Hi I'm Tommy. Just a civilian enthusiast, never had professional training or any 2A mentor. I'm from the best coast, specifically Oakland, California. Grew up and lived all over the bay area from San Francisco, to San Jose to Oakland.
I come from a die hard anti gun family. At a young age I became enamored by the technology of firearms. As my family tried to push me away &/or condemned my interest of this " taboo" subject, I started to question the values and philosophy of the progressive politics I grew up with. My father is an immigrant from New Zealand, he served in the army there. My mother is a 1st generation America with her family coming from Guatemala. Raised mainly by my mother, after her divorce with my father due to her being a lesbian. So a very lefty progressive matriarchy was my upbringing, and my mother teaching me to "let my freak flag fly" has only hardened my undying belief in the 2nd amendment
My first firearms were a Taurus PT40 & an Arisaka T38 carbine, I've since got rid
of both those. Found P&S when Karl K of InrangeTV was first invited on the Modcast, been hooked ever since.