Originally Posted by
felldownthewell
I'm a pretty stereotypical left-winger. I organize anti-war walkouts and marches, I (will) vote democrat (which I suppose isn't very radical at all. I'm just excited to be able to vote. 18th birthday FTW), and I find myself identifying with a lot of anarchist/libertarian points of view.
I'm also going to be buying a gun soon. I wouldn't carry it around with me as there is nothing I carry on my person that is worth dying for. However, because I believe very much in democracy, I believe in the individual's right to own a gun. It either has to be everyone or no one; if the government has guns, I want one. If the military and the police want to give theirs up, I will give up mine. Also, as a Jew with relatives who died in the camps, you can bet that if any group, governmental or otherwise tried to take away my freedom or the freedom of anyone I love, I wouldn't sit by and let it happen. Never again.
As for bikes and guns, I'd rather give up my possessions than my life, so there is no reason for me to carry something that can kill. I'll fight someone no problem, but killing over possessions is quite possibly the number two reason for the problems this world has (number one, of course, being killing over ideas).
Well, if it helps you identify with anything at all, I constantly argue with right wingers in gun forums about Global Warming, privacy laws, what an ass every single right wang party member/pres candidate they've put forward other than Ron Paul is a lying piece of crap.
So while I won't be voting at all during the next election, as all the candidates are equally hopeless to me I understand how you feel.
If you want help choosing a firearm, or learning how to really use it as opposed to just loading and shooting PM me. I go pretty regularly, and I'd be happy to hang out with any 18 year old that organizes anti war walkouts and wants to learn to shoot. Hahaha.