I own many guns. I enjoy shooting sports like skeet and trap, I also like target shooting. I was raised around hunting, shooting sports and fishing. I had my first gun at the age of 12. In my humble opinion a gun is a lot like a tool, it can be used correctly and responsibly or it can be grossly misused, usually with tragic results. I have no problem with background checks and keeping weapons out of the hands of known criminals. I was trained how to handle and operate guns safely and responsibly. People who commit acts of violence using a gun are the real problem, not the gun itself. Most who commit these acts are either mentally challenged or completely deranged. Blaming the gun is a lot like blaming the match for the forest fire. What puzzles me are those who want to take away all the guns, this is an impossibility, the law abiding citizens have a right to own and carry a firearm if they have the appropriate training and paperwork. Both my wife and myself have concealed carry permits. My wife carries a small caliber .380 in her purse and I am certain she is capable of using it should the situation arise. I rarely carry a firearm as I do not feel the need to arm myself all the time. It is however reassuring to know we have firearms in my home. You may call me a gun nut but I see it quite differently. I have had the privilege to enjoy hunting most of my life, I always eat what I kill and I buy my hunting licence and obey the rules. Guns have been around a very long time, politicians and many on the far far left want guns confiscated. This will never happen as the people who obey the law and enjoy their firearms will never allow that to happen. The solution to the gun problem is very simple, we need to keep guns out of the hands of those who are mentally unstable and those who are criminals, this of course is a lot easier said than done.