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Originally Posted by 1ViciousGSX
I'd bet AJ would like to keep his for this reason.
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I'm just as much for sport/stress relief as it is for self protection. I've also had a gun in my hands or around me in various ways since I could pee outside and hope the wind wasn't blowing back at me. My kids will knows their guns, and it will be their choice to ever want to use one. My daughter is already old enough that when I have one apart for cleaning on my desk, she knows what it is (even as it's in pieces) and that that she doesn't touch it. I have faith in my daughter, but that doesn't mean I'd ever leave a gun out for her to get her hands on. I don't need government telling me this or checking on me to ensure I'm doing this.
I know the laws, i abide by them. And when it comes to protecting my family and being smart/safe, I go a step further. Sadly the family we keep discussing didn't. Either they didn't go through the proper training with the kids (who are old enough to go to the range with an adult and learn), didn't secure it enough (obviously), or just wasn't ready for having a gun in the house themselves. Doesn't change what happened, the tragic result, and their life long struggle with their decisions now.
Gun buying is at an all time high. Shooting is now a sport in many schools and is growing in popularity. As with anything else, gun control isn't perfect, but to me it comes down to one thing, circling back to the self defense question quoted here... Gun control, and more regulation that some want to see may stop me from having a gun but it won't stop the criminal from having one. Till that day comes, I take the right to protect my family. A right people have died to protect. A right people on this site have signed up and gone to war to protect.