longbough

So the fundamental premise of this article is that, if you're a gun owner, you necessarily fall within one of the writer's categorizations. The writer is only demonstrating his ignorance about gun owners and the gun owning community. It's like listening to a white supremist give their opinion on categories of black people. I don't think the writer even knows any gun owners.

And why do folks like this assume that gun owners with a "SHTF" mentality have no other interest than firearms? If you take a look at survivalist forums you'd see they focus more on finding and sustaining resources. The majority of them also presume you understand the role of firearms within a survival scenario.

For the record I don't believe an apocalypse is around the corner. I arm myself for the here and now - also because it happens to be a hobby of mine. I harbor no delusions about fighting off the masses or rescuing someone. I'm a board certified Internal Medicine physician. I'm published and used to be a member of the Brown University faculty. I'd like to think I have a relatively realistic view of the world. The writer's characterizations strike me as a high schooler's caricature drawn from high school experience.

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