re: #112 Lidane

Here’s a clue — many people have already met the firearms community and found it filled with sexist, racist, ignorant assholes.

Not all gun owners are like that, of course. Most are pretty cool. But the ones who are ZOMG SECOND AMENDMENT 4EVAH! MOAR GUNZ! MOLON LABE! are a definite turn off and a definite sign that maybe being part of the “firearms community” isn’t for everyone.

BTW, selling pink guns and sparkly accessories doesn’t make a gun more appealing for a woman. It only reinforces the fact that the “firearms community” thinks of women as stupid children that need pink and glitter to want to hold a gun at all.

Which is is why the author was criticizing bad behavior by some firearms owners: He’s trying to present a better image of firearms owners in an effort to get more women interested in firearms. This also has the bonus that those clubs and gun ranges that become more female friendly won’t be appealing places for the sorts of asshole you are criticizing.

it’s not a perfect plan, but what plan is? It’s an idea that if brought to fruition would in my opinion make the United States a slightly better place, and that’s a worthy goal.