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This particular ‘gun fear’, out of many, is far more subtle than the rest, and more pervasive as well. There is a bedrock cultural message that civilized good, honest, hard-working people, and especially with women, are supposed to be caring, nurturing and (above all else) non-violent…and that gun ownership negates all of the above. People who discover that you own a firearm or are thinking of buying one will subtly (or not-so-subtly) indicate that this says something bad about your moral fiber. That, perhaps, you aren’t the nice person they thought you were.

For the record, loudly enough so ‘they’ in the cheap suits and seats can hear, I state: There is no conflict between firearms ownership and being a caring, nurturing, non-violent person. Firearms cannot supernaturally possess you and turn you into a different woman than you were before. In fact, gun ownership can and will bolster your ability to be a caring, nurturing, nonviolent person by helping keep you alive if you are ever forced to defend your life.

Whether or not to own a gun, what kind of gun, where you’ll keep it, and when you’ll carry it, are all matters of personal choice. It can also be assured that people are perfectly capable of handling firearm safely and effectively, no matter what ‘they’ say, and especially with the training and mindset. PERIOD!