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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
I don't assume that these assumptions are made; I -see- them being made every time a gun thread comes up. The most recent example is in the thread ( top of this forum ) discussing Illegal Immigration and the presence of Minuteman volunteers along the Canada/US border. The comments along the lines of "Great more rednecks with guns...just a matter of time until Billy Bubba shoots somebody" are there for all to see. I just want to know whence these ideas sprang.
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I think you are mistaking those who own guns with those who like to play dress up and play army in the woods.
There is a stereotype at work in there and it has more to do with "idiot rednecks" than it does with guns.