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A funny story. A ladie at work told me her 23 year old nephew who is a former marine, asked to take her 15 year old son shooting. She said no because she thought he would show him something bad because he was gung ho and too young. She knew i was an avid shooter and said she would let him go with me because i was older, more mature and probably more expierienced with guns.

I said ok, and i sent her a pic of my M30 tactical rifle with a folding stock, front hand grip and Vortex red dot sight. She saw the gun and said no again, even after she told me what she said earlier. The gun looked scary to her and didnt want her son shooting a military gun. Ok, so i sent her a pic of the same gun but this time it had a beautiful multi colored stock with a large scope on the top. Intended for hunting.

Last i sent her a pic of the same gun, but this time it was the ranch version, stripped down with no bells or whistles. Finally i get an "ok" with still a little reluctance, but i did get a yes. So i broke the news to her. THEY ARE ALL THE SAME GUN!

She thought that i was trying to make her look dumb, but when in fact i was showing her how people see a tricked out gun as a bad weapon that's going to kill people. I told her all three weapons could kill in the same way but it's the person behind the weapon that makes it bad, not the gun itself. Just like a knife or a bat. Those things have been used but no one tries to ban those. My guns are harmless unless you try to hurt my family. I think she now has a better understanding. Thought I'd share.