Guns! Guns! Guns!

I really enjoyed class today.  I was a little scared when I found out the subject matter for this reading.  I felt like we were able to have the most logical and cool headed discussion on firearms I've ever been apart of. I applaud the class for letting everyone speak their minds without allowing emotions to get in the way. No one cried. No one yelled. It was a nice change. I'm used to these discussions being very uncomfortable, but perhaps thats just my family. My mother is extremely anti-gun. Whenever we end up on the subject she simply tells an anecdote of a friend whose son was accidentally shot while helping a relative clean his gun, and then refuses to hear anything else on the subject. It gets even worse when my grandmother is in the room, who simply starts to cry about how horrible it is that we are allowed to own anything other than "hunting guns" as she calls them. I fail to see the logic in either of these arguments. Had the child, or the relative been responsible with the gun in question, no one would have had to die and as far as I'm concerned it's just as easy to take a human life with a "hunting gun" than with any other type of firearm (unless said firearm has a chainsaw on the end, then it may be a bit easier). So, thank you guys for keeping cool heads and staying logical!