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Originally Posted by marcop
I had lunch with two Republican friends last week,
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I had breakfast with a republican three weeks ago. We talked about guns mostly, to be honest; gun control, gun safety, what most people don't know about guns or weapon handling, his commentary about guns as pertaining to certain news stories of late, and how people can be very stupid about guns. That sort of thing.
Then again he was one of the top gunsmiths in the country some decades ago, and still owns over 80 weapons himself, several of which are bonified antiques, all of which are kept in mint condition. He considers himself not so much pro-gun as anti-stupid. Meaning he more than anyone knows that some gun control laws and regulations are smart, while others as well as some being proposed, are moronic and won't work.
My conversation with this fellow was quite simply fascinating. The meal itself was fantastic but I barely remember it as I hung on every word from this 70+ yr old retired business owner/sportsman/hunting, fishing & gun expert. I found myself wishing I'd vid-cap'd it.
The name Trump, however, did not come up once. Neither did Carson's. Frankly at this point I can't say which way the guy might be leaning. Could be he's a Jeb Busher, but he's also a great lover of women (two self-described wonderful former marriages spanning over 35 years, 4 daughters, 7 or 8 grand-daughters) so Fiorina would not be out of the question, especially since
she's a long-time 2nd amendment supporter and gun owner herself.
Hey, like it or not it's going to be one of the big issues in this election largely due to the recent mass shootings. Now, this might get some of you wondering what Trump's stance on guns is, as well as others. It certainly got me curious.
In case you missed it:
Trump's recent comments on gun ownership and his
Complete Gun Platform Here.
Dr Ben Carson's stance on guns here
Jeb Bush pro-gun but not soft on gun-related crime
For that matter here is
Hillary's stance on guns. Read it, don't read it. But if you're going to knock her (or any candidate really) over the coming umpteen months you best know what you're talking about.