I was recently in one of those 'gun debates' at a family gathering. Add that conversation topic to that of religion and politics as topics, which should not be publicly aired. Those three topics: religion, politics and gun ownership are issues with profound misconceptions about other views laced with one's ethnocentric beliefs and intolerance.
When the second amendment was scribbled into the United States Constitution, we countrymen owned muskets and yet today, some argue the right to own assault weapons. This represents a growing number of people left behind in the American formal educational process.
One family member told of a gun debate issued resolved between he and his wife. It appears she is fearful of a loaded gun in the home. However, he wants the perceived gun protection assurance. They have compromised. He keeps the gun in the master bedroom but it is empty. The bullets are kept downstairs in a kitchen cabinet.
If you give thought to this arrangement it becomes clear how truly frightening it is living in America and even more scary being a member of my family. Now look, many family members read my daily blog. I need not disclose which side of our family-hodgepodge this debate involves. In fact, I will never mention if it's the 'good guts' or 'bad guys.'
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