Time for a culture shock

My mom and sister are going to be visiting from California next week. It'll be interesting to see their reaction when I am open carrying my handgun in plain view. This is a perfectly legal practice in Pennsylvania, but not in California. The difference in the states is vast. It brings up a big point about the anti-gunners (who control California and most liberal states). They aren't trying to ban the instrument; they are trying to install fear into the public minds about guns. My mom and sister living in California who are qusi-informed about politics are led to believe guns are horrible instruments of death because gangs have them in south-central LA. The fact that my mom and sister would even care that I have a gun, and carry it openly proves that the Brady bunch and their thugs have accomplished their mission of fear. We as gun owners need to stand up and say "ENOUGH"! Carrying a gun is a right and should be as normal as a cell phone, set of keys or a women’s purse. Someone carrying a gun openly shouldn't even turn heads, guns are an essential part of American culture.

This reminds me of the last time when my mom came out. She about lost it when she realized I had a loaded gun in the car. "Isn't that illegal"? she asked. "Only in your state mom..." and this was about a concealed handgun in a car. She thinks guns are bad and told me as such. I think I got thru to her a bit last time, but I didn't open carry last time either... I'll be curious to see how she reacts to a gun in plain view in public, which I'm sure she has not been exposed to in California. Looks like I’ll have more educating on my hands.

This brings up another point about people who support gun ownership, but aren't avid about it as say someone like me. Take my father or my boss for example. They both support gun ownership, but say things like “I don't think you need an AK-47" or "You shouldn’t carry a gun into a polling place, it's not common sense". They both support gun ownership and concealed carry but say crap like this. They eat this stuff up because it is all they are exposed to. They aren't looking at crime statistics, they aren't reading gun forums and they aren't avid about it, they just "support" it. They only get a 2 minute blurbs on TV at night. These reports lead people to believe that AK-47's are used only in mass shootings, and not for defense against a tyrannical government. This is the reason for the Second Amendment, not to hunt, but to keep thugs from hunting you. The anti-gun lobby doesn't make villains out of hunters, just people who carry handguns legally and people who use AK-47's for sport shooting, but lead you to believe if you own an AK-47 or carry a handgun you will shoot up a mall, or become a thug and rob a liquor store. This explains why even people, who support gun ownership, really don't.

Now you can see how someone like my mother in an anti-gun state of California who doesn’t even follow politics gets brainwashed into believing guns are evil. If educated people like my father who support it still get tricked into believing concealed carry and AK-47’s are bad, but hunting rifles aren’t, then imagine what it does to people who have no clue.

Us real gun owners and supporters know better… much better.