Why do you keep thinking this is funny or in any way helpful?
Great question to the original poster of the question...
No worries...at least for me....but others may be more sensitive to these type of remarks, so remember, if you are teasing those you know, make sure other know it! (RESPECT!)
I have dealt with this type of reply and attitude for almost 30 years since i got my first left handed rifle, so my typical response to day is referring to us lefty's as being in our "right minds", as right handed people are left brained and lefty are right brained. I am actually right handed and left eyed dominant, so in order to become the most proficient that I can be with a weapon, rifle or bow, I shoot left handed.
I guess this means that I use both sides of my brain! LOL
Most lefty's are taught to shoot with right handed firearms, as only 10% of the population is left handed and only 10% of those individuals shoot. That means that only 1% of the firearms manufactured are left handed. They do not consider that nearly 30% of the population is left eye dominant. In my experience with setting up and teaching new archers how to use their equipment, it hhas been my experience that 27% of my customers have been left eye dominant, and of those, most are female and of aboriginal descent.
It does cost manufacturers more money to retool their production lines to be able to make left handed, so many have neither done this or have opted to discontinue the practice.
I do see a number of manufacturers starting to make firearms specifically for youth and women (our fastest growing segment of this challenged industry), yet most are not offering these in left hand configurations. Savage and Remington seem to be the main ones to do so.
Put a left handed firearm into the hands of a right handed, right eye dominant person and ask them to use it, and most will give you that blank stare of a monkey trying to solve a trigonometry problem. Yet they do not stop to think what it is like for the lefty to have to deal withthis same issue most of the time. They really cannot relate to the issue.
Not trying to belittle these people in any way, but to open their perspectives. I do not think many stop to think about the issue, so are unaware.It takes a little awareness training to do so. Most respond well to this when made aware.
I laearned to shoot right handed on right handed rifles, as that is how my grandpa taught us, as he was taught in the US Navy. I still practice right handed with my firearms, as you never know when something may happen, such as an eye injury, and you may need to shoot from your weak side. (some pistol sports require shooting from the weak side, such as IDPA, but I have not seen them make you shoot from your non-dominant eye). Get a stick in the eye when following up a wounded bear; what are you going to do? Food for thought.
