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If you, a loved one, or someone you know is seriously thinking about arming up because of recent events, I would HIGHLY recommend this hour long conversation from some of the crew who make Behind the Bastards.

Gun ownership is a serious decision - morally, legally, and an endless commitment that a lot of people don’t take seriously. Foremost you/they need to consider if it’ll be an asset or liability in your life and the community?

• Can you store it safely, read: locked up when not in your hands?
• Are you in a good/stable headspace? I.e. Will this purchase potentially be a threat to you, from yourself?
• Do you have the means to not just buy The Thing, but commit time and money to get and stay proficient so you aren’t a danger/ously incompetent if the big bad does happen?

Training is going to be the hard thing for a lot of people, especially given how the right has captured the culture around guns - there are good apolitical sources of information, but there’s nothing that beats live and dry practice.