The Creative Community Takes on Gun Violence

[Silicosys4]

17. I can easily disagree.

I earn a living as a glass blower, and I consider myself as an artist. I even have an Arts degree, as well as one in science. I have considerable experience in the vocal arts, having sung in college level choirs extensively.
I do consider myself to be an artistic person, and my parents, particularly my mother, helped to actively encourage an interest in whatever artistic endeavors that interested me.
I also have a considerable gun collection, which was another hobby that my parents introduced me to and encouraged me to pursue if it interested me.

I find this position taken by the author, that firearms and an appreciation for and practice of arts are mutually exclusive, to be naive and smacks of an assumed air of superiority.

Firearms in themselves can be a work of art, if made with extreme attention to detail, innovation, and execution. Many artists, myself included, wish they were in the same artistic league as a finely engraved custom European shotgun or double rifle, which can easily exceed $100k. I wish I could command that kind of price for my work, and those guns are worth it.

So no, art and guns aren't mutually exclusive.