I guess my major beef with Democrats is gun laws. I am an avid hunter and have been since I was old enough to go. I'm the type of hunter that is not concerned with the kill, like many trophy hunters of today. I tended to archery more so than guns, but the laws trickle down to affect everything. My archery hunting (de)evolved into making and using my own osage cherokee style bows and cane arrows. It really doesn't get any more basic or difficult than that unless you're using a spear. But archery let me into the woods, alone, to enjoy the peace and solitude of it all. Many, many times I just left my gear in the vehicle to enjoy the quiet. I do still hunt with a rifle on occasion, and birdhunt on the family property a couple times a year, but archery is one of my passions--and I miss just the target shooting terribly since moving to TX.

On the Dem. positive side there is the item of freedom of speech. One I believe strongly in. I am not of the mind that the world should be so PC that people are afraid to do and say things for fear of offending someone else. People need to buck up and learn to deal with thier problems and differences. Sometimes some of those freedoms conflict with my religious beliefs, but each of us have the choice to believe or not.

I'm not a dedicated follower of politics like I should be, and really don't keep up with most things going on from day to day, so my version my be a little off.

You know it's funny about your solitude statement. I had an uncle who went hunting with the family for 20 yrs. Never took a deer. Once I was in the blind with him and my dad and a deer came by; my dad says; "George; that ones yours", he shakes his head,"You take it", to me.
He hunted all his life and never shot anything; he just liked being in the woods.

I believe in gun control; because no one is going to take away your 30-06/30-30 or any other legitimate hunting weapon. The availability of handguns is absurd on any level and don't even mention semi-automatic weapons. Thats nuts.
Bows are o'kay though; I never hear of people getting killed by a bow.

I think politics is easy; look at the guy; see what he does not what he says and that pretty much sew's it up.

Every president since Goerge Washington had a little something on the side. Even Eike had a mistress. I don't blame a man for being a man; but yes; he could have made a better choice. Geez; thats all you get for being president?

I agree with you on the handguns. They are too easy to get. I don't own one and never have, but I do enjoy target shooting with them on occasion. The only rifle I own that is remotely high power is an SKS that my brother got me years ago for some reason or another. It's a POS rifle for hunting, except maybe coyotes. Of course it's semi-auto, but if you try to shoot fast with it it jams up anyway. I can shoot more accurately and quicker with a bolt action than that thing. If I'm hunting I want accuracy above all else, and that excludes most semi-autos except maybe the Browning's.

Several people are killed with bows each year, due to complete stupidity by their owners. And it's usually a family member or friend that gets killed. ALWAYS, ALWAYS be able to CLEARLY IDENTIFY what your are shooting at! NEVER, NEVER shoot at movement! STUPID!!

I've always considered my home defense weapon a bow. Very quiet, quick to the ready, and far less messy. Besides, imagine the shock factor for the intruder.

Yeah, Clinton got gipped ont hat one.

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