We Still Are The People

A couple of months ago, I bought my first pistol for home defense. This is not my first firearm, as I have my hunting rifle as well, but I wanted access to something that would not be so cumbersome to retrieve in the middle of the night. As our neighborhood has slowly degraded during the past 5 years, with our convenience store robbed at gun-point less than ¼ mile from our house 3 times in the past year, and the fact that I have a young daughter to protect, I decided to buy a gun.

I am a conscience individual with a tremendous amount of respect for firearms and their deadly power. I have made steps to insure my family’s safety by pursuing training with my firearm, and my daughter will not have access to the gun at any time. I have further plans to ensure the gun’s safety from my daughter, and will be taking my wife to the gun range so that she can train with the weapon as well, assuring her comfort with safe handling of it.

My main purpose for this blog post is to celebrate our rights as American citizens. We have a wonderful country that affords us freedoms not found around the world. As the US Supreme court ruled in favor of the rights of gun ownership for private citizens this past week, I write this in support of our US Constitution and the freedoms afforded in it.

As we get closer to our Independence Day, I hope that we will all reflect on the rights we have been given. The men and women, who sacrificed with their blood, present to us a nation of freedom and possibility for generations to come. It is with gratitude that I thank our men and women in the armed services at home and abroad. I give you my support and prayers during this time of war, and during our times of peace.

I hope that during this Fourth of July, celebrating our independence that you will spend some time to focus on what the day truly means. It is not just an excuse to have a day off, or a barbecue, or to watch the spectacular fireworks, but the greater purpose is to honor the founders of our nation, and the backs of our service men and women that this country is built upon.