Of course it may not work.
Here's a liberal, obviously enjoying himself immensely, who still doesn't want the peasantry doing the same.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Why We Win
Justice Scalia has been observed instructing newbie justice Elana Kagan in the fine art of trap and skeet. This, I suppose is the higher-class version of "come on out to the range. The first box of .22 is on me." which is only a step away from being a crack dealer only without the unpleasant consequences.
Of course it may not work.
Here's a liberal, obviously enjoying himself immensely, who still doesn't want the peasantry doing the same.
Of course it may not work.
Here's a liberal, obviously enjoying himself immensely, who still doesn't want the peasantry doing the same.
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> "come on out to the range. The first box of .22 is on me."
> which is only a step away from being a crack dealer
> only without the unpleasant consequences.
You're assuming that shooting is pleasant and therefore addictive.
As much as I enjoy shooting, the costs (financial and otherwise) of actually getting to and being at the range outweigh whatever enjoyment I derive from shooting.
I know too many people who don't get involved in shooting for that very reason, which is something the gun culture has failed to and continues to fail to address.
For me, a round trip to the range is 90 miles, and gas isn't getting any cheaper. I pay a fixed membership which, thanks to galloping inflation, looks cheaper every year.
Going to the range is just the start. After you get there, there's matches to shoot, skills to develop, and people to hang with. It's a lot more than just pulling the trigger.
> It's a lot more than just pulling the trigger.
And that's why I don't go shooting any more. Nor do I recommend it to others.
All that other stuff, which you present as a positive benefit, gets in the way of "skills to develop," and is an inefficient use of time -- especially after a 60 - 90 minute drive to the range.
Based on my unscientific observations, I'd say that 95% of anyone I see at a gun range is a male old enough to have his kids out of the house and/or retired.
There are certainly some notable exceptions -- eg, the young woman from Finland, and the occasional kids -- but the demographic trend is not hopeful for the long term survival of shooting in America.
There may be tens of millions of gun owners in the U.S., but I would argue that only a small percentage of them are involved in shooting (again, based on unscientific anecdotal evidence).
The reasons for that are going to do more to harm the gun rights movement than anything Schumer et al can come up with.
At the last shoot I went to, I'd guess the average age was mid 30's, even with me raising the curve.
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