What does a gun owner look like?

Apparently I don’t look like one.  A coworker of mine said she didn’t see me as a person who would shoot let alone carry a gun.  In other words, I don’t look like a bumbling redneck idiot or helpless, dumb blonde the media portrays gun owners to be.  She was even surprised that I am somewhat of a blogger, which is partially how the topic came up.

Joe Huffman is considered a “red-necked, knuckle-dragging, Neanderthal” and he has his Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington.  He also currently works at Microsoft.  Why is it everyone thinks gun owners fit into some cookie cutter mold?

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One Response to What does a gun owner look like?

  1. Linoge says:

    The simple answer? Dehumanization. It is far easier for people to accept the abridgement of other people’s basic, individual rights when they have a demeaning, simplistic mental image of those “other people”. That is part of the reason I openly carry, though – to break those stereotypes handily :).