Ignorant non-gun people

[Mtn.man]

People always fear what they no nothing about.

[CHA-LEE]

Did anyone say that you're heartless child hater?

I am sure there was much said about me while not in the area.

[Great-Kazoo]

Towards the end of the discussion I did say......"well, if you want to base your stance on the subject with nothing but ignorance while ignoring the facts, I guess that is your decision". That last comment pretty much killed the whole discussion and I got the mean mug look from my wife for basically calling her friends idiots. Not the best way to make brownie points with the wife, but some times you have to take one for the team.

When you hit the brick wall, change the subject. Well since guns are a touchy topic, anyone want to swap wives. Oh they're real yaky after that. Yeah i'm talking to you eye candy, while staring at one of the hot ones husbands.

[CHA-LEE]

To be clear, my wife and I both share the same views on firearms. Its not a me verses her thing. She is simply more courteous than I am when people act or talk like idiots. I call a spade a spade and that tends to get me in trouble more often than not.

[Whistler]

I am sure there was much said about me while not in the area.

Hole in the surveillance system?

[Dave_L]

I used to be a little more tight lipped on the gun debate but not any longer. I'm always polite but I wont stay quiet if it comes up. If people want to not like me for it, I just tell them "Thanks for the tolerance" and move on.

[SuperiorDG]

I would tell them that shooting makes you hard and the only way to get it to go down is to have sex with your wife for hours. I sure all the women will be buying guns for their husbands. But I'm just a smart ass.

[Bailey Guns]

You could try mugging several of them and beating the crap out of them. Anonymously so they don't know it's you and you're wife doesn't get mad at you for mugging her friends, of course.

People who have near-death crime experiences often change their minds on guns being bad.

[Ah Pook]

Did anyone say that you're heartless child hater?

Why drag me into this?

[Sawin]

Invite the most liberal among them to go shooting with you sometime. Just that one person, none of the others. Get that one to go with you and enforce safety, but make it fun... shoot small calibers only, etc... see if they change their mind, even a little bit. Oh, and make them buy the ammo . I've used this tactic with 3 colleagues, and in each case, they grew more comfortable and respectful of both firearms and me. It's not necessarily the most "fun" day at the range, but it's a good use of my time and experience in my opinion.