Another reason not to put pro-gun, 2nd amendment stickers on cars

Waldo · Oct 23, 2023

I just spent a few days in Gatlinburg TN. The traffic there was as bad as any I have seen in many years of driving around Washington D.C. On more then one occasion I witnessed people with pro gun stickers driving in what I thought was a rude or unsafe manner. I think that might reinforce negative stereotypes people have about gun owners. I try to be a safe, courteous driver, but I am sure I make mistakes. I do not want to risk giving anyone a bad impression of gun owners, so no stickers for me.

SMSgt · Oct 23, 2023

I have family (by marriage) there, but even for me and their cousin--my wife--if you ain't from there, you are an outsider. Mountain people from way back. But they have more money than Ft. Knox, thanks to the silly tourists. Traffic has been horrible there for eons. They could not care less what anyone thinks of them. Tomorrow you will be gone and they will still be there.

LVSteve · Oct 23, 2023

SMSgt said:
I have family (by marriage) there, but even for me and their cousin--my wife--if you ain't from there, you are an outsider. Mountain people from way back. But they have more money than Ft. Knox, thanks to the silly tourists. Traffic has been horrible there for eons. They could not care less what anyone thinks of them. Tomorrow you will be gone and they will still be there.

Sounds a bit like Sedona, AZ.

meaneyedcatz · Oct 23, 2023

I have no T-shirts, stickers or hats mainly for safety reasons.
Having them is like “ I’m carrying concealed but I want everyone to know!”

swsig · Oct 24, 2023

SMSgt said:
...-if you ain't from there, you are an outsider. Mountain people from way back.

My parents visited Gatlinburg on their honeymoon in 1939. They encountered a child who asked them, "Are you'uns what we'uns call furriners?"

daveyc · Oct 24, 2023

I think it is just safer if strangers out in public do not know my political/2A affiliations. I have heard of vandalism on vehicles that have such bumper stickers.

fiasconva · Oct 24, 2023

The only thing that would single me out is the NRA hat I wear out from time to time. Any other time I am the invisible concealed carrier.

DesertFox · Oct 24, 2023

Grey man. Drive grey vehicles with no distinguishing marks/stickers. No tattoos here either. You ever seen a bumper sticker on a Ferrari?

Have heard that if a vehicle has more than 7 bumper stickers on it, chances of being involved in road rage incident increases by 50%.

So no. Advertising yer a 2nd amendment fan is in no way a gain and in many ways a loss.

Element of surprise is not to be wasted! Would rather have the 8 3/8" barrel of my S&W 629 no dash stuffed up their right nostril without giving them any indication of what may confront them if they get jiggy.

lihpster · Oct 24, 2023

Yet another reason not to do it, and one that partially informs my decision not to. These companies aren't paying me to advertise for them. My car isn't beautiful, but it looks a whole lot better without a bunch of stickers all over it. You want me to ugly it up, put some cash in my hand. Or give me a car and you can put all the stickers on it you want. But I'm not going to be your unpaid salesman.

Golddollar · Oct 24, 2023

DesertFox said:
Grey man. Drive grey vehicles with no distinguishing marks/stickers.

What?? You mean I can't have the Bat-Signal license plates?

Another reason not to put pro-gun, 2nd amendment stickers on cars

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