Conservative Wife & Mom
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This is the story of my personal journey into overcoming my fear of guns.
I was not raised around guns. My Dad was not a hunter and did not have any guns in our house. A few of my Uncles owned hunting rifles and I can remember them talking about 30aught6, when I was young but had no idea what it meant. Of course, now I know they were referring to 30.06 caliber ammunition.
When my husband was growing up, there were rifles in the household. He, his Dad and two brothers went deer hunting and rabbit hunting. So DH was comfortable around firearms. But, I wasn't.
My husband and I raised two sons. We never had any firearms in our house and never discussed the issue...until Election Day, November, 2008. Believe it or not, it was me who said to DH, "We'd better think about arming ourselves, while we still can!" With quite a surprised look on his face, Hubby agreed.
So, our quest for firearms began. As much as I would love to document our "acquisition journey", I choose not to go there, because Big Brother is watching! What I do want to tell you is that, even though my husband and I decided that this was the right choice, and I had purchased my first handgun, I was extremely uncomfortable at the first two gun shows that we attended. Why? Because there were people in those buildings openly carrying guns. There were dozens of tables on which handguns and rifles were displayed...and there were hundreds of people "handling those guns". Of course, the guns were unloaded, but I was still caught in that mindset that "Guns kill people". Thankfully, after a few trips to the firing range, that "fear" was replaced by the knowledge that "Guns save lives" and a new feeling of pride that, by exercising my RKBA,I was now empowered to defend myself against the evil in the world around me.
Whenever there is a gun show within driving distance, my husband and I go...have a wonderful time...and have made it a tradition to end a "gun show day" with dinner at a favorite restaurant!
As further proof as to how far I've come in my personal journey into gunownership, last winter my husband and I BOTH took classes for, applied for and received our CC permits. I've come a long way in 18 months. :yes4:
I guess I'm sharing all of this to say that I understand fear of guns. It is a fear of the unknown. It is a fear harbored by those uneducated about the importance of the 2A and their RKBA. It's a fear of firearms perpetrated by the media. Once a person puts away those baseless fears and becomes an experienced and responsible gunowner, they can, at last, enjoy the feeling of empowerment at being able to defend themselves and their loved ones. They also learn how exhilerating it is to exercise ALL of their God-given rights!
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I was not raised around guns. My Dad was not a hunter and did not have any guns in our house. A few of my Uncles owned hunting rifles and I can remember them talking about 30aught6, when I was young but had no idea what it meant. Of course, now I know they were referring to 30.06 caliber ammunition.
When my husband was growing up, there were rifles in the household. He, his Dad and two brothers went deer hunting and rabbit hunting. So DH was comfortable around firearms. But, I wasn't.
My husband and I raised two sons. We never had any firearms in our house and never discussed the issue...until Election Day, November, 2008. Believe it or not, it was me who said to DH, "We'd better think about arming ourselves, while we still can!" With quite a surprised look on his face, Hubby agreed.
So, our quest for firearms began. As much as I would love to document our "acquisition journey", I choose not to go there, because Big Brother is watching! What I do want to tell you is that, even though my husband and I decided that this was the right choice, and I had purchased my first handgun, I was extremely uncomfortable at the first two gun shows that we attended. Why? Because there were people in those buildings openly carrying guns. There were dozens of tables on which handguns and rifles were displayed...and there were hundreds of people "handling those guns". Of course, the guns were unloaded, but I was still caught in that mindset that "Guns kill people". Thankfully, after a few trips to the firing range, that "fear" was replaced by the knowledge that "Guns save lives" and a new feeling of pride that, by exercising my RKBA,I was now empowered to defend myself against the evil in the world around me.
Whenever there is a gun show within driving distance, my husband and I go...have a wonderful time...and have made it a tradition to end a "gun show day" with dinner at a favorite restaurant!
As further proof as to how far I've come in my personal journey into gunownership, last winter my husband and I BOTH took classes for, applied for and received our CC permits. I've come a long way in 18 months. :yes4:
I guess I'm sharing all of this to say that I understand fear of guns. It is a fear of the unknown. It is a fear harbored by those uneducated about the importance of the 2A and their RKBA. It's a fear of firearms perpetrated by the media. Once a person puts away those baseless fears and becomes an experienced and responsible gunowner, they can, at last, enjoy the feeling of empowerment at being able to defend themselves and their loved ones. They also learn how exhilerating it is to exercise ALL of their God-given rights!
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