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I grew up around guns. To be specific, I grew up in rural Kentucky with a cop father. Once I reached high school age or so, it wasn't a big deal for my dad to ask me to handle his gun--he'd forget he had it on, and ask me to put it on top of the fridge or back in the car. I actually drove around with his gun in my car for about a week in high school--completely unintentionally. I was taught from an early age that this was not a toy, this was something to be handled carefully, and all that.
That being said, I'm not a huge fan of guns. I see no need to own one. I don't have a problem with responsible people owning guns--if I felt uncomfortable around people who own guns, I probably wouldn't be able to hang out with most of my family. I DON'T think that average citizens need assault rifles or that it is unconstitutional to put some reasonable restrictions on gun purchasing. (waiting periods, background checks, etc.) But that's another post. :-)
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