WHY I SHOOT - A QUESTION ASKED
October 17th, 2008 by Syd
From Brigid at Home on the Range:
…The Founding Fathers affirmed us that right, one over our own bodies and minds. But with the right comes obligation. Our country was not founded on the principal that government would take care of our every need, including protecting us at every instance. To have the law enforcement power to achieve that alludes to an Orwellian world I would not wish to live in. I carry because I am empowered with not just the right, but the duty to take care of myself. I am sovereign in my protection of myself, charged with that moral duty and supported by the Second Amendment and the steady hand that holds the grip. It is a decision that I alone make, to carry responsibly, to be proficient, to be sure. I can no more imagine giving that up, than the sibilant intake of breath as I squeeze the trigger…