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Guns and Love: Keeping The Debate Focused

***If the discussion of guns is a sensitive subject for you, please skip to the bolded portions of the text as I’ve tried to make that the heart of what I’m trying to offer.***

When the shooting at Sandy Hook, Connecticut happened in December it had an impact on me and caused me to think a lot about my stance and opinion on guns.  It also motivated me to write a bit about my feelings and frustrations.  Since then I’ve seen a lot of debates in the news, seen the firearms legislation proposed by the President, watched Piers Morgan with wonder, and purposely avoided engaging in Facebook discussions on the subject.

I know that there are extremely passionate arguments on both sides of this issue and I recognize there are many people who have been positively and negatively impacted by guns in ...

Sandy Hook Shooting: A Call For Love

This past Friday, 14 Dec 2012, I found myself gripping a small TV.  I was anxiously hoping for information explaining why a man walked into an Elementary School in Sandy Hook, Connecticut and shot and killed 20 children and 7 adults.  The Sandy Hook shooting had me quickly thinking about my daughter.  My work schedule allowed me the rare chance to drive her to her Elementary School that morning.  I bundled her up in her coat and over sized backpack, let her happily climb into my truck, we made jokes with each other as I drove her to school, and then I kissed her and told her I love her as I watched her skip into her school...