One of the reasons why we will never get back the innocent old days of gun ownership is because todays generations are not self responsible. Todays kids have grown up having everything laid out for them. I want and it appears.

Gun ownership and responsibility demands much more. It demands respect, self assurance, expertise and above all practical common sense and knowledge of what the use of a gun entails.
Anonymous | 02.01.05 - 12:57 pm | #

Anonymous has some very good points. When you own a gun you accept a deep and serious moral responsibility. My parents gave me a gun when I was 13. They monitored my use of the .22 rifle and made sure I was as responsible as they thought I was when they gave it to me. We can't teach kids to be responsible unless we give them a real responsibility and guide them.
Denise | 02.01.05 - 12:57 pm | #

Sorry but my kids have been taught how to use a gun since they were 10, but yes the teens today what it no work for it kinda world. As for being a gun nut, well okay fine but hey my forefathers fought to have this as a free america. So why does the congress keep trying to limit us? what are they afraid of? A people that can defend itself from trouble? No so they can make us slaves. Sorry but Sign Don't play that crap.
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M.D. Creekmore | Homepage | 09.03.07 - 8:31 am | #

Since I am in Iraq being a gun nut is pretty much a given as we have to carry one every day. I don't get out to the range as much as I would like, but hey who can these days.

My wife is pretty understanding of the whole gun thing. I don't watch football so I do have some flexibility to do some 'guy' stuff.
LCDR Robert Lyon | Homepage | 09.20.07 - 9:13 am | #

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NRAFOUREVER | Homepage | 12.13.07 - 5:53 pm | #

Great post! For so many people being a gun nut means that you have a hobby that is not spoken about in polite company. It is interesting to know that most people never think about guns in a good light until they are assaulted or the victim of crime. People's sensibilities change when it is their family that needs protecting. Remember Rosie on the cover of the NRA's magazine?
Jeff | Homepage | 01.04.08 - 3:24 pm | #

The 1968 law, the peace movement, reaction against our grandparents' world, and hippie culture all made owning guns suspect for some people. We have had people ask us, "Why would you want to own anything that was designed to kill?" The looks of disgust on the questioners' faces are priceless.

And people wonder why I hate hippies.
The Zombieslayer | Homepage | 03.02.08 - 1:36 am | #