Ignorant non-gun people

[CHA-LEE]

I am trying to understand the reasoning around people who have a hard stance against guns or even being around them when they clearly don’t even know much about them.

I was at a party a couple of weeks ago which mainly consisted of my wife’s friends. At some point during the evening my wife mentioned something about my competition shooting during a conversation. Several of the people in the discussion were instantly resentful of me even owning firearms much less using them, regardless of what they are being used for. I tried to gracefully dig into why they disliked firearms so much but all I got were ignorant comments like “Guns are evil”, “Guns are dangerous”, or “I just don’t like guns”. I tried my best to communicate honest facts about guns, their use and misuse along with comparing the dangers of firearms to statistics of other everyday things that hurt or kill way more people than guns, but it was a useless effort. I don’t understand how someone can be so against something like firearms when they don’t even know the facts. How does this misinformation even start? Should I even try to educate these people on firearms or is it just a waste of time?

[davsel]

You need a new group of "friends."
Waste of time.

[CHA-LEE]

I can't disagree with you there. These were my wife's "Friends", not mine.

[Whistler]

You can lead a Liberal to knowledge but you can't make him think.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Time for a new wife? Seriously though, you should know without a doubt that you will never "win" a conversation or persuade a liberal. The more facts you put before them, the louder and nastier they get. That's my experience anyways. Good luck.

[ray1970]

Wasting your breath. I can't explain why, but it seems once people like that decide they "don't like guns" nothing you say is going to change their minds.

My wife occasionally brings up my hobby around people we don't know very well. I'm just waiting for the day where I am in exactly the spot you were in the other day.

[HBARleatherneck]

In thankful that my wife and I dont know any liberals. All her co-workers are conservative. She carries guns into the office all the time. (of course she carries everyday) The only liberals I ever come into contact with are on this forum.

[Dave_L]

Yeah....good luck. They're so smart they don't need your caveman mentality around.

[CHA-LEE]

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.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Did anyone say that you're heartless child hater?