To show your friends who think they are safe carrying a gun.

[Honeycombe8]

10. People who are unfamiliar or uncomfortable w/using guns...

probably shouldn't be carrying.

I was born and raised in the deep south. Guns are really no problem, when owned & handled & carried by people who are used to them. It's like driving in rain. Being raised in a heavy rain area, I respect flooded streets and know when not to attempt to cross.

I've had a gun most of my adult life. I know how to use it. I wouldn't want to travel in my car w/o it. It's the only thing standing between me and a thug. For a woman, it's a pretty good leveler of power. I've pulled my gun in my house during an attempted break-in. I also think women should have a gun for protection (unless there are small kids in the house). But they need to learn how to shoot it, buy ammo for it. Go the shooting range once or twice a year to brush up on skills. (Be sure to wear those big ear protections UNDERNEATH your hair, as well as eye protection.)

I'm not a gun nut, by any means. But they serve a purpose for the more vulnerable in a crime-infested world.

I've known a lot of people w/guns. I know only of one stupid incident...where a young man about 19 was showing off to his friends & pulling his gun out of the glove compartment of his car and shot himself in his hand. Stupid.