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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1049620" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>That is only because gun rights organizations such as the NRA have been around a lot longer and have a lot more money to fight with than gay rights organizations.</p><p></p><p><em>Both</em> groups have powerful enemies that are dedicated towards taking their rights away.</p><p></p><p>When it comes to popular media, the gays actually have it much better than gun owners. Overt discrimination against gay people is no longer socially acceptable in most settings, and there are any number of popular figures in the entertainment world who are openly gay and widely admired. With the exception of Ted Nugent and Tom Selleck, there really arent any well-known and widely admired gun enthusiasts, and most gun owners are portrayed negatively by the popular media as redneck hicks. If a couple of openly gay men walk into a coffee shop in Portland holding hands and hugging they will not even draw a second look (which is as it should be), but if <em>I</em> walk in there openly carrying a firearm I will probably wind up having the cops called on me and I will be asked to leave.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1049620, member: 14668"] That is only because gun rights organizations such as the NRA have been around a lot longer and have a lot more money to fight with than gay rights organizations. [I]Both[/I] groups have powerful enemies that are dedicated towards taking their rights away. When it comes to popular media, the gays actually have it much better than gun owners. Overt discrimination against gay people is no longer socially acceptable in most settings, and there are any number of popular figures in the entertainment world who are openly gay and widely admired. With the exception of Ted Nugent and Tom Selleck, there really arent any well-known and widely admired gun enthusiasts, and most gun owners are portrayed negatively by the popular media as redneck hicks. If a couple of openly gay men walk into a coffee shop in Portland holding hands and hugging they will not even draw a second look (which is as it should be), but if [I]I[/I] walk in there openly carrying a firearm I will probably wind up having the cops called on me and I will be asked to leave. [/QUOTE]
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