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I got my first gun when I was about 14 years old. It was a bolt-action 4-10 gauge shotgun that my father gave me and taught me to shoot. I hunted rabbits and squirrels. Eventually I moved up to a 16-gauge double barrel Stevens to hunt pheasants which I still have to this day.<\/p>\n

Back then, the NRA was a hunter\/gun safety organization, and there were no semi-automatic assault-style guns available. The Second Amendment was just the second amendment and did not occupy the perverted role that it plays today in our culture.<\/p>\n

My question is, \u201cwhat happened?\u201d Why do we have so many mass shootings and atrocities committed with guns today? What has changed? What can we do about it? For most of my life I would never have imagined that someone would come into a school or another public place and start shooting.<\/p>\n

I have more guns now. In addition to my old double-barrel, I have a revolver which I load with birdshot to shoot poisonous snakes. It\u2019s handy and convenient; I also use it to shoot flying squirrels that get in the attic of the old cabin and an occasional bat that makes it way inside. For several years I had a Ruger .270 bolt-action rifle for deer hunting and, if lucky, put enough venison in the freezer for the year.<\/p>\n

I know guns. What I don\u2019t know is what has happened to us that has led to this \u201cgun carnage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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