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We have some nice neighbors just down the road. Small farm supplemented by day jobs. Very involved in shooting sports and hunting. Old school values. The wife stopped over the other day after the primary election to gab with Shortcake. Most of our pro 2A folks got in. She thanked Shortcake for helping her get registered to vote (she is also an election judge). Then she dropped the bomb: "I just turned 50 and this is the first time I voted." What???????????? Also her 30 year old son and 50 something husband have never voted. Wow. If you had to ask me to pick someone in our circle that did not vote, they would have been dead last. I still can't figure it out. All of this came out because in the last few weeks there have been numerous articles of hunters not voting. I shrugged it off as some of the sources were known to slant their topics. But then it started popping up in shooting/hunting/reloading sites (there is a link in TEAMSASS to the article in American Hunter) so it appears to be the case. And then I heard about the neighbors. Wow. So while you're at a range/match in the next few weeks, it might be a good thing to remind your pards to vote. It's one of the few things we get to do as a nation to help control our own destiny. We'll waste no time talking to others about leather, primers, etc; get them talking about doing their civic duty and voting. So VOTE should not be a four letter word. Don't let it get that way. Please vote and bring a buddy with you. Thanks. LDD