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Gun ownership in America
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A fundamental right.
- dsashin, CNN iReport producer
Having grown in the strict anti-gun environment of communism (tyrannical regime fear guns more than anything!!), I dreamt of experiencing the fundamental freedom to possess firearms. Thank God there is one place left on earth where personal freedom is a religion – the USA. This is the fundamental foundation of the economic and political strength of this country.
It is perfectly Ok not to “like” guns. Many of my family members do not. But it is critically important to respect the rights of others who are responsible gun owners – whether for self-protection, hunting, firearm collecting, or just occasionally plinking on the range.
As a responsible citizen I feel perfectly safe (safer actually) to know that my neighbors are armed too.
Unfortunate tragedies like the one in Colorado are unavoidable, regardless of what was the means of perpetration of the crime. Evil exists and evil has the creativity to mastermind schemes that bypass any written law. There is no point to punish the law-abiding for the actions of the criminals.
It is important to support the NRA too! Many gun owners do not do so, but it is a mistake. It has to be kept in mind that the NRA, loved by some and passionately hated by others, is the best defense against the senseless populist attacks of the anti-gun lobby who think they can find cheap protection from evil by enacting all kinds of irrational anti-gun laws.
Not all gun owners can be pigeon-holed as “rednecks”. There is increasing demographics of gun owners that comes from suburbia and holds well-paid jobs in the city. The prices of many firearms have skyrocketed recently and demonstrate that there is a solid purchasing power behind the industry.
Attached are a couple of photos demonstrating the usage of firearms in my family.
DBB
It is perfectly Ok not to “like” guns. Many of my family members do not. But it is critically important to respect the rights of others who are responsible gun owners – whether for self-protection, hunting, firearm collecting, or just occasionally plinking on the range.
As a responsible citizen I feel perfectly safe (safer actually) to know that my neighbors are armed too.
Unfortunate tragedies like the one in Colorado are unavoidable, regardless of what was the means of perpetration of the crime. Evil exists and evil has the creativity to mastermind schemes that bypass any written law. There is no point to punish the law-abiding for the actions of the criminals.
It is important to support the NRA too! Many gun owners do not do so, but it is a mistake. It has to be kept in mind that the NRA, loved by some and passionately hated by others, is the best defense against the senseless populist attacks of the anti-gun lobby who think they can find cheap protection from evil by enacting all kinds of irrational anti-gun laws.
Not all gun owners can be pigeon-holed as “rednecks”. There is increasing demographics of gun owners that comes from suburbia and holds well-paid jobs in the city. The prices of many firearms have skyrocketed recently and demonstrate that there is a solid purchasing power behind the industry.
Attached are a couple of photos demonstrating the usage of firearms in my family.
DBB
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