"But both of my roommates, and everyone else I've ever taken shooting, was much more comfortable with them after a nice, organized, safe day of target shooting."
Ding! Ding! Ding!
All the rhetoric regarding firearms is essentially useless, and convinced nobody. Preaching to the choir or preaching to a group of people who hate firearms irrationally is a worthless activity.
Instead, doing what you describe is useful and helps the cause. I do the same, and have a 10m air rifle range in my basement for the first lessons. Everyone has fun with that, and it's often the first time people have ever touched a gun of any kind.
I've introduced dozens of people to shooting and to firearms safety in that range. Some have gone on to obtain their own firearms.
One gun-owner influencing others has far more effect than 1000 gun owners saying "Out of my cold, dead hands." Many 2nd Amendment advocates continually do their cause a disservice.
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I've introduced dozens of people to shooting and to firearms safety in that range. Some have gone on to obtain their own firearms.
One gun-owner influencing others has far more effect than 1000 gun owners saying "Out of my cold, dead hands." Many 2nd Amendment advocates continually do their cause a disservice.
Thank you MineralMan. Pinging a few others who I think also need your advice.
You are absolutely incorrect.
We need to make our voice herad, and be loud and clear about the 2nd.
Whether we change the minds of the left out there is moot.
Our vocalness needs to continue so that our government hears us, and those we vote for.