That was me, Shaolin, and it was totally a joke. I thought the winking smiley would make that clear. I apologize for making you feel in the slightest unwelcome.Shaolin said:
Given how often guns are considered to be socially unacceptable it really struck me as funny that there might be a group in which it was a social error not to be armed. I wasn't trying to imply that it was actually the case, just that it would be funny if the group were snooty about it, which is why I used the snooty phrase "faux pas".
Please excuse my oddball sense of humor. It does get me in trouble from time to time.