Now, this is coming from a mother of 2 boys and may or may not have anything to do with the issues in the news. Regardless of your beliefs on the issues, you must admit, boys love guns. When I was a new and young mom of my first, I swore they would not have guns in the house. At this point, there were NO Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon or other networks. Our kids were raised on the Sesame Street and an occasional Barney video.
One morning, when Thomas was 18 months old and starting to talk a little, he boldly bit his toast (YES from his high chair) into the shape of a gun and said, "BAM BAM"…I was shocked! Where did he hear this? How did he know the first things about guns? To this day, I have NO idea. At that point in our marriage, we had no guns in the house. It always had me thinking about how boys are innately curious about guns, explosions, noise and so much more. I love boys, and I have come to realize that teaching our kids to be responsible gun owners is important. Many of our husbands grew up hunting and playing with BB guns. Our boys, for the most part, have grown up in a society whom has shunned the use of guns and even made men feel like monsters if they keep guns in the house or God forbid, hunt on the weekends.
The Second Amendment protects our right to keep and bear arms: A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
I have a husband who travels, and I have a gun next to my bed. My husband has a conceal /carry permit, but as he so eloquently states, "I doubt I would ever carry anyway because my gut instinct would be to tackle the idiot before I remembered that I had a gun on me".
Unfortunately, our society is full of the mentally ill and deranged. If you are a gun owner, this does not make you that person. Be careful about judging until YOU are in a situation to judge. If the president is so against guns, how about we take away his secret service and their guns? THIS will never happen, so don't kid yourself, our rights are slowly being removed. It's one thing to take away huge clips of ammo, but will that be the "only" step taken? Will this result in more big brother activity from the government? Will our health care cost more if we own a gun?
It's easy to react emotionally after a tragedy, but I think it is important to take in the big picture. Will taking away the right to bear arms solve the violence in our society? Will the criminals find a way to access what they need regardless?
For now, I proudly support the men in my life who, by virtue of their DNA, like to shoot guns. I pray for the victims and families of those who have suffered through tragedy regarding guns (including my own family). Taking away our rights as Americans is not the answer. Lock your gun cabinets, BUY a gun cabinet, store your ammo separate from your guns, take a class before using any weapon, teach your kids the importance of gun safety.
Proudly an American gun owner,
CoffeeTalkMom
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