Don't worry about these milita turds My observations as a infantry vet

[WinstonSmith4740]

32. I'm outside of Las Vegas

BIG hunting community. Solid red. (In fact, at the caucus, I was surprised we had that many Democrats!) The gun department in our Ace Hardware is the equivalent of a local bar...it's where folks gather. I've never seen anyone up here open carry. In fact, the only time I've even seen the guns racks full is during hunting season. Down in Vegas...not uncommon to see some doofus open carrying. Including my nephew.

But this jumped out at me in your post, and I think it may be one of the reasons.

I learned to shoot at 7yrs old

The same holds here...these kids are out target shooting as children. They get their own "child size" rifle. They're taught everything about guns, including how dangerous they can be when used wrong, and most importantly, to respect that danger. They're never, at any time, ever allowed to consider a gun as a toy. I've been out here 21 years, and there has never been a child killing someone because they found dad's gun and didn't know what it could do. And when they're old enough, they go hunting with Dad and, very often, Mom.

"Camo crews" (we need to get that started in describing these wannabe's) are too gutless to actually join the military or police departments...and they're probably too dumb to qualify. I mean, they're not going to put themselves in a situation where someone could actually shoot back. They'll undoubtedly take out an innocent bystander at a convenience store someday trying to stop that guy boosting the store.