I’m a mid-40’s gunshop owner/gunsmith. Twelve years Navy experience, a life at sea and a punk rock mentality have made me fairly outspoken. My heart’s on my sleeve, or in the case of t-shirts, on my back. If someone is offended at the message, they can pogue mahon.
I came of age in the old days of Houston (airline drive) before it mellowed, and the 3rd ward.
Although the country has changed and mellowed, I still know that if a man is cornered and forced to answer a confrontation it can lead to a death to settle it.
I take the modern liberties, but I still know the old rules, don’t push a man into a direct confrontation unless you are ready to face the old rules of dignity and honor.
I’m tacky enough and passionate enough to want to show it to the world, but a part of me remembers that the public space is for everyone, so I try to restrain my worst impulses.
I clearly have mixed feelings about my message T-shirts, like I said I am driven to indulge today’s liberties, but by making them subtle it allows wiggle room for the people that don’t like them to simply ignore them, and I like them complex enough to not be understood by children.