Dear forum members and forum moderators.
I don't know if this thread runs afoul of Forum Rules of conduct #5d:
https://thefiringline.com/forums/faq.php?faq=rules_catecory#faq_forum_rules
5. Topics and conduct that will not be tolerated:
d. Political Advocacy posts, or any purely political topic. However, some very few exceptions may be made.
I am hoping that you will allow an exception based on public interest.
You see, like most people, my life alternates between different social circles.
When I hang out with my group of firearm friends or hunting friends, conversations tend to veer in a direction in which everybody seems to assume that we are all of a certain political persuasion. And when I hang out with my friends from work at the university or with people from my bicycle riding club, the conversations tend to develop with the assumption that we all belong to another political persuasion.
I have always wondered how the universe of firearms owning people in the USA is distributed along political/philosophical lines. We all know how the media on both sides tend to portray firearm enthusiasts in a stereotypical way and so I thought that this poll, if allowed, would help us learn a little more about our community.
I am mindful that membership on The Firing Line forum is probably not representative of the firearms owning population at large. But rather, I think it probably accurately represents the population of "firearm enthusiasts" in America: there are many people that own firearms, or even people who have to use them for work (LE and military) and yet they are not "gun people". I can assume that we at The Firing Line are all "gun people".
So with that in mind, it would be interesting to know how the population of "gun enthusiasts" leans politically wise.
Please if you'd like, and if this post is allowed, answer the poll above, and lets try to remain civil so maybe the moderators will let the thread fly? It could give us real insight into our community.
"How do you identify yourself politically"?
Please no repeat votes as it defeats the purpose of the poll.
Answers to the poll remain anonymous.
NOTE: I did not include a category for "Libertarian" because libertarians are not homogeneous and can have many different views, I'd ask that if you are in this category you choose one of the "Independent" or the "None of the Above" as they best suit you.
I don't know if this thread runs afoul of Forum Rules of conduct #5d:
https://thefiringline.com/forums/faq.php?faq=rules_catecory#faq_forum_rules
5. Topics and conduct that will not be tolerated:
d. Political Advocacy posts, or any purely political topic. However, some very few exceptions may be made.
I am hoping that you will allow an exception based on public interest.
You see, like most people, my life alternates between different social circles.
When I hang out with my group of firearm friends or hunting friends, conversations tend to veer in a direction in which everybody seems to assume that we are all of a certain political persuasion. And when I hang out with my friends from work at the university or with people from my bicycle riding club, the conversations tend to develop with the assumption that we all belong to another political persuasion.
I have always wondered how the universe of firearms owning people in the USA is distributed along political/philosophical lines. We all know how the media on both sides tend to portray firearm enthusiasts in a stereotypical way and so I thought that this poll, if allowed, would help us learn a little more about our community.
I am mindful that membership on The Firing Line forum is probably not representative of the firearms owning population at large. But rather, I think it probably accurately represents the population of "firearm enthusiasts" in America: there are many people that own firearms, or even people who have to use them for work (LE and military) and yet they are not "gun people". I can assume that we at The Firing Line are all "gun people".
So with that in mind, it would be interesting to know how the population of "gun enthusiasts" leans politically wise.
Please if you'd like, and if this post is allowed, answer the poll above, and lets try to remain civil so maybe the moderators will let the thread fly? It could give us real insight into our community.
"How do you identify yourself politically"?
Please no repeat votes as it defeats the purpose of the poll.
Answers to the poll remain anonymous.
NOTE: I did not include a category for "Libertarian" because libertarians are not homogeneous and can have many different views, I'd ask that if you are in this category you choose one of the "Independent" or the "None of the Above" as they best suit you.
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