[Rollee]

Yes, it does. I have decided, in the past few weeks, to do more than just lurk around various websites. I applied to join CCW, I did join the Illinois State Rifle Association, sent away for the stupid FOID card with a very ugly picture, and am going to the range with my friend and my brother to learn to shoot and use weapons properly. Not only for my benefit, but also so I could edjimicate the misguided souls I encounter on a daily basis, starting with the female members of my family, sorry to say. My ultimate goal is to get my mother trained and armed. She thinks a can of mace in the closet is going to help her, so I am trying (slowly but surely) to shock her into reality. All the touchy feely women on Oprah, etal always talk about "empowerment". Too bad they weren't there to "empower" the people who lost their lives or their sanity because they were not allowed to use a powerful little equalizer. The story I read this morning hit very close to me because that is my living nightmare - what if it happened to one of my loved ones?

[serinde]

I have decided, in the past few weeks, to do more than just lurk around various websites. I applied to join CCW, I did join the Illinois State Rifle Association, sent away for the stupid FOID card with a very ugly picture, and am going to the range with my friend and my brother to learn to shoot and use weapons properly.

GOOD FOR YOU!!!