topic posts. It basically comes down to the fact that this is a firearms board. We desire to keep it that way.
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Hmmmmmm, lemme think about it.
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OK, I thought about it. No.
TFL's Mission does not include providing a communication vehicle for everyone. Some people would do better in other venues.
Rich
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ONLY forum that is not necessarily firearms related, is our Law and Civil Rights forum. This is because Rich also thought that there were subjects that were as important to the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and were directly related to that ability... Laws regulating Free Speech, Assembly, etc. Even that forum is highly regulated in content and demeanor. Moreso than the rest of the board.
There are literally hundreds of thousands of lessor forums out there. If you find that TFL is too stilted for your precious sensibilities, then kindly go somewhere else. You may be missed here, but it is better for you in the long run.
TFL was never about quantity, instead it is quality we seek. Being tightly focused is what sets us apart from all the rest.