Today's Daily News cover for 3rd anniversary of Newtown CT shooting

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122. You're easily amused.

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Guns are not meant for that: they are meant for killing.

None of my guns are meant for that. You may have trouble understanding it, but it's true.

My husband was an occasional duck hunter for many years. He still has a shotgun. And yes, he's an older
white male.

So by your prior logic, his opinions too should be discredited because he's soon to be in the minority? Right?

But he would also tell you he has no need for a pistol or an assault rifle.

He's perfectly free not to own one, then -- but not to make that determination for someone else. In any case, "need" is irrelevant in a discussion of rights. After all, no one "needs" to vote, right? Many people live happily their entire lives without ever doing it.

He's also a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst and can tell you that there are a LOT of people in this country who should not have access to firearms.

If you mean people who have been adjudicated to be a danger to themselves or others, then I wholeheartedly agree. That's what you meant, right? Otherwise you're suggesting that your husband's profession qualifies him to deny rights to those he disagrees with politically, and that's some pretty dangerous ground.