Taking Steps

In the 1980's my Father was robbed as he was personally collecting his rents from the renters of his appartments. It was dark as he left by the back door of an apartment. While between houses, he was approached by two men who said they wanted the money he was carrying. He did not respond fast enough and was roughly shoved against a wall. He was body punched a few times when he agreed to give them the money. The loss of his money made him an angry man. As he reflected about what had happened and what he could do about it, he decided to buy a gun to protect his money. Now, he was a most gentle man, would not intentionally hurt anybody, yet he knew what had happened to him was not right. He carried that gun the next few months. Many years later he told me: "I did carry that gun but I knew I could not use it to shoot another person. So I decided to leave the gun home." After he died, I went out of my way to get a look at the gun. It was not a big gun, just a small pistol, yet it would be a deterrent if pointed at someone. The other day, while talking to some people who do some fishing in the St John's River, I was made aware that it is almost impossible to buy ammunition for guns. Further, they pointed out that the price of guns has risen dramaticly. I asked why this is so and was told that many people are buying guns just for protection because of what is happening in this country. I was surprised at this. I do not like what I see happening in this country but I am not going to buy a gun. Then I remembered my Father and what he did when his rents were taken away from him. Can all the gun buying be a similar response to the one my Father took? I am aware that some people are buying guns because they see the leftists attacking gun rights, but they have been attacking gun rights for the last twenty years. What do you think?