Thank you, and I'm sorry to have gone on so long about it, but I guess it rubbed me wrongly to have it said that stating a fact is bragging, and that owning a firearm means that you promote violence. I'm about as nonviolent as it gets, and so is everyone I know, who owns firearms. Some are like me, who have witnessed violence firsthand, and now know the ugly reality that it can happen to anyone. Most are like Bearclaw...people who don't want to be like me, and are smart enough to learn from the situations of others.
LJ Wrote:
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> BBird0701 Wrote:
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> They are, first and foremost, a tool, to me.
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> This ^
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> > I won't make that mistake again.
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> Thank goodness you not only lived to
> tell about it but also seem to have come out of it
> as a very strong, determined person. There is
> nothing wrong, IMO, with preparing for
> self-preservation. It doesn't make you a violent
> person - though your experience could have if you
> had let it.
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