12 thoughts on “Are Anti-Gunners Ignorant About Firearms Or Do They Just Think the Rest of Us Are?”
Shire-man
When a person buys into a thing a larger group has bought into that person feels emboldened, justified and supported.
If you don’t buy into that thing the person sees you as unemboldened, unjustified and unsupported.
You are less than. A thing to be pittied. All manner of lying, manipulation and bullying to get to see it their way is not just acceptable but righteous because only they can save you from yourself.
Advertisers, activists, religions, school cliques and politicians have known this for centuries.
Shire-man is correct. They think and profess their way is the “only” right way to view guns which. in reality, is a product of their ignorance relative to guns of any kind.
excerpt for those of you tldrs:
“A friend of mine who is a political activist said something interesting the other day, and that was for most people on the left political violence is a knob, and they can turn the heat up and down, with things like protests, and riots, all the way up to destruction of property, and sometimes murder… But for the vast majority of folks on the right, it’s an off and on switch. And the settings are Vote or Shoot Fucking Everybody. And believe me, you really don’t want that switch to get flipped, because Civil War 2.0 would make Bosnia look like a trip to Disneyworld.”
I’ve encountered many anti-gun activists over time. Never encountered even one that was actually knowledgeable about firearms.
They tend towards one of two things – either regurgitating the confirmation bias of their biased anti-gun rethoric sources and that within their own social groups of anti-gun bias- or – a basic ‘argue’ points view filtered through anti-gun bias. But no actual knowledge about firearms.
Did an Illinois Court Just Authorize Gun Confiscation?
“Illinois, you remember that week where you could legally buy semi-automatic rifles during an injunction on the Protect Illinois’ Communities Act? What if we told you that there was an Appellate Court in Illinois that has ruled you cannot legally possess those firearms inside your home state? Washington Gun Law President, William Kirk, discusses the matter of Reece v, Raoul, an unpublished opinion that has awful potential as more challenges of this nature are likely to arise. So, did the state of Illinois just authorize confiscation of those firearms?”
When a person buys into a thing a larger group has bought into that person feels emboldened, justified and supported.
If you don’t buy into that thing the person sees you as unemboldened, unjustified and unsupported.
You are less than. A thing to be pittied. All manner of lying, manipulation and bullying to get to see it their way is not just acceptable but righteous because only they can save you from yourself.
Advertisers, activists, religions, school cliques and politicians have known this for centuries.
So, yes. The answer is yes.
Shire-man is correct. They think and profess their way is the “only” right way to view guns which. in reality, is a product of their ignorance relative to guns of any kind.
classic correia.
https://monsterhunternation.com/2018/11/19/the-2nd-amendment-is-obsolete-says-congressman-who-wants-to-nuke-omaha/
excerpt for those of you tldrs:
“A friend of mine who is a political activist said something interesting the other day, and that was for most people on the left political violence is a knob, and they can turn the heat up and down, with things like protests, and riots, all the way up to destruction of property, and sometimes murder… But for the vast majority of folks on the right, it’s an off and on switch. And the settings are Vote or Shoot Fucking Everybody. And believe me, you really don’t want that switch to get flipped, because Civil War 2.0 would make Bosnia look like a trip to Disneyworld.”
I’ve encountered many anti-gun activists over time. Never encountered even one that was actually knowledgeable about firearms.
They tend towards one of two things – either regurgitating the confirmation bias of their biased anti-gun rethoric sources and that within their own social groups of anti-gun bias- or – a basic ‘argue’ points view filtered through anti-gun bias. But no actual knowledge about firearms.
Took my liberal aunt to the range one time. After she shot an AR-15, she turned to me and said “that’s it? really?”.
Remove the stigma behind guns, and there’s almost nothing left….
That is the exact reaction I’ve seen.
Dems are great at demonizing anything they’re against because they have news media, academia, and Hollywood backing them up on everything.
Donald Trump Jr Just Backed The Boldest 2A Move In Years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtPRwskXqPc
BIG! ATF Surrenders! 4 KEY Updates in Fight with ATF.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6ilL9Y79gU
Did an Illinois Court Just Authorize Gun Confiscation?
“Illinois, you remember that week where you could legally buy semi-automatic rifles during an injunction on the Protect Illinois’ Communities Act? What if we told you that there was an Appellate Court in Illinois that has ruled you cannot legally possess those firearms inside your home state? Washington Gun Law President, William Kirk, discusses the matter of Reece v, Raoul, an unpublished opinion that has awful potential as more challenges of this nature are likely to arise. So, did the state of Illinois just authorize confiscation of those firearms?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoanPh7pwNk
AG Bondi & DOJ Working To RESTORE Gun Rights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crGxkYuZhyU
Federal Register page for new rule (outlined in above video) > https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/20/2025-04872/withdrawing-the-attorney-generals-delegation-of-authority