Interesting comments here.

While we encourage folks to freely exchange ideas and beliefs here, there are limits and everyone knows that.

Everyone on this site believes in our 2A Rights and enjoys the shooting sports, but...
Not everyone on this site is a conservative.
Not every conservative shares the same values and beliefs.
Not everyone on this site is of the same skin color.
Not everyone on this site shares the same religious beliefs.
Not everyone on this site is heterosexual or of a binary gender as we know it traditionally.

These things hold true for this site as well as society as a whole. While we may disagree with someone else's status in life, the one thing we should be doing is showing common decency and respect to others as fellow human beings. This is definitely something we can, will and do insist on here, on this site.

I get the frustration folks feel over the endless list of gender pronouns - it's gotten ridiculous. That said, we need to refrain from using words like "freak" to descibe someone different from ourselves. It's akin to using the "N word" to a person of color or any other slur to any other demographic. It's offensive and it makes us look very bad.

At least here, we can find common ground in our enjoyment of firearms. I've long said that we (America and the world) need to quit focusing so much on our differences and instead find that common ground. Of course, there are some on the other side who may not feel the same way. Because of this, there are many I go out of my way to avoid (okay, it's militant liberals). The times where circumstances require me to interact with those I disagree with on a personal, moral or ethical level, I stick to the high road and treat them with respect until and unless they make a personal assault against me directly.

It's about RESPECT. This is a public forum where anyone who disagrees with our views on firearms can come and see what we have to say. We can choose to let them see an unsavory, hateful side of us which just reinforces their stereotypes of us, or we can discuss topics such as this one respectfully, displaying ourselves in a better light than we've been labelled. As for the staff and I, we'll choose the latter.

As a final note, I'll throw out a reminder that this site will not tolerate any personal attacks on any members or their families. This isn't an issue on this topic yet, but in case it finds it's way there as so many threads do, I want the reminder fresh on everyone's mind.