My Thoughts on Firearms, The Second Amendment, and Relationships.

Hello Steemians, Freedom Lovers, Firearm Enthusiasts, and everyone else :)

In this post I want to share some of my straight up honest thoughts on firearms and the Second Amendment while at the same time touch on relationships. While this post may be better served for firearm enthusiasts specifically it can also be entertaining for anyone regardless of their sex or views so please enjoy the content even if you downright hate guns or my opinion. I also completely respect everyones viewpoints and opinions on the topic. I'm open for debate and often times laugh at myself for being somewhat biased so please don't take my humor as disrespect.

As we all know the topic of firearms and the second amendment can be a sensitive and controversial subject. My goal is to show that owning firearms doesn't have to be scary or "evil" thing. The mainstream media often portrays all gun owners as "extremists" or criminals. The truth is that the majority of firearms owners are just regular law abiding liberty loving people who just want the ability to protect themselves and their families and even enjoy the hobby or sporting aspect of guns general.

It's also important that we as a free people preserve our Second Amendment as there are some groups that would prefer us all to be disarmed. While I understand that not everyone has the best intentions or common sense simply banning something won't stop people from the ability of doing awful things. History and statistics have proven that a disarmed population doesn't prevent crime or murder rates and only creates a defenseless population. At the end of the day nobody wants to be a victim.
But of course firearms are not everyones thing and I am totally cool with that cause we all have our own beliefs and hobbies.

My Girlfriend and I at the range when we lived in WA state.

I plan on going more in depth about firearms and the second amendment later in my Modern Day SHTF Survival series but wanted to focus on other aspects of the Second Amendment with this post. Here is my first part of the Modern Day SHTF series where I discuss Survival tips involving Water. https://steemit.com/freedom/@stacking9mm/modern-day-shtf-survival-tip-1-water-filtration-and-purification. Please make sure to follow if you're interested in information like this.

I also want to make it clear that I am a responsible gun owner and advise everyone to learn the top 4 safety rules of firearm ownership listed below. Lets start with the Cardinal Rule.

The Four Rules :

1. Treat All guns as if they are always loaded.
   This means to treat them like so! An example is if you are ever handed a firearm make sure its not loaded. A situation could be while at the range you're handed a firearm by a buddy. Make sure you always check to see if its loaded yourself. Only trust your own eyes and visually check the chamber making sure there are no rounds in the chamber cause people can make mistakes.

2. Never point the gun at anything you are not willing to destroy.
   Basically do not aim the end of the barrel towards anyones direction. This is whats known in the firearms community as "sweeping" when a barrel is pointed at someone. While the majority of gun owners are responsible this is something I have seen people forgetting about sadly. This comes with respecting the firearm treating it more as a defensive tool and not a toy.

3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target.
   All firearms have what is called a "trigger guard" where you can rest your finger outside of the trigger area until you have 100% made the decision to shoot.

4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it. This is what many refer to as a "backstop" or a safe area to fire towards down range making sure you will not be firing towards anyone else.

Apologies if I seemed like a drill Sergeant with those rules but I wanted to make that clear for everyone reading so they don't get the wrong idea. There could also be new firearms owners reading this and it could possibly help them. If you think this information could help someone please feel free to share it. There are also print outs of these well known rules available online. I could definitely add a few more to this involving how to safely store to this list in later posts.

Although what I say in the video is half humor and fun it is mostly serious :). I feel that its extremely important that couples share at least some of the same hobbies. Sharing something as sacred as the Second Amendment can be very empowering for a couple especially as we move into uncertain times. Alright, Let's finally get to the fun stuff! This is a Youtube video I made recently that covers my thoughts on relationships and firearms. Be sure to watch the next videos afterward for some sweet range videos.

Let's be honest with ourselves that the importance of having the ability to protect yourself is only increasing as our daily lives are continuously threatened. Now I don't want to come across sounding like I'm fear mongering or anything like that. This is really just about common sense defense. The likely hood of many types of "SHTF" situations seems more possible as time goes on.

I feel that its a positive thing that more people are becoming interested in owning a firearm for personal defense. Embracing the Second Amendment not only increases the communication, strength, and overall preparedness of a relationship but also gives both people something to work on, improve, enjoy, and grow together. It's important to not get overly obsessed or selfish with your hobby as your partner may often resent you or even think you love your hobby more than them. Of course its always good to have a healthy balance and although I am completely 100% guilty of getting somewhat obsessed with my hobbies at times my intention was only to be more prepared for my loved ones.

She even loves using mine Just watch her smack the steel. She's a great shot.

Here I am with one of my recent favorite AR15 builds.

The Fire Breathing Dragon for the Finale :)

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