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发帖数: 10345 | 1 (CNN) -- I am the mother of three amazing children. Before having children,
I was a firm believer that guns were dangerous. But I did nothing to educate
myself about guns or gun safety. I feared the unknown and the danger guns
seemed to possess.
But after 10 years, I now have a gun in my home. Listening to President
Obama's news conference on Thursday marking 100 days after Sandy Hook, and
the whole gun control debate, prompted me to get my viewpoint across.
I married a U.S. Marine. He of course was a firm believer in his right to
bear arms. This posed no issue until our son was born. I was adamant that no
gun be allowed in our home, while he felt quite the opposite. We agreed on
one gun locked in a safe, and his other hunting guns were stored at his
parents.'
Slowly over the years, I became more and more fearful of being home alone on
the nights he worked, especially after I had children. We were living in
Maryland on a farm in the middle of nowhere. One night, I got a call from my
husband telling me to lock all doors and windows as he had just spoken with
a sheriff down the road who was looking for an escaped convict.
I was terrified.
We had that one gun, but I had no idea how to use it. That changed very
quickly over the following weeks, as we went out for target practice. I
learned how to shoot and for the first time in years, I slept well. I
finally felt safe at night.
Over the 11 years of our marriage, I slowly learned about guns. I began to
accept that the gun itself posed no danger -- any danger was in the hand and
heart of the beholder. I learned there were safe ways to teach your
children about guns. Guns were a tool like any tool; they have multiple
purposes and uses. I learned more about our Constitution and our rights as U
. S. citizens. I learned I had nothing to fear and a lot to gain from owning
a gun. |
