I’m kinda bored with the news lately, tired of the same old things about Hillary and Obama, and wonder when it will ever end…sometimes it’s actually kind of funny, it’s almost like the Democratic Party is imploding, but that’s not what I want to talk about.

I thought I’d fill in this long gap between now and the REAL campaigning with some of my own feelings about some of the “hot button” issues. Gun control is one of those issues, and it’s one I have feelings about, but am not passionate about. I hate guns, I really do. Can’t stand watching the violence in movies, can’t stand hearing what’s become all to frequent reports about guns and shootings in schools, oh and that accidental shooting by a pilot last week? I didn’t hear the full story, just one of those things I heard in the background while working.

My husband doesn’t hate guns.  He’s not a member of the NRA, but he does have a nice antique Cavalry rifle that his Dad gave him, a 30/40 Craig, and a couple of shotguns. He believes in our right to bear arms, that people should be able to have a gun to protect themselves. He keeps the ammunition stored far away from the gun, which is smart, but if anyone broke in and I were to even think of using the gun to protect myself, I’d have to say to the intruder, “oh, could you hold on a minute, I have to run into the other room and get some bullets to load the gun if I can find them in my husband’s drawer…just have a seat, I’ll be right back”….so I really don’t think the gun will do much good to protect me. Of course there’s hunting, and an occasional venison steak is pretty good, hunting season brings a lot of guns into our area as we are surrounded by forest.

So, this is an issue I’m conflicted on…not real passionate about…the next “Where I Stand” will be something I AM passionate about.

Tags: Gun Control, Guns, NRA

This entry was posted on Saturday, March 29th, 2008 at 7:45 pm and is filed under Conservative, Gun Control, Where I Stand. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.