A (DU) minority view on guns.

[Skidmore]

27. The only appropriate use for some of these guns is to kill as many people as possible and as quickly

as possible. They are instruments of war and not intended for hunting game. People who live with peaceful intent within their communities usually do not feel compelled to keep such weapons. In this household we choose not to live in perpetual suspicion and fear of the members of our community. We do not own guns.

In my view, the very presence of a gun implies a threat to everyone in its vicinity. The whole purpose of a gun is to intimidate those who do not have them. I really hate these conceal carry laws and believe that they create a dynamic that makes it difficult for people to walk safely in their communities. Guns do not make people safer. They make people dead.

As for rights and responsibilities, we also have the right to live without fear of those who would pack weapons.