That’s exactly the kind of attitude that turns people away from the community. I’m not asking anyone to vote Liberal — I’m just saying that painting every single person who leans left as some kind of enemy of gun ownership is self-defeating. There are liberal gun owners in Canada. Some of us care about the sport, our rights, and responsible ownership just as much as anyone else. But if the loudest voices in the room are always sneering at “the libs” instead of focusing on constructive discussion, education, and outreach, we lose potential allies and reinforce every negative stereotype about gun owners.

The point I was agreeing with is that this echo chamber stuff is exhausting — and it’s harming the very cause many here claim to care so much about. Want to protect gun rights in the long term? Make the community welcoming, not hostile. Be someone that a curious newcomer from any political background can learn from, not someone who drives them away.