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    First-hand experience

    Ultimately, your goal is to take the anti-gun person shooting. Some people will accept
    an invitation to accompany you to the range, but others are too frightened to do so,
    and will need some preliminary experience.

    First, you want to encourage the anti-gun person to have some contact with a firearm
    in whatever way feels most comfortable to him. Many people seem to believe that
    firearms have minds of their own and shoot people of their own volition. So you might
    want to start by inviting him simply to look at and then handle an unloaded firearm.
    This also provides you the opportunity to show the inexperienced person how to tell
    whether a firearm is loaded and to teach him the basic rules of firearms safety.

    Encourage the newcomer to ask questions and remember that your role is to present
    accurate information in a friendly, responsible and non-threatening way. This is a
    good time to offer some reading material on the benefits of firearms ownership. But
    be careful not to provide so much information that it's overwhelming. And remember
    this is not the time to launch into anti-government rants, the New World Order,
    conspiracy theories, or any kind of political talk!

    Next, you can invite your friend to accompany you to the shooting range. (And if
    you're going to trust each other with loaded guns, you should consider yourselves
    friends!) Assure him that no one will force him to shoot a gun and he's free just to
    watch. Let him know in advance what he will experience and what will be expected of
    him. This includes such things as the need for eye and ear protection, a cap,
    appropriate clothing, etc. Make sure you have a firearm appropriate for your guest
    should s/he decide to try shooting. This means a lower caliber firearm that doesn't
    have too much recoil. If your guest is a woman, make sure the firearm will fit her
    appropriately. Many rifles have stocks that are too long for small women, and
    double-stack semi-autos are usually too large for a woman's hand.

    Remember that just visiting the range can be a corrective experience. Your guest will
    learn that gun owners are disciplined, responsible, safety-conscious, courteous,
    considerate, and follow the rules. He will see people of all ages, from children to the
    elderly, male and female, enjoying an activity together. He will not see a single
    "beer-swilling redneck" waving a firearm in people's faces.

    In my experience, most people who visit a range will decide they do want to try
    shooting. Remember to make sure your guest understands all the safety rules and
    range rules before allowing him to handle a firearm. If you don't feel competent to
    teach a newcomer to shoot, ask an instructor or range master to assist. Remember
    to provide lots of positive feedback and encouragement. If you're lucky, you'll recruit a
    new firearms enthusiast.

    But even if your guest decides that shooting is "not for him", he will have learned
    many valuable lessons. He will know basic rules of firearms safety, and how to clear a
    firearm should he need to do so. This may well save his life someday. He will know
    that guns do not fire unless a person pulls the trigger. He will know that gun owners
    are friendly, responsible people, not very different from him. Even if he chooses not to
    fire a gun ever again, he will be less likely to fear and persecute gun owners. And
    who knows – a few months or years later he may decide to become a gun owner.

    Why these techniques do not always work

    You should remember that you will not be successful with all anti-gun people. Some
    people are so terrified and have such strong defenses, that it's not possible for
    someone without professional training to get through. Some people have their minds
    made up and refuse to consider opening them. Others may concede that what you
    say "makes sense," but are unwilling to challenge the forces of political correctness.
    A few may have had traumatic experiences with firearms from which they have not
    recovered.

    You will also not be successful with the anti-gun ideologues, people like Charles
    Schumer and Dianne Feinstein. These people have made a conscious choice to
    oppose firearms ownership and self-defense. They almost always gain power,
    prestige, and money from their anti-gun politics. They are not interested in the facts or
    in saving lives. They know the facts and understand the consequences of their
    actions, and will happily sacrifice innocent people if it furthers their selfish agenda. Do
    not use these techniques on such people. They only respond to fears of losing the
    power, prestige and money that they covet.31

    Conclusion

    By better understanding advocates of civilian disarmament, and by learning and
    practicing some simple techniques to deal with their psychological defenses, you will
    be much more effective in your efforts to communicate with anti-gun people. This will
    enable you to be more successful at educating them about the realities of firearms
    and self- defense, and their importance to our liberty and safety.

    Educating others about firearms is hard work. It's not glamorous, and it generally
    needs to be done one person at a time. But it's a very necessary and important task.
    The average American supports freedom of speech and freedom of religion, whether
    or not he chooses to exercise them. He supports fair trials, whether or not he's ever
    been in a courtroom. He likewise needs to understand that self- defense is an
    essential right, whether or not he chooses to own or carry a gun.

    © 2000, Sarah Thompson.
    Dr. Thompson is Executive Director of Utah Gun Owners Alliance, www.utgoa.org and also writes The
    Righter, www.therighter.com, a monthly column on individual rights.

