My father, Robert Boatman, was never one to mince words.  Not in day-to-day life and certainly not in his writing.  His most-famous article appears in his book Living with Glocks and can be read at the Iron Word Ranch website.  I get a lot of comments on that piece.  The one below is one that brings up a question that Dad never asked.  He was not trying to convert people to the Second Amendment movement, he was simply stating the facts as he saw them.  The Second Amendment was never debatable in his mind, so conversion was not an issue. 

What was your reaction to The Constitutional Right and Social Obligation to Carry a Gun the first time you read it?

Here’s someone’s:

I recently read your article referenced above and I appreciate the spirit in
which it was intended. However, my issue is with the overall tone of your
article along with many other proponents of the 2nd Amendment.

I think we all agree the 2nd Amendment applies to individauls in both
ownership and carry. However, your overwhelming desire to use name-calling
instead of facts hurts our cause. I can’t say for certain if your article is
only to be consumed by the choir or if you’re actually trying to convince
others there might be a better way. You’d be hard-pressed to convince anyone
new to the issue.

There are many folks conservative, liberal and middle-of-the-road who are gun
owners. By making this an emotional, non-logical argument you alienate those
who may be interested in listening and the ones we should be out to convince.
Preaching to the choir may get more amens but it doesn’t do much for the
cause.

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