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Dude my wife has been wanting to get a gun. I'd talked about it in the past, almost in a hyperbolic way...always to be shot down by her fear of the guns.
But now that I'm thinking about it, I'm scared of having guns in the house.
My youngest is incredibly impulsive. My oldest has high anxiety. I don't want them in my home, but I'm starting to think we may need one.
Anyway, she went to the range tonight with her brother. She hasn't shot a gun since she was like 8 (.22 LR). She did alright.
But like you, I'd want to learn (and buy) from professionals. Particularly ones I'm politically aligned with. How the hell can you even tell?
I used to be the liberal gun salesman in a store full of right-wing crazies. I ended up being one of the top salesmen because word of mouth got around that I was there and didn't spend the whole time being a dick and talking about how evil liberals and gay people were.
Americanest statement ever
People in other countries don't teach their kids to hunt or handle firearms at a young age?
Also, re-reading my comment from last night, I'm just now realizing the other ways this line could be interpreted...
So allow me to clarify, so there's no confusion...