[Condor 63]

I support Webb's position on gun ownership, but fault him for two reasons. First, reports say the gun was loaded. The NRA's gun safety brochure clearly states that your weapon should always be unloaded until you are ready to use it. Carrying a loaded weapon in a packed bag is asking for trouble, and Webb should know better.

More seriously, his actions give support to the enemies of the Second Amendment. The common argument against allowing citizens to own guns is that people can't be trusted to handle them properly and to behave responsibly.

Ditto and double ditto.

Maybe my head has been in the sand, but that is the first time I've heard the gun was loaded. Not smart.

I'm a gun owner. Safety is job #1.

[conserveababe]

How do we know Webb supports the right of the "little people" to carry guns, just because he carries one himself? Dianne Feinstein also had a gun permit.

Webb is too new in the Senate to have a record on gun legislation, but considering the general attitude of most of his fellow Democrats, plus Webb's history of nasty political tactics, he should not be entitled to the benefit of the doubt.

[GraceCoolidge]

I think this writer makes an excellent point, and eloquently. From what I read, the gun not only was loaded, but there was additional ammunition in the bag as well.

[Cobra64]

Maybe my head has been in the sand, but that is the first time I've heard the gun was loaded. Not smart.

I'm a gun owner. Safety is job #1.

So you own a gun. But it isn't loaded. That's cool. Just spit on your attacker.

[Grizzled Bear]

The common argument against allowing citizens to own guns is that people can't be trusted to handle them properly and to behave responsibly.

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We all know this statement is incorrect.

Here's the fact. Senators who are member's of the Democratic party can't be trusted to handle guns properly and to behave responsibly.