Oh no, Tomtom and Kat. I do not own a gun because of fear. It's a practical matter of preparedness. Looking at what can and does happen in today's society with people being attacked in their own homes, we have taken a precaution by having guns in the house.

I never think about them. I never think about being attacked. I don't fear attack. I am prepared as best I can be to defend my family against whatever. Our guns are LOCKED UP, even thought they are in the ready position (cocked and locked).

It's no different to me than seeing the clouds gathering on the horizon, and grabbing an umbrella before I go out just in case it rains. Likewise, even though I own an umbrella, I don't fear getting rained upon.

Alex, the best way to avoid these threads is to not open them up. But you are drawn to them anyway. Why? You said, " I reiterate my statements that this should be a sharing site for folk music enthusiasts", yet you yourself join in the reading and posting to the non-music threads. Why? Don't you think that avoiding them might be more consistant with what you believe ought to be going on here? Just curious.

Margarita