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Clarifying America's Gun Culture

puravida_gringo Wrote: Dec 05, 2012 11:05 AM

mread, excellent post. You really laid it all out there. We who are gun owners aren't "gun nuts" but law abiding citizens who want to keep our families safe. It's also nice to know that "IF" order broke down, you could at least defend yourself. My guns are a great responsibility. I always preach safety and understand that to use a gun is my last resort. Use of a firearm is DEADLY FORCE and I must remember to not use that unless all other ways to stop the situation have failed. On Mr. Whitlock's comment, let him move to the East End of Newport News, VA for a few weeks and see if his opinion would change. The NRA is the farthest thing from the KKK. Mr. Whitlock should hang with the New Blank Panthers to find that today.

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Clarifying America's Gun Culture

Since NBC sportscaster Bob Costas went on his halftime anti-gun rant on Sunday using words written by Fox Sports Columnist Jason Whitlock, we’ve heard a lot from the media and from uniformed commentators about America’s “gun culture.” The fact is, America actually has two gun cultures and it is important to distinguish them from one another.

The first gun culture is deeply seated in American history and her founding. Founding Fathers like George Washington understood that an armed citizenry would prevent government tyranny, which is why we have the Second Amendment. This is a concept rapper...

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