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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We quite obviously need gun reform. The problem is, we need to elect [i]more[/i] democratic senators to compensate for our 2 duds. Period.

Hopefully, we can overcome voter suppression and make this happen. (Voter protection laws should be the top priority for the Biden Administration!)

All that said, I am a Black woman who purchased her first gun (a Glock 9mm) last month.

It’s important to have more Black gun owners….especially Black women. I’ll de dammed if I let republican Qooks be the only gun owners in this country. [/quote]

Curious why you bought your first gun, PP. Do you live or work in a dangerous area? [/quote]

I’ve wanted one for years, but I never got off my butt to get one. The opportunity presented itself when I went to the Gun Show at Dulles Expo, so I got it.

I’ll also note, I was thrilled to see there were many Black people at the gun expo.

I do not work of live in a dangerous area….but, I am a single woman.
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Good for you. Congratulations!  If you haven’t already, take a gun safety course and go to the range to get used to handling, loading, firing, and unloading checking it is clear. Keep it locked too unless you don’t have kids / kids in the house ever.

This is what responsible gun owners do. Magically, the gun won’t get up and load itself and start randomly shooting people like many anti-gun nuts will claim. Shooting crimes, accidents, and suicides are about people, not about an inanimate tool. [/quote]

Thanks for the advice. I actually went to a local range before buying the gun. (I had a gun-owning relative with me to show me everything.) It turns out my aim is pretty damn good! 😁😁

I know how to take the gun apart and clean it. I live alone, so I’m not worried about anyone else loading it. I do keep it secure, though.

I’m not an “anti-gun nut,” but I’m very much for gun reform. It’s desperately needed. There are many gun owners who believe we need gun reform….despite what [i]gun nuts[/i] would have everyone believe.[/quote]

Awesome. Sounds like you’re handling it perfectly!  I tend to agree on gun reform but I also get the slippery slope argument. What would be in your gun reform bill?[/quote]

Thanks! I really appreciate that.

I will never claim it’s an easy fix. It most certainly isn’t! Whatever we enact it needs to be enacted nationally because we don’t have borders between states. Individual states’ laws mean nothing. I think that’s the biggest issue, and it’s what frustrates me most when people trot out the “But, Chicago…” talking point.

For a start, I’d like to see this enacted nationally:

A higher threshold for purchasing a gun, and it should include quality mandatory training (including de-escalation, risk avoidance techniques). We definitely need a higher threshold for open carry. We need to enforce gun confiscation for criminals and those deemed mentally unfit. We need liability for gun sellers and makers.

There are other things….and, again, it’ll take a while before things start looking better. But, we can’t sit here and do nothing.

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