Posted August 29, 2015 2:52 am by Comments

By Gregory Smith

I’m not my father’s son, which means I’m a gun owner and advocate. My father is worried; he’s worried that because I have a gun I might do something bad with it. He thinks I’ll end up like George Zimmerman.

He’s worried I might shoot an innocent person, that I might need a criminal defense that costs up to a million dollars, that I might end up becoming a felon and excluded from ever finding a job.

He’s worried I want to own more guns in the future; he thinks two is too much, even though he admits some people collect guns like others collect stamps.

I am unable to convince him of my points of views, and he’s unwilling to read pro-gun books or pay attention to pro-gun stories. He’s not a gun control advocate, he does vote Republican, he just doesn’t care for guns.

He thinks that just because other people live their entire lives without needing a gun, I don’t need a gun. To me, that’s like removing the batteries from your smoke detector because you’ve never experienced a fire.

I mention him to remind gun owners from anti-gun backgrounds that you are not your family. You have your own life, your …read more

Source:: Selling the Second Amendment

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