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<blockquote data-quote="Duck L&#039;Orange" data-source="post: 2822660" data-attributes="member: 7814"><p>money bags gets it. They're not really "idiots", per se. If you think of a car, it's ideal to know every single mechanical detail about your car and its functioning, and how to fix things and avoid problems as they go wrong (this would be like a gunsmith). Realistically, it's worthwhile for ANY driver to know how to change the bulbs, brake pads, tires, oil, fuses, etc., to know what's "bad" for the car (gun) as far as tolerances and such, and when it's time to take the thing to a mechanic or send it to the store (this is your average firearms owner, basically the minimum expectations ownership of something like a gun or car ought to convey in our modern age). But of course, we all know at least one person (of either gender <img src="/images/smilies/wink2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wink2:" title="Wink2 :wink2:" data-shortname=":wink2:" /><img src="/images/smilies/rolleyes2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes2" title="Rolleyes2 :rolleyes2" data-shortname=":rolleyes2" />) that just doesn't want to bother learning a single detail about their vehicle, other than how to safely drive it without killing themselves. Of course, a driver is only as safe as the machine itself is, but you get my point. Abandoning my crappy metaphor, I think there's also a lot to be said about convincing gun-naive significant others who are not at all interested in firearms to begin with to arm themselves. That's what sort of inspired this discussion.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the replies guys. Some helpful stuff to think on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duck L'Orange, post: 2822660, member: 7814"] money bags gets it. They're not really "idiots", per se. If you think of a car, it's ideal to know every single mechanical detail about your car and its functioning, and how to fix things and avoid problems as they go wrong (this would be like a gunsmith). Realistically, it's worthwhile for ANY driver to know how to change the bulbs, brake pads, tires, oil, fuses, etc., to know what's "bad" for the car (gun) as far as tolerances and such, and when it's time to take the thing to a mechanic or send it to the store (this is your average firearms owner, basically the minimum expectations ownership of something like a gun or car ought to convey in our modern age). But of course, we all know at least one person (of either gender :wink2::rolleyes2) that just doesn't want to bother learning a single detail about their vehicle, other than how to safely drive it without killing themselves. Of course, a driver is only as safe as the machine itself is, but you get my point. Abandoning my crappy metaphor, I think there's also a lot to be said about convincing gun-naive significant others who are not at all interested in firearms to begin with to arm themselves. That's what sort of inspired this discussion. Thanks for the replies guys. Some helpful stuff to think on. [/QUOTE]
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