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I recently checked my handgun for a flight, and the reactions of the airline staff stuck with me. Even though my gun was stripped down, unloaded, and in a padlocked hard case, even though I was bringing it because I had valid safety concerns about the location I was flying into, these women were not only condescending during our entire interaction – they were downright afraid. Frankly, their reaction has stuck around because it is eerily similar to that of many anti-gun legislators I have been around. What prompts this reaction? Inexperience.
If you have not witnessed this yourself, let me be the first to tell you that many legislators who are staunch gun control advocates respond to the word “gun” with a visceral reaction. Simply the thought of someone owning, let alone dispatching, such a weapon prompts both intense fear and contempt, regardless of context. As someone who spent time working in the Iowa State Legislature, who has been embedded in the political world for years, and who is a gun owner, I can testify that I’ve seen this reaction frequently enough to note it as a mindset, not a one-off event.
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They’re Trying to Shut Us Down
Over the last several months, I’ve lost count of how many times the powers-that-be have tried to shut us down. They’ve sent hackers at us, forcing us to take extreme measures on web security. They sent attorneys after us, but thankfully we’re not easily intimidated by baseless accusations or threats. They’ve even gone so far as to make physical threats. Those can actually be a bit worrisome but Remington has me covered.
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Thank you and God bless!
JD Rucker