Bang, Bang.

Spent my first day out at the Austin Rifle Club on Super Tuesday. Its a semi-private gun club with 27 acres of land and 6 different ranges for all types of firearms. Ced, Alex, and I set up shop at the far right end of the range away from the hand full of people that were also there. One of the best things about ARC is that during the week and certainly in the morning there aren't a whole lot of people there. After a rough encounter with some yahoo in the sign up shack, AO was ready to throw some bows, we set up my target thrower and started some skeet practice. If you have never tried skeet/trap shooting it is a blast. Pun intended. After running through a box of targets, we did some pistols shooting from 3 and 7 yards. Ced's skills were impressive at both distances. Mine however ever not so good. The first 5 shots from 7 yards left the target blank. I don't think I was gripping the gun tight enough, because just a month ago I had a perfect score from 3, 7, and 15  yards to obtain my concealed permit. More practice to come..... The last was AO's 30.06 rifle. That thing packs a mean punch. It really jerks you back in your seat, however I was able to hit a bulls eye from 50 yards. Toot- toot.

There's a lot of talk about with President Obama in office, guns laws are going to tighten. I am a member of the NRA and believe that there should be some gun regulation. Most people would be shocked to know that if you go to a gun show (every city has them regularly) you can purchase a gun from someone walking around the show (not a dealer). And yes private citizens do walk around gun shows with duffel bags of guns looking for buyers. Here's the kicker- during a private sale from one person to another, there is NO background check required! I think that's ridiculous. When we were driving out to ARC we of course were talking politics and I asked "do you think there should be a limit on how many guns and ammo one person can own?" The response was "No, well how many are we talking about?" and I said "500 guns and 10,000 rounds of ammo". The response was "well yeah, who needs that much?" EXACTLY. There has to be a line between responsible gun ownership and "the stock piling of arms". 

I personally do not think that the right to own a gun will ever be taken away, and that's one reason I am a member of the NRA. However, I do feel that there is a middle ground between responsible gun ownership and federal regulation. Now if Obama does pass laws banning the sale of certain types of guns, you can get that my gun collection is going to go up right before the laws are passed. Maybe I'll get that AK-47 I've been wanting for Christmas!