There has been a lot of talk lately about gun control, the Second Amendment, how no one should be able to get a gun, blah blah blah. As a responsible gun owner, I would like to talk about what I do with my guns, and my Second Amendment rights, and why I, as said responsible gun owner, resent how others tell me how I should live.
I am a woman living in a large city, so shit happens. There is various and sundry crime. I happen to feel safe in my neighborhood, even though it is the hood, but there are times when I am glad I have my guns available to me. And it's not just that. I like to shoot, and I shoot well. I also handle my weapons safely. I have taken and am certified to teach handgun safety. I've never breathed a sigh of relief when an accidental discharge barely missed someone. I've never assumed or handled my guns as if they weren't loaded. I've never killed, harmed, or injured anyone with my guns. I am one of those people who should have guns, because I don't use them to commit crimes. (Which brings me to another point - whatever race, religion, creed, dogma you happen to believe in, the golden rule should always be, "Don't be an asshole!" But that's another post.)
I am so tired of people telling me I should have my guns taken away. But I ask you this - when someone is in my house about to rape me or kill me, or do harm to someone in my family, am I supposed to hope and pray that maybe someone in our indifferent society is going to fly into my window wearing a cape and save me? Believe me, I'm no damsel, and I don't intend to become one. And another point - I don't carry a gun illegally, so don't tell me what to do inside my own house, the house that I bought and you didn't.
Now, I hope I am never faced with the decision of having to shoot someone. I don't want to take anyone's life in my hands, and I don't know if I could do it. But I will be damned if I let someone hurt me or someone I love. And if guns do become illegal, do criminals really stop and think to themselves, "Oh, guns are illegal, I better rob that house using harsh language."? Or do they use their ILLEGAL guns and charge in, knowing that I don't have a means with which to defend myself? And don't give me that crap about using a hammer, or a bat, or a knife. The point is not letting them get that close to me.
I know guns are not for everyone. I know many people who are scared to death of them, and I don't force the subject. As a matter of fact, I hardly ever talk about this at all because it is so controversial. But when people throw their opinions in my face, I'm going to say what I need to say. Your opinion, whatever it is, is totally valid to you, even if it is not necessarily to me, so as I respect your opinion, I expect the same of you. This is not a Republican issue, or a Democrat issue, a liberal, conservative, or moderate issue. It is a matter of butting into my business and telling what I can or cannot do.
And that is nonsense with of which I will not put.
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