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I'm not right leaning for any particular ideology reasons. Just that it's less about right and left which are terms that have lost their meaning. More it's kind of individualism versus collectivism, my preference for capitalism with the realization that monopolies and antitrust need the intervention of government's thumb on the scale to maintain a fair and open marketplace, and The acknowledgment that some things in life aren't meant to be competitive services. Healthcare as a customer service industry is disgusting. It burns out everybody providing the service who loses meaning in ending suffering in exchange profit and the equivalent of Facebook likes. When you're dying, you can't boycott me. Once you're sick you can't shop around for a better deal. These kind of realities mean that I've never been too far right in some areas. At least not since I was an idiot 18-year-old.
In the case of guns, I don't have any ideological reason that We need to severely curtail private gun ownership. I own a lot of guns. They are fun. I love teaching people about them. I love going to the range with new people or even experienced and sharing the experience. I like the technical aspects and learning about it. Customizing the firearms. It's just another hobby. I'm simultaneously grossed out about me. Ridiculous fetishism. And I clearly see the writing on the wall that the unfettered access in the hands of the untrained and a system that is unenforceable legally is going to result in the banning of my guns instead of the regulating of them. I'd rather be a gun owner that controls access and regulation.
