As fir defending myself, I ain't got the kinda neigbors that I'm all that concerned about but ever since I ran into mama bear while huntin' mushrooms I carry my .410/.22 over under with me when I go into the woods... Not that it a sure thing that that little rifle would save me froma pissed off bear but it beat a blank... lol...

As for the loophole that allows gun buyers to escape background checks at gun shows this is an area where we can tighten up "gun control" without infringing of law abiding citizens from purchasing and owning guns... Of course, the NRA will pitch a fit and try to make it sound as if background checks and banning are one of the same but that's just the way the NRA is been for some time...

Speaking of which, I know I have mentioned that I used to be a crd carrying NRA member and involved in a shoot club but that was a long, long time ago when there were never any politics discussed... Just gun safety... And shootin'... An' going to meets an' having fun...

Too bad that the NRA decided that it would rather be into politics instead of being a non-poilitical organization... The NRA misssed their calling because the NRA that I knew would have been all over being an organization where folks would be referred to take their gun safety courses that one day will be required to own, at the very least, a handgun... They could have been the good guys... Just like when I was a member...

But somewhere along the way soemthing went very wrong with the NRA and that is too bad for everyone... Especially in the times we are going thru when gun safety is hardly discussed... All we hear from the NRA is that the "liberals want to take your guns away"???

Must be some money ionvolved... Seems that is what motivates people these days...

B~