Hi everyone this is my first post on this site. Just a quick background of me I have been politically influenced because I lived in California growing up then moved to Ohio and will soon be going to the University of Oregon. I'm more progressive/liberal on social issues because I support gay rights, believe in climate change, support of public education, and Asian Awareness stuff. But I'm more conservative on 2A where I'll defend your right to own a gun, but personally won't own one, I'm Pro-Life but will make the exception to cases of rape, incest, and underage pregnancies, and now I'm anti-war bring our troops home. This is the first election cycle where I'll be able to vote. In the primary cycle, I was a Tulsi supporter because I felt like she had a good message. But what got me off the fence as a moderate was that the democratic party went so far to the left in such a short time that felt politically homeless. When I look to the left with a lot of my "friends" just pushing woke left trash that is regurgitated posts on Instagram where they only cite the ACLU and Feminist Instagram pages. And when I challenge their idea they call me racist, sexist, etc. Then when I look to Trump supporters they can actually have a rational conversation where I can change my mind on many issues. But what got me to "jump off the fence" was when my friend said that I should vote Biden because I'm Asian after I posted a Free Hong Kong post. And I got fed up and said that I'm not the Democrat's pet and I don't need a white liberal telling me what to do. Even though I disagree with Trump on some issues I fully support him now. Thank you if you read this post and look forward to having some political conversations.
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All I can say is, you'll be re-thinking your decision not to own at least one self-defense gun very soon. Shits getting crazy and the communists are throwing their revolution right now. They will kill people who stand in their way.
I probably will be when I'm living on my own and have a family, but right now I'm just going to college and just want to focus on getting into med school.
Well I sincerely hope you never need one, that's for sure. I just bought my wife a small 9mm Ruger for about $260 that holds 7 rounds, brand new. I have talked to a lot of young first-time gun shoppers at my gun club who are realizing they need something practical and simple after seeing these violent mobs popping up all over the country now, and how they will swarm on someone they think is an easy target. Just food for thought. Your life is worth protecting.
When I eventually do get serious about obtaining one, I'm buying a safe where I won't be tempted to do something harmful.
If you think that's an issue, you probably shouldn't get one at all then. I carry mine every day and have never even remotely had the notion of using it in anger or to intimidate or control someone else, even when a guy was road-raging and hit me with his truck. It stays tight in its holster tucked away and the only reason it would come out in public is if I absolutely had to fire it right away to save my own life or someone else's.