    Notes
    1 Lott, John R., Jr. 1998. More Guns, Less Crime. University of Chicago Press. Pp. 11-12; Proposition
    B: More Security Or Greater Danger?, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 21, 1999.
    2 Lott 1998, Pp. 1-2.
    3 Kaplan, Harold M. and Sadock, Benjamin J. 1990. Pocket Handbook of Clinical Psychiatry. Williams
    & Wilkins. P. 20.
    4Brenner, Charles. 1973. An Elementary Textbook of Psychoanalysis (rev. ed.). Anchor Books. Pp.
    91-93; Lefton, Lester A. 1994. Psychology (5th edition). Allyn & Bacon. Pp. 432-433.
    5 Brenner 1973. P. 91.
    6 Kaplan and Sadock 1990, p. 20; Lefton 1994, p. 432.
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    7 Talbott, John A., Robert E. Hales and Stuart C. Yudofsky, eds. 1988. Textbook of Psychiatry.
    American Psychiatric Press. P.137.
    8 "Kids Suspended for Playground Game." Associated Press. April 6, 2000.
    9 Lightfoot, Liz. "Gun Return to the Nursery School Toy Chest." The London Telegraph. May 22, 2000.
    Kaplan and Sadock 1990, p. 20; Lefton 1994, p. 433.
    10 Stevens, Richard W. 1999. Dial 911 and Die. Mazel Freedom Press. [Analyzes the law in 54 U.S.
    jurisdictions]; see, e.g., Bowers v. DeVito, 686 F.2d 616, 618 (7th Cir. 1982) [no federal constitutional
    right to police protection.]
    11 Kleck, Gary and Gertz, Marc. 1995. Armed Resistance to Crime: The Prevalence and Nature of
    Self- Defense with a Gun. Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology. Vol. 86 (Fall), pp. 150-187.
    12 Simkin, Jay, Zelman, Aaron, and Rice, Alan M. 1994. Lethal Laws. Jews for the Preservation of
    Firearms Ownership.
    13 Kaplan and Sadock 1990, p. 20; Lefton 1994, p. 433.
    14 Brenner 1973, p. 85.
    15 Veith, Gene Edward, Jr. 1993. Modern Fascism: Liquidating the Judeo-Christian Worldview. Saint
    Louis: Concordia Publishing. Pp. 39-40 [fascism exalts nature, animals and environment].
    16 Japenga, A. 1994. Would I Be Safer with a Gun? Health. March/April, p. 54.
    17 Brenner 1973, p. 92.
    18 Kaplan and Sadock 1990, p. 219.
    19 American Psychiatric Association. 1994. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,
    Fourth Edition. P. 410.
    20 Lott 1998, pp. 11-12.
    21 Most American gun owners are not violent criminals and will not be potential killers. "The vast
    majority of persons involved in life-threatening violence have a long criminal record and many prior
    contacts with the justice system." Elliott, Delbert S. 1998. Life Threatening Violence is Primarily a
    Crime Problem: A Focus on Prevention. University of Colorado Law Review. Vol. 69 (Fall), pp.
    1081-1098, at 1093.
    22 Sowell, Thomas. 2000. Blacks and bootstraps. Jewish World Review (Aug.14).
    http://www.jewishworldreview.com
    23x Wein, Rabbi Berel. 2000. The return of a Torah scroll and confronting painful memories. Jewish
    World Review (July 12).
    24 Dworkin, Andrea. "Terror, Torture and Resistance".
    http://www.igc.org/Womensnet/dworkin...esistance.html
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    25 Mfume, Kweisi, speech at the 90th annual NAACP meeting, July 12, 1999.
    http://www.naacp.org/president/speec...%20Meeting.htm
    26 Yoffie, Rabbi Eric H. Speech supporting the Million Mom March, May 14, 2000.
    http://uahc.org/yoffie/mmm.html
    27 "If someone comes to kill you, arise quickly and kill him." The Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin. 1994.
    The Schottenstein Edition. New York: Mesorah Publications. Vol. 2, 72a.
    28 Rape and Sexual Assault, Dean of Students Office for Women's Resources and Services McKinley
    Health Education Dept., University Police, University of Illinois; Hazelwood, R. R. & Harpold, J. 1986.
    Rape: The Dangers of Providing Confrontational Advice, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. Vol. 55, pp.
    1-5.
    29 Lott 1998, pp. 78, 134-37.
    30 Frank, Jerome D. 1961. Persuasion and Healing. The Johns Hopkins Press. Pp. 216-217.
    31 Richardson, H. L. 1998. Confrontational Politics. Gun Owners Foundation. 1
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    Good post!
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    A Very well written article. Very informative. Thanks for posting.

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