Been shooting since I was 6 years old. My grandfather needed to hold up the end of the barrel of my 22 long rifle bought by mail order from Sears and Roebuck.
Over the years I have become very adept with many firearms. I collect them and shoot them all. Particularly those from WWII and Vietnam. I have many. I have a gun range in my back yard as I am blessed by living outside of the city. I have never raised a firearm in anger and hope I never do.
I know well how to use them. Bet on the good guys. We know our weapons.
One of the best things that happened to gun collectors was the fall of the Soviet Union. That started communism’s “going out of business sale”, which is still going on today in some ways. Because of that I can buy Russian and Com-Bloc surplus firearms dirt cheap. I have two rifles and a handgun and I still haven’t spent $700 yet. You could spend that on a new semiauto easily. Now I buy these guns because I have an interest in the history wrapped up in them as well. But the fact that I can “arm up” and still have money for ammo is a nice plus. I have close to 30 years experience with firearms. Compared to some here I’m still a newbie. Liberals are late to the game when it comes to firearms. You can’t cram a lifetime of firearms knowledge and experience into a short period of time. Also a lot of conservatives have been military or police or both. You can’t say that for liberals. Liberals need to calm down and rethink this issue before they come to grief.
C