Gun owners that are not gun people

[J-Dub]

I'm a hunter and a gun guy. I also dont care for those types.

My father inlaw looked at me as if i was insane when i pulled out my AR to go hunting. What he said, "i'll leave those black guns to the army"...i lol'd.

Some people dont and WONT get it.

[Artos]

it's gotta be where you lay your head...that is simply not something you experience here in tx.

at least where i am anyway.

[ucrt]

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What's funny is the Fudd's don't understand the Constitution doesn't guarantee you a gun to hunt with, it guarantees you a gun to kill people with...

But maybe it's just me...

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[RogerinTPA]

That is a weird response from a firearms owner, but dedicated Fudds, are a strange bunch anyway. What I've noticed over the years is that quite a large population of LEO and Military type organizations, aren't gun people, despite the fact the carry a weapon in their careers. Even some HSLD types I've personally met, were completely ignorant of their personal firearm. I was in shock. It was like talking to a Bubba at the local range.

[SteyrAUG]

I think many people persist in the believe that the odds of ever needing a firearm for self defense are, at best, on par with those of being struck by lightning. I'm not sure that this was ever true in America, but it certainly isn't true today.

Personally, I'm not nearly as worried about self defense as I am about finding myself in a situation wherein people that I care about are threatened, and I'm caught totally flat-footed, with no ability to offer an effective response.

Carry the tool, and hope that you never have to do the job. But carry the tool nonetheless.

AC

It was true for much of America once upon a time, parts have always been violent. And while it was unlikely that my father would be mugged in his small Iowa town in the 50s and 60s, guns were very common and in junior high it wasn't unusual for him and his buddies to walk through town on Main St. with slung rifles and holstered pistols on their way to shoot cans on the edge of town.

My father always had a gun in the car when I was growing up. He'd have probably carried concealed but that wasn't an option.

[LowSpeed_HighDrag]

I was training at MWTC Bridgeport in 09 I believe. I got into a conversation with one of the lead instructors; a gun owning Ssgt. I asked if it was easy to get a CCW up there in the Nor Cal area, to which he responded CCW's are for pussies that cant fend for themselves. I had no response or rebuttal for his statement other than, "Good to go Ssgt, Im gonna go sit over there now."

[Cobra66]

The FUDDS are a classic type as has been mentioned. But another group that I seem to come into contact with quite a bit are what I term the "hobbyists." These are the guys who get into shooting, sometimes heavily, but never seem to grasp the true meaning of being able to own a firearm. Even though they may have thousands invested into their firearms, they see it is nothing more than a "hobby" or other form of entertainment, and are thus unconcerned about further encroachment on their rights. They question me puzzlingly when I tell them that the primary reason I want to move from Kalifornia are the gun laws with comments like "you can't really consider moving just for that." Many also fall into a "I've got mine" subset who feel as long as they have their "whatever", then who cares if the government restricts others. In many ways, these guys are more dangerous to us that the non-gun owner brady type as they carry a false aura of authority about them.

[QuietShootr]

I am a federal LEO and have a friend who objects to me carrying when he is around. I am not receptive to his objections.

Why would you be friends with someone like that?

[QuietShootr]

That is a weird response from a firearms owner, but dedicated Fudds, are a strange bunch anyway. What I've noticed over the years is that quite a large population of LEO and Military type organizations, aren't gun people, despite the fact the carry a weapon in their careers. Even some HSLD types I've personally met, were completely ignorant of their personal firearm. I was in shock. It was like talking to a Bubba at the local range.

It's true. Amazingly enough, there are some actual HSLD types who are ****ing socialists/big government bots by any definition of the word.

They're the ones I worry about, not the average Obamabot.

[MistWolf]

it's gotta be where you lay your head...that is simply not something you experience here in tx.

at least where i am anyway.

Texas was the worst place I've ever lived for "Fuddism". I worked as a contractor on Ft Hood as a helicopter technician. Was working on a deal for a DSA STG-58. While waiting for delivery, I showed my boss (who was retired Army, an avid hunter and had a plethora of NRA and "From My Cold Dead Hands" paraphernalia at his desk and plastered all over his truck) a picture of my new rifle. A look of disdain crossed his face and he let out a "what the hell do you need one of those for?" He wasn't the only one in Tejas who showed that kind or prejudice.

Of course, I've run into this other places as well. One guy I worked with in California was an ex-cop. He told me there was a polymer & ceramic pistol specifically designed and marketed to be used by terrorists to smuggle past airport metal detectors. When I tried to explain the facts to him he simply said "Look, I was a police officer and the department showed me the flyer." Ooookay....

I'm glad not all LEOs are like that