Gun Control

There's a great bumper sticker that reads, "Gun Control Means Using Both Hands". If I didn't live in the most PC town in North America, I'd likely have one.

Got out with a friend last night to shoot a round of sporting clays, followed by a little time on the rifle range. A beautiful Michigan evening with unseasonably warm temps. We both shot well. In brief, the perfect mid-week refresher. Afterward we were talking and both agreed that it seems like the biggest anti-gun advocates have never shot one.

This was supported a couple of weeks back when a local radio talk show host was sharing his first experience at a charity clays shoot. He was shocked by how much he enjoyed it. One of his co-hosts mentioned that she'd recently had the opportunity to visit a range to shoot handguns and she too was shocked by how much she liked it.

A gun is an inanimate object. On its own, it isn't inherently evil. But people can use it to do harm. They can also use a knife, a tire iron, or a toaster. Last I checked there was not a big push to ban toasters. As an aside, the idea of a Concealed Toaster Permit is pretty funny ... to me anyway...

So, if you're one of those folks pressing to take away my Second Ammendment rights, maybe you ought to try it before you knock it. You might just find out it that if done with care, responsibility, and a priority on safety, shooting can be a lot of fun.

-Sean-