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Originally Posted by SabrinaFair
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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I agree with this. My family has always owned a gun, as when I was born my father owned a farm in the rural PacNW, and needed a gun. We always knew the rifle was in the house and knew it was not a toy; Dad always kept it locked up away from us kids and kept the ammo in a separate location. I didn't even know where it was in the house until I was older and Dad showed it to me.
It's not uncommon for people in these parts to own guns for hunting, and I really don't have a problem with that. The majority of hunters I know are very responsible with their guns. At my SO's uncle's house, the first thing you see when you walk in the front door is the gun safe, and I feel safe there--they are responsible people. I do agree with Saby that assault rifles are unnecessary, and that we should have some restrictions on gun ownership. I wouldn't wear one for protection--I'm pretty sure a gun in the hands of someone untrained is not really a safe prospect, and I'm not really willing to pursue training in that vein to protect myself. I'd be more interested in learning a martial art.