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It's sad that some people live such sheltered lives, seriously! Even worse and sad, it's these same people that are either so sheltered from firearms or taught that firearms are EVIL & BAD, that usually end up shooting themselves when they finally do have the chance to interact with a real firearm or worse, they shoot someone else accidentally and then WE, the responsible gun owners get the blame for it all!
I hesitate to say this in open forum but just look at all the states that have had school shootings over these past years. OK, now look at Kentucky, how many school shootings have we had thus far? As far as I can recall, and I could ve wrong, but I can't recall even one school shooting like this in Columbine!
We are born and raised with weapons, usually rifles but others as well. We are taught to RESPECT the gun, NOT to FEAR the gun! That on it's own makes a world of difference although there is more to it.
I had my first BB gun at 5, my first .22 rifle at 7, I was allowed to shoot alone when I was 10.
Even though some may say it's horrible, the best lesson a kid can learn is when they shoot and kill that very first little bird with their BB gun! I don't agree with doing this or letting kids do that but it teaches the kid a really serious lesson that nothing else quite will, your EVERY ACTION HAS A CONSEQUENCE! On that day I did that, I learned remorse! That day and lesson have stuck with me all throughout my life and has made me a better person on the wide spectrum of life. It has been carried over into my shooting life and will now be carried over into my CC life as well. I believe whole-heartedly in respecting life and I shall always. But when someone else threatens my life or the life on my loved ones or the life of an innocent; then they have decided that their life is worthless enough to risk it to take the life on someone else. My daily pray is that each waking morning that I WILL NOT have to draw my sidearm in self-defense!
AMEN!