I'm a gun guy, have been all my life. I support 2nd Amendmant rights as strongly as anyone without myself wandering into extremism. In other words I write letters to my Representatives, I am a member of the NRA, and I have introduced many of my friends to the joys of recreational shooting (which is probably the single best way to protect gun rights as it helps dispel stereotypes and gets more people that might be willing to help defend the 2nd amendmant). I read every last one of those slogans. Only a few made me cringe.
The problem I see is that people are still so bloody sensitive to the subject that they cannot see it any other way than prima faciae. That's bothersome on many levels, but in general is attributable to the lack of depth that is endemic to our society in America. Sound bites and slogans are digging a shallow grave intellectually.
That said, whether they make you cringe or not, they are the truth. I just wish we could get the same kind of effect from such ads as the "truth.org" people get from their cringeworthy anti-smoking ads.
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