I had a guy at work who always poked at my pro-2a stance. Then one of the recent north side break-ins happened a few doors down from him. Reality set in, and now he wants me to take him to the range and help him pick out his first handgun.
Amazing how that works.
IF you are going to engage them, it is important to remember that tactics are more important than facts. I am not condoning lying or misrepresenting. By you must understand that nobody wins a war with defensive tactics. From your comments, I would guess that you are always defending your opinion. And that probably because you are taking their premises at face value. Change your tactic. Address/challenge their premises. Become familiar with and well practiced in the Socratic method. You shall not want for a response if you do those to thingsThank you for your help! I don't think 50 is old, just when sitting next to my 19-year-old classmate! Interestingly, the two youngest (19, 20) tend to lean more towards my point of view than the moonbats' ideas, so there may be hope yet! I try to keep my mouth shut, but the other day one of the moonbats was going on about how guns should never have been invented, they are the cause of all the wars, and the world would be a much better safer world without guns of any kind. Right......so I very calmly pointed out that there are more dangerous weapons in the average American kitchen than anywhere else. She didn't like me comparing knives, rolling pins, and heavy skillets to weapons; after all, that's not what they were designed to do and guns are only designed to kill. Oh well. I try not to get suckered in to these conversations, but there are two young ladies who appreciate hearing a different side to the argument, and it is more for their sake than for any other reason that I will continue to put some unemotionally-based facts out on the table.
Don't respond?
The company I work for is based in DC. So, I tend to just keep my opinions (and even known facts) to myself.
It is tough not to socialize with folks you spend a great deal of time with. It is safer, though.
At what point do we try to bring people along to our side?
When the risk to myself is low/manageable. I've talked to SEVERAL people about shooting (and this forum) at work. But, that was after I knew them (and their intentions) well. In mixed company, I stick to "safe" topics (like TPS Reports).At what point do we try to bring people along to our side?
I'm confused as to what you're asking?