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riffraff · April 9, 2019, 05:49 PM

Its funny, im 40 and from grade school on we were taught that we had guns to protect ourselves from the government, about rights as a us citizen, even about how a search warrant is needed for the government to enter your home and all that. Even among those older than me from other places (ie not nh) they are surprised about the concept of that being taught to kids by teachers, even gun enthusiasts..

My girlfriend, who recently learned how fun AR rifles are, used to think "well we need a balance" and "nobody is going to take your guns away" - she would've voted for gun grabbers in the past and didn't get it until she had her turn with a 40 round mag

. Many non gun owners who are on the fence just aren't exposed enough to understand what the politicians are even talking about actually taking away and why we want to keep such things so badly.

April 9, 2019, 05:49 PM	#80
riffraff Senior Member Join Date: January 21, 2016 Posts: 629	Its funny, im 40 and from grade school on we were taught that we had guns to protect ourselves from the government, about rights as a us citizen, even about how a search warrant is needed for the government to enter your home and all that. Even among those older than me from other places (ie not nh) they are surprised about the concept of that being taught to kids by teachers, even gun enthusiasts.. My girlfriend, who recently learned how fun AR rifles are, used to think "well we need a balance" and "nobody is going to take your guns away" - she would've voted for gun grabbers in the past and didn't get it until she had her turn with a 40 round mag . Many non gun owners who are on the fence just aren't exposed enough to understand what the politicians are even talking about actually taking away and why we want to keep such things so badly.