Right or Privilege? – Searching for Smarter Gun Control

Gun control is a touchy subject. Weapons in the United States are here to stay.  I love to target shoot, with the smell of the gunpowder, the fun in zeroing in on the bull’s eye, and the crack in the air when I pull the trigger.  There’s also something very powerful about a gun and I dig controlling that power.  I would say it’s a “guy thing,” but the increasing number of women weapon owners could dispel that notion. Unfortunately, guns also kill people.  In fact, they were originally designed as a weapon specifically to kill humans.  Yes, there IS hunting, but …

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Here is a bit of video from one of our most recent prenatal appointments.  If you look closely you can see the little bugger jumping around in there. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoPI8sLJuNs] Cognitively I understand there is a human being growing inside my wife and even though I’ve been through it before it’s still a bit hard to comprehend what’s actually coming.  This is a human I’ve yet to meet, but will eventually be one of my best friends. The memories I have of my son Alex being a baby seem so distant and yet I can get back to that place in …