Guns in Hawaii

[DickWilson]

Contrary to your opinion Glen, I in fact did grow up in just the situation I described. I got my first gun a Red Ryder Daisy BB gun when I was 5. I carried it hunting with my father, both grandfathers and more uncles than I can recall. I was expected to treat that BB gun the same as any firearm and was disciplined for any safety infraction. I know for a fact that my father could not have found the key to our home if he had to. Firearms do in fact mix with America and have since the days of the pilgrims. They work in Hawaii also, there are thousands of responsible gun owners in this state who have jumped through all the hoops and use their firearms in a responsible manner. And the Brady people make no bones about the fact that their ultimate goal is to make firearms unavailable. My boys and now my grandchildren are hunters and there is no reason they should be denied that pass-time because there are criminals in the world. We can argue over what has caused the deterioration of American culture, and just from reading your post I rather strongly suspect that your idea of a slight inconvenience and mine will never be on the same page. I don't think being taught to use a firearm made us any safer from the criminal element. But I know for a fact that the criminal justice system dealt swiftly with those who needed it. No one sat on death row for decades while he diddled the system.

dick wilson
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