Guy Writes To Advice Columnist About Lawfully-Armed Daughter

By Tom Knighton

Somewhere along the way, the people of this great nation lost their way, especially when it comes to the subject of guns.

It’s not surprising, unfortunately. The media has been on a constant blitz about the evils of firearms. Politicians have spouted nonsense about how dangerous guns are and everything. Our entertainment has portrayed the law-abiding gun-owning citizen as either a wannabe Rambo or a complete fool if they bother to acknowledge we exist at all.

It’s created an environment where grown adults don’t know how to deal with the idea that some people may own guns. It’s bad enough that a man recently wrote to an advice columnist because his daughter lawfully owns a handgun.

Yes, seriously.

Buckle up, because I feel a fisk coming on.

Dear Amy: This week I discovered that my intelligent, hard-working, responsible 24-year-old daughter (who lives with me) is a gun owner! And it’s not a normal gun either — it is a 40 caliber semi-automatic, and she has hollow point bullets to go with it.

A sensible choice for anyone who doesn’t wet themselves over the idea of a private citizen owning a gun.

I mean, I’m not a fan of .40 caliber myself, but a lot …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms