Via Breda, a producer for a radio law show is learning about guns. Nice article, and has a very positive tone to it. I also love the fact that the producer wants to face her fear: “I don’t have a direct relationship with guns, and I think that’s one of the reasons I’m afraid of them. And it’s one of the reasons I want to learn more about it.”
If only more people were like her. But I do have to highlight one quote and respond to it: “She said she’s not necessarily scared of using guns, just scared of the power they have and how she would react to them.”
1) The converse of power is responsibility. Hence the four rules and the laws governing concealed carry. You’ve been given power, and you have to accept the resposibility that goes with it.
2) Everybody reacts to guns. Physically, even expert shooters blink and twitch during shooting. Emotionally, we all respond. Gun control advocates respond with anger and fear, and those inside the gun community react with more positive emotions. Yes, they’re machines, but who doesn’t ooh and aah over a ’65 Mustang, or a fully restored P-47… or a pre-war Hi-Power?
