TheOtherOne
Member
Even though my dad was a hunter and use to keep the few rifles he had in our house, my mom has never liked guns. She said she's only shot a rifle once and she'll never do it again. She definitely doesn't like that I'm so into them. Anytime I'm watching the news with her around and there's a clip about someone being shot and killed, she will always say "See, that's why I don't like guns".
Anyways, today I had got the NRA magazine in the mail and I was looking through it and my mom was in the room and we got to talking/arguing about guns. But the timing couldn't of been more perfect because she had the TV on in the background and it was on the local PBS station. They were playing a speech from the president of the Mormon church. It was from earlier this year because he was talking about the war in Iraq. Basically he was saying things like peace is good but we have a sacred obligation to fight for our family and for liberty and against tyranny and evil. And then he said, "pray for those who are called upon to bear arms". Right then I looked at my mom and just smiled. Now, my mom being a devout Mormon, couldn't dispute what she had just heard. It was great! She finally said something like, "I know they are necessary sometimes, but they just scare me." It wasn't the perfect admission from her, but a huge step in the right direction and it made my day.
Anyways, today I had got the NRA magazine in the mail and I was looking through it and my mom was in the room and we got to talking/arguing about guns. But the timing couldn't of been more perfect because she had the TV on in the background and it was on the local PBS station. They were playing a speech from the president of the Mormon church. It was from earlier this year because he was talking about the war in Iraq. Basically he was saying things like peace is good but we have a sacred obligation to fight for our family and for liberty and against tyranny and evil. And then he said, "pray for those who are called upon to bear arms". Right then I looked at my mom and just smiled. Now, my mom being a devout Mormon, couldn't dispute what she had just heard. It was great! She finally said something like, "I know they are necessary sometimes, but they just scare me." It wasn't the perfect admission from her, but a huge step in the right direction and it made my day.