I rather clearly recall making a similar recommendation at a Board of Directors meeting at my local (large) outdoor range that is a 501c(4) devoted to “training”.
The reaction was exactly what you would expect from a bunch of old white dudes.
I now live in the South, by choice. My life experience is considerably more diverse from the norm here - what doesn’t even get my attention pprently threatens others that live their lives surrounded by people ‘just like them’.
Are you now, or have you ever been a member of the Doodie Project?
Not sure that I agree.
I think 2A advocates are, reasonably, hostile towards people who want to take away their rights or impose useless restrictions on legal ownership and activities.
But if a guy dressed as a woman wants to learn to shoot for self defense, that's a good thing. Always has been in my world.
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." - Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776
Off topic. Perhaps I have been out of the loop. Looks like Vickers has trimmed down quite a bit. Good for him.
Taking a break from social media.
If it turns out they were correct, it makes for a prudent decision on their part.
If the fear turns out to be unjustified, (but they are levelheaded and reasonable), then no harm is done by their having decided to take responsibility for their own safety (and the safety of loved ones).
On the other hand, if they live in fear and are looking for a talisman to protect them from an imaginary boogieman, then the odds of tragic consequences go up, imho.
Everyone who carries a firearm does so because of the possible necessity of having to use it. In that sense they're no different from any other American exercising their 2A rights.
There's nothing civil about this war.