Especially in the rural south, guns are simply a fact of life and a part of the culture. What concerns me more than the availability of guns is the lack of parenting that is crippling our society. I believe I was about 6 or 7 when I received my first BB ***. I was probably 7 or 8 when my *** let me fire his shotgun for the first time... and shortly after that, he bought me a .410 shotgun and a .22 rifle. When I was about 10, I was given a P38 ****** that another uncle had taken off a German soldier - he was dead, so I'm guessing he didn't really mind. But my ****** or uncle were ALWAYS with me when I fired them - I was
always supervised. They were the ones who taught me *** saftey and how to properly handle a firearm. If I had ever seemed irresponsible during a session, they would have taken them away from me. I only had to get rapped on the head once, after I handed my uncle a ****** muzzle first. I knew it wasn't loaded. What was the harm? Didn't matter. Crack!
Oww! :******: Lesson learned:
"You only point a *** at something that you're prepared to ****!"
I know now that I was blessed and fortunate. Looking at how many **** grow up now, I feel sorry for them... and our society. How many **** even know who their ****** is? How many **** are raised in dysfunctional households? How many **** still respect their parents? How many parents are even ready to be parents?! How many parents put their own interests and
superficial happiness ahead of the interests of their families???
Right or wrong, I'm more worried about **** who sit in front of a monitor for hours on end, playing first person shooter games on PS3's, Wii's and X-boxes, caught up in fantasy worlds, chatting with other socially challenged ****, screaming,
"Die muthafucka! Die!" ... than I do the *** who dresses up like a cowboy and spends a Saturday afternoon with his ******, shooting at paper or tin targets. Whether it's target shooting or racing go karts, the ***** who gets that special time with his parent, learning to respect the tool for what it ACTUALLY is, that is a fortunate and blessed *****, IMO.
For parents who don't believe in *** ownership, teach your ******** to stay away from guns and to never handle them. Teach them to walk away from any situation where a *** is present. And for parents who do believe in *** ownership, teach your ******** to respect the weapon, respect themselves and respect other people. If people actually did that, I don't believe we'd have much of a problem with firearms in the U.S. There are more guns per capita where I now live than where I used to live. And the ****** rate (by firearms or other means) is almost nil here. One has to ask why that is.
If our society continues to decline, there will be a greater percentage of people who SHOUDLN'T own guns. And as those people gain in number, there will probably be more of us who feel that we SHOULD own guns. Sad but true. :2 cents: