- Dec 13, 2015
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Which is one of the reasons that folks on our team need to be thoughtful about appearing in angry-looking groups wearing camo and tacticool gear with signs decorated with pictures of black rifles. Most of the middle-of-the-road people we have even a CHANCE of reaching are already rhetorically shut down when that's the first taste they have of what you're about to say to them.
I practice this, which unfortunately means I don't often wear my PP bling to events. I prefer to look as "mainstream" as possible, so I get a chance to have a discussion instead of getting tuned out by people. I've even gotten the "you look so normal, why do you like guns?" comment. I point out that with 300 million guns in America and just thousands of homicides annually, most gun owners are normal. It's just the freaks that make the news. Yesterday some guy was with us in a genuine suit and dress shoes. Kudos to him.
I also make it a point to tell people that I am not an NRA member. Once people know that you support the NRA, they tune you out. Note that you do not have to be a member to donate money to them. Just sayin....