CCW Story Part 21: My Liberal Bias Begins to Weaken

Why didn’t I shop around and find a Bersa Thunder .380, or order one online you may ask? At this point, I must break in and ashamedly admit that I, the Liberal, former member of a Socialist Metal Workers Union, was developing a customer loyalty to our local gun store. What I had originally seen through my liberal bias as a group of black T-shirted yahoos several months before was quickly becoming a group of friends. The store’s owner shared stories about his personal life. The store’s second in command who I will call Todd, always greeted my wife and I enthusiastically when we entered the shop. The sales manager, whom I will call Raquel, knows almost everything about guns. I say almost, because if she doesn’t know it, she can find it in ten minutes. Their advice on weapons was fair and un-biased. I had expected a gun store run by rednecks, these were not rednecks, and contrary to my fears were safe with firearms 100% of the time. It was nice to see people handling firearms with a healthy respect, in sharp contrast to several of my concealed carry classmates. I began to look forward to visits to the range, as target shooting became more fun, and I began to enjoy hanging out with the people. More on this later…