Comments on: Bravo Mayor Bloomberg: Taking on Gun Control Lobby http://annecarolinedrake.com/2009/08/09/bravo-mayor-bloomberg-taking-on-gun-control-lobby/ Navigating Uncharted Waters Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:50:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Anne Caroline Drake http://annecarolinedrake.com/2009/08/09/bravo-mayor-bloomberg-taking-on-gun-control-lobby/#comment-382 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:05:19 +0000 http://annecarolinedrake.com/?p=1236#comment-382

for MOST people, hunting has very little to do with killing. It’s actually all about the preparation and the journey with its challenges and inherent dangers. Hunting is rather primal, and frankly, much like SEX in the sense that often, things get rather anti-climatic once you pull the trigger.

Thank you for your thoughtful and respectful comments, DustyBee. Quite frankly, if I lived in Alaska, I think I’d probably want a gun for protection too. . .probably why I live in the lower 48. . .I’d probably have a coronary if I ever actually confronted a bear. =:0

The comment I quoted above intrigues me greatly. OK, my eyeballs almost fell out at the significance ~ especially given what this blog is all about ~ preventing violence against women and children. If you wouldn’t mind expanding on that thought, I think it might enlighten a whole lot of folks.

Are you saying, for example, that George Sodini ~ when he shot up that LA Fitness Center aerobics class ~ might have been getting the jollies he couldn’t get between the sheets by spraying bullets at the women??? Um. . .how do I say this G-rated? Is pulling the trigger on a gun a better thrill for a man than um. . .pulling the “trigger” in a lonely room?

]]> By: dustybee http://annecarolinedrake.com/2009/08/09/bravo-mayor-bloomberg-taking-on-gun-control-lobby/#comment-381 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:11:11 +0000 http://annecarolinedrake.com/?p=1236#comment-381 I generally hesitate to say too much on this issue, however, seeing as you and I share the dark experience of having weapons pointed at our heads, I cannot resist.
A few things: First, I am so glad that your mayor is taking on this issue. It is important because NY is densely populated. It would be a ludicrous proposition for ANY American politician to hope to eradicate ALL guns, so it is wise of him to quantify his intent. Bottom line is that guns have been and always will be our Constitutional Right as Americans and regardless of how reckless some gun-owners are, unless our Constitution changes, THIS FACT (the right to bear arms) WILL NEVER CHANGE!

Second: I reacted to my own gun fears by learning all about proper weapon safety, shooting skills and, as a fierce young Alaskan woman, I honed my hunting and wilderness safety skills. I have had a few close bear encounters and always felt safer with a gun! Furthermore, for MOST people, hunting has very little to do with killing. It’s actually all about the preparation and the journey with its challenges and inherent dangers. Hunting is rather primal, and frankly, much like SEX in the sense that often, things get rather anti-climatic once you pull the trigger.
And so my friend, out of respect for the many people whose lives have been forever changed by gun violence, I commend your article and I commend your Mayor for taking a stance. On the same token, I believe very strongly in the second amendment and suspect that EDUCATION is the key to proper gun safety.
I know that my view is controversial, and think you should know that I attended last years’(September)NRA Banquet here in Alaska wearing a homemade t-shirt that proclaimed: “I’m a Pistol Packin’ Lipstick Wearin’ OBAMA Babe.”
Keep writing and keep questioning everything. You are so important to the process of being an American, a Woman, and a righteous blogger-babe. I heart ye Anne!

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