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  • How I stopped hating guns — and embraced self-reliance

    06/15/2024 5:31:16 AM PDT · by Twotone · 50 replies
    The Blaze ^ | June 12, 2024 | Josh Slocum
    This winter I turned on the light on the nightstand and stared at the 45-70 rifle propped up in the corner of my bedroom. After thinking for a moment, I got up and put it in the living room. This was the first time I had a gun under my own roof, and I couldn’t get to sleep knowing it was there. I’ve been prone to depression all my life, and it just seemed to be tempting fate. Mind, I’m not suicidal, but I gave myself one night to be a big baby about it. The gun is on loan...