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Newsable: Why are firearm owners so against the new gun registry?
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A nicely worded rebuttal there. It reads very much like that American 'muh freedoms' rhetoric that seems to be all-pervasive these days - no real justification beyond that feeling of loss of control. A clinical psychologist could base an entire career on this lot 😂
See my other post, but this is exactly what I'm talking about when I say that we (Licensed firearms owners) don't appreciate being misrepresented as a bunch of rednecks.
We're talking about a large group of people who's hobbies have been made significantly more expensive and inconvenient, and if someone tries to express our perspective we get written off with "lol they need a psychologist, lol freedums".
I hope you never find yourself on the unpopular side of a political football issue. It's less fun to be on the receiving end. Especially when you lose access to sports and activities that you love.