No I didn't, it's a legally owned firearm. I'm happy to identify as a firearm owner. I didn't just randomly bring it up, it came up in a conversation that was occurring prior to my joining.
I'll stand there and support your right to identify however you'd like and i'll support your right to express your views as your legal right, but who the hell are you tell me that acceptance should only apply to your stance that I should have just kept my mouth shut?
This right here is the exact behaviors that are driving Conservatives further right and frustrates those of us in the middle or slightly left to start swaying the other way.
Driving a vehicle is a risk to yourself, coworkers, and family.
Taking medications is a risk to yourself, coworkers, and family.
Drinking alcohol is a risk to yourself, coworkers, and family.
Partaking in recreational drugs is a risk to yourself, coworkers, and family.
Partaking in illegal drugs is a risk to yourself, coworkers, and family.
Swimming in a pool is a risk to yourself, coworkers, and family.
Cooking chicken you bought at Whole foods is a risk to yourself, coworkers, and family.
See the absurdity in a generalized statement?