And you are saying, then, that you were a danger to children while you were target shooting? You are saying that you are so unstable that you might kill someone? Or is it just others? Or is it even a small percentage? How would stopping you from learning to be responsible with firearms have made you a better person?

I might disagree with much of what you say, dianavan, but one thing is clear. You are a stable, interested person. The time you spent with weapons certainly didn't harm you. And no one's rights, children or otherwise, was threatened by you or your relatives enjoyment of those weapons. That is the case with such a huge percentage of legal handgun owners that it is clear that the criminals are the ones you should be venting on.

Your statement was a gratuitous assertion. If even one example exists contrary to your assertion, then it is wrong, gratuitous, and can be just as gratuitously denied. I know many folks that own handguns, enjoy them, and are not driven by fear or lacking in a sense of power. I am one of those. My defense of this issue stems from attacking an anti intellectual, emotion driven argument that won't resolve the problem that you want to resolve. You, along with the other anti gun folks, have never addressed what it is you hope to achieve by taking handguns, legally obtained and used, away from those who responsibly own them. Instead you throw out this stuff.

I expect better.

Mick