Brass Magnet
Founder's Club Member
[snip]One must fully come to terms with the word "Equality", and not divide it into subsets. Once you can do that, you can move on to the sovereignty of the individual, and in relation, said individuals inalienable right to self defense from all threats.
So we have what? 2 or 3 members of the gay community here now? As a side note, I was at first confused by Beretta92FSLady's post and I put two and two together after reading yours. I'm a little slow this Monday. You're right, of course, we need more people that normally fall on the left to join us in realizing self defense and the 2A is a non-partisan issue. I think that the single biggest barrier to that, as you eluded to, is the religious or moral fabric of many in the community that tend to openly discourage/berate a personal preference and individual choice. Luckily, there isn't too much of that around here.
The left preaches "tolerance" which I think is pretty weak. Why? Because individual liberty shouldn't be merely "tolerated". I'm more inline with the "what-evah" train of thought. As long as it isn't hurting me I don't give a flying you-know-what. On the other hand, people that are against personal liberty of any strain within the confines of the rights of others are hurting me and I'm intolerant of them.
Oh yeah, and to stay on topic: I agree, for self defense firearms > knives.