Why I intend to carry a handgun - By Robbyn Mitchell
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:55 pm
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Why I intend to carry a handgun
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer
In print: Sunday, November 2, 2008
The weapon was light in my hands, not at all how I imagined a 9mm Glock would feel.
I had never fired a gun in my life. My instructor put both my hands around the frame and then signaled for me to squeeze the trigger.
Blam.
The bullet pierced my target, an 8.5-by-11-inch sheet of copy paper, near the center.
Then it hit me. This is how it is done. This is how you take a life. My target was fictional, but in my mind he was still a threat. I felt no sadness.
That's why soon I'll be the first person in my immediate family and circle of friends to get a concealed weapons permit.
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