(April 8, 2021 at 7:47 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: There are gun owners who are "fetishists". My dad always had guns, as does my brother, my husband, and many other family members. I can't recall the last time my husband shot his pistol but I know it was target shooting at a gun range.
I used to have a pistol. I carried it with me when I lived in Arizona and had a 90 mile commute one way to school three nights a week. I carried it in case I was ever stranded on the Interstate. There were many miles between any civilization and cell phones weren't a thing. It was for my protection. I did go target shooting with it every so often so I was comfortable with it in my hand and was comfortable with taking it apart and cleaning it. When I no longer had that sort of drive I got rid of it. I had been trained to shoot by my dad and further trained in the Army.
Yes, there are those who state you would have to pry their gun from their cold, dead fingers. But there are responsible gun owners...they aren't the ones making headlines.
I would certainly like to see tighter measures in place for the purchase of a firearm. I would also like to see something done in this country as far as mental health care goes.
Couldn’t agree more - I have no issues with private citizens owning firearms.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson