amlevin
Regular Member
While he might be an exception to the rule. I have found that people who claim to support the 2nd Amendment and do not own guns, don't understand the 2nd Amendment and really don't want people owning guns. While I understand that is not true 100% of the time it's still a rule I have found to work.
Since the context was that of a Sheriff that supports the 2A and doesn't own a firearm of his own, I'll stick to that.
Over he years I'd met and known many officers/troopers who don't own a firearm other than the one issued them by the department. It's another of those "rights" we're guaranteed. The freedom to choose whether to own firearms or not. There are many factors we all here are not privy to. Could be a spouse that doesn't want them around, a family filled with young children and they don't want to have their own weapons around when not at home OR----They just don't want one yet still support the 2A.
We're a society filled with different individuals, with different thoughts. The conflicts usually occur when one group suggests that another group shouldn't be able to exercise one of their rights. If we all want to carry firearms, and are tired of those who would tell us we shouldn't, why criticize someone who chooses not to but also states we have the right to do so if we wish?