"Happiness is a worn gun:my concealed weapon and me" is an article by one Dan Baum that appears in the August 2010 edition of Harper's Magazine.
Mr. Baum admits to being a "liberal" (his word), but is also a hunter and has enjoyed shooting since he was a kid. He decided to get a concealed weapon permit to see what it was all about and as a subject to write about. All in all, I think he takes a pretty even approach to the subject of concealed carry and firearms. In the radio interview, he was very good at poking holes in the usual gun control arguments that were presented by callers. Some of you may not like his tone, but still it's not the typical article that you would find in a magazine like Harpers.
http://tiny.cc/0f5bm
This is an article (from an NPR broadcast) about gun ownership and concealed carry from what most of us would call a very left wing source.
I found the article very interesting and surprisingly fair.
While the author doesn't pretend or want to be a high speed, low drag operator, he does point out a clear view of both sides of the current gun issues.
It's ten pages long, but a very good read. If this is the feelings of the left about gun ownership... I think we are making great progress.
Please don't reply by telling me how much NPR sucks if you haven't read the article.
Check it out.... it's pretty good.
Mr. Baum admits to being a "liberal" (his word), but is also a hunter and has enjoyed shooting since he was a kid. He decided to get a concealed weapon permit to see what it was all about and as a subject to write about. All in all, I think he takes a pretty even approach to the subject of concealed carry and firearms. In the radio interview, he was very good at poking holes in the usual gun control arguments that were presented by callers. Some of you may not like his tone, but still it's not the typical article that you would find in a magazine like Harpers.
http://tiny.cc/0f5bm
This is an article (from an NPR broadcast) about gun ownership and concealed carry from what most of us would call a very left wing source.
I found the article very interesting and surprisingly fair.
While the author doesn't pretend or want to be a high speed, low drag operator, he does point out a clear view of both sides of the current gun issues.
It's ten pages long, but a very good read. If this is the feelings of the left about gun ownership... I think we are making great progress.
Please don't reply by telling me how much NPR sucks if you haven't read the article.
Check it out.... it's pretty good.