Gun Control

So, in the news these days…I’ve been trying to avoid the news. Every one of the news outlets has an agenda. And the hot button topic? Gun control. Well, I have an opinion too. I don’t get to talk about though…I work for and in a government building and typically, we don’t talk politics. God forbid should someone overhear you and be offended by your opinion. I don’t talk about it at home. If you know my conservative other half, you know why. So today I’m going to use my own blog to express my own opinion on gun control.


I am a gun owner. Actually, we have 2 guns. I am a licensed gun owner. I know how to load a gun. I know how to shoot a gun. I know how to set the safety and take it off. I know how to aim. I took a practical, hands on course. Inside our home, our guns are loaded and ready to shoot.

That being said, I don’t care if they ban assault rifles. First, I don’t think it will do much good but second, why the hell do you want one? Assault rifles were only meant for one thing. Also, I don’t care if a clip can only hold 10 rounds. If you can’t shoot somebody with 10 tries, you better go back to the range. My husband thinks we need more guns. You know, for that secret militia that’s forming down the street and is going to bust down our door at any second. Sure, it could happen. Do I think it will? No. But I don’t want the government breathing down my neck if I want to buy 20 boxes of ammo because I’ve decided to become a competitive marksman and I need to practice.

I don’t like the whole mental health monitoring thing. Obviously a person’s mental health is an issue but really, who is going to decide if you’re dangerous? It seems kind of subjective to me. And if your shrink thinks you’re that dangerous, then they better find a family member to sign off on your extended vacation in the loony bin.

I’m not convinced that we have a dangerous “gun culture” in this country. Personally, I think we have a culture of apathy and complacency. And pop culture rules it all.

I’m OK with mandatory background checks and closing the gun show loophole. I thought there were mandatory background checks! Oh, and just a side note but why are the gun laws so different for every state? Funny how each state has power over some things and not others.

What I do feel strongly about is enforcing the laws we have. I’m even OK with stiffer penalties, as long as they’re enforced. Really, use a gun, go to jail, period. Not for a week or a month either. I don’t care if it’s your first offense or if you don’t have a prior history of violence, etc. Use a gun, go to jail, period.

The other thing I feel strongly about is the media attention and their culpability. Why doesn’t anybody hold THEM accountable? For the first 3 to 4 hours of the Sandy Hook tragedy, the media got very few things right. In the aftermath, why hasn’t anybody stepped up to sue them for harassment or bullying? Why is it so important for them to show us the grief and sorrow of those people affected? Are ratings that important? Above accuracy or even compassion and human decency?

Whew! Finally I got to say what I wanted  :-)