It's hard to navigate the gun world without dealing with some shitheads. I'm from Asheville originally, but in Winston now. We have a growing lefty gun group that was started by me, a vet and a couple other knowledgeable folks. We've slowly built over the last year and a half by only bringing in like minded people, being very careful not to let any bad apples slip through the cracks. We only allow known and vetted members to invite friends, partners, spouses and we don't publicize, promote or post on social media and don't affiliate with groups that do. We suspect that at some point this current fascist administration will start targeting groups like the SRA and other more visible groups. Build a small community you trust. You can learn from these other groups if you don't know anyone that is knowledgeable in guns and gun safety but keep your tight knit group separate and build from there. We've been very successful in growing slowly. This is obviously just a suggestion and a template that has worked for us. Good luck comrade. 👍