Y2W47 Day 6

AM:
20 min walking at 5% incline
15 min elliptical machine
15 min bike

Today I went to the gun show in the Dulles Expo Center. The place was packed and it took me 40 minutes to wait in line to get in.

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I was able to pick up some target ammo for my next range trip which was great. There are a lot of emotions running high due to some of the tragic events that have occurred. I and many other Americans are good citizens that could be affected but some bans that are being discussed. I served in the military, I have owned a gun for over 10 years and train regularly multiple times a year and am responsible for my and my wife’s safety. Many people are feeling like only the police should have guns and that is not a good thing for Americans. The police get involved with bad people AFTER a crime has been committed. It is there job to investigate and catch the those responsible. The problem is Americans have to be victims first. For many gun ownership gives Americans an option to protect themselves when bad people try to do bad things to them. A gun is a tool, nothing more. Criminals use knives, bats, pipes, bare hands, and other bad things to hurt people. Criminals already break the law in committing crimes. Ban all or some guns takes guns out of the hands of those that might need them most…honest, law abiding Americans. Drugs are illegal and can be found in any city or town. Drugs kill so many people of all ages daily, but there is not the same uproar as there is in the gun control topic. Drunk driving as well as texting/using a cell phone while driving kills many people daily as well and is not seen as a hot topic like gun control. You never hear anyone speaking out on banning cigarettes, cars or cell phones after a tragedy even though more die daily from these than guns. Don’t punish those of good guys because of the actions of a few nutjobs. And another thing to ponder when folks talk about only cops should have guns… Cops are regular men and women just like us. They get training (just like we can and do train), and there are good cops, bad cops and average cops, just like the rest of the population. If they can train and be responsible, so can we. Please don’t ban guns and punish the majority of American gun owners.

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