Interesting Reader's Digest story... worth a read.

[larryh1108]

My wife gets the Reader's Digest magazine monthly. I enjoy reading it in the bathroom for various stuff. This month they had an interesting read that I want to share here. It is worth reading if, for no other reason, you enjoy your guns. It does not feel biased for or against, just somewhere in the middle. I found it a good read.

I Got Shot in a Place That Loves Guns, and I Still Can’t Bring Myself to Hate Guns

A few passages:

I was shot on a Sunday. It was late and it was hot and I was 21, on my way home from dinner during summer break. I’d rolled the windows down because the breeze felt good. I pulled up to a red light, about half a mile from my home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. “Yeah!” by Usher was playing on the radio. A silver Toyota Tacoma turned the corner. As it passed me, I heard a pop. Then my left arm was on fire....

...Where I’m from, we like guns. They are as much a part of our story as Jesus, “Roll Tide,” and monograms. Even if you’ve never shot one, you appreciate the romance....

...“It’s not love of guns,” he said. We pulled into the parking lot of his store, which sits high on a hill. You can see almost all of Tuscaloosa from there. “It’s about necessity.” He mentioned rattlesnakes and coyotes. For people in rural areas—that’s more than 40 percent of Alabamians—guns are still a day-to-day defense against such animals. Yes, there is ample love for guns in Alabama. But to forget that they’re tools is to miss an important point....

...I nestled the stock into my shoulder and steadied the red dot on the top can. I pulled the trigger. The can exploded into the air, a blue blur. A piercing ring followed and made the rest of the world seem still. I caught the metallic scent of gunpowder. “The best smell in the whole wide world,” Tyler said.

I snapped on the safety, and he restacked the cans so I could go again. The same deafening pops that had almost sent me spiraling a few hours earlier now set loose a sweet dose of adrenaline. I was happy. I didn’t want to be.

Link if you want to read the whole story:
https://www.rd.com/culture/view-from-gun-country/

 

[o2l]

My wife gets the Reader's Digest magazine monthly. I enjoy reading it in the bathroom for various stuff. This month they had an interesting read that I want to share here. It is worth reading if, for no other reason, you enjoy your guns. It does not feel biased for or against, just somewhere in the middle. I found it a good read.

I Got Shot in a Place That Loves Guns, and I Still Can’t Bring Myself to Hate Guns

A few passages:








Link if you want to read the whole story:
https://www.rd.com/culture/view-from-gun-country/

The article is slanted to profile the writer's relative who is a "I support the second Amendment, BUT..." Fudd. It was published originally by the Atlantic Magazine . Media Bias/Fact Check reports Both The Atlantic Magazine and web publication produce quality journalism that utilizes moderately loaded wording that typically favors the left. All news stories on The Atlantic are properly sourced to factual information and usually present a reasonable balance on issues. Editorially, The Atlantic takes a Left-Center position on most issues and has long endorsed Democratic candidates. The statistics reflected in a sidebar to the article list their source as Politico, who has never been a friend of the Second Amendment. Personally, I have found the Readers Digest to consistently sneak in Left of Center articles among it's feel good stories. After The Wife completes the crossword puzzle, this rag goes into the trash.

 

[larryh1108]

In my opinion, this story isn't about Reader's Digest's political views or it's history. It's about the internal fight many Americans have about the topic of gun control.

There is no doubt how this forum feels about anything gun control. We know where we stand. However, in the world at large, many factors play a part in the world we live in.
I believe that knowing how the enemy sees things allows us to be better prepared, no matter the battle. It helps to see how others see things to help us understand how we can best fight our battles. Does it lean slight left? I'd say it does but it also shows the very things we hold dear and need to protect. Most left leaning articles are nothing more than propaganda to stir up their minions. Sometimes we need to see views that are not agenda driven so we can understand how to fight back. I believe this story does that, to a point.

 

[phideux]

He was in the car with the windows down, listening to Usher, he deserves to be shot.