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	Name:	Tall Cotton -
	Subject:	Another request for comments from gun owners
	Date:	4/22/2012 8:49:42 PM

I carry and train regularly. I hope that I never have to draw my weapon, but I won't hesitate should I feel threatened or that my family is threatened.

Be sure that murder is defined correctly. Self defense is not murder. Accidental discharge is not murder. Murder is a legal term that is narrowly defined.

The Second Amendment says the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Until that is amendet is overturned, this whole discussion is a moot point. However, politicians and activist judges have, on this question, narrowly defined a very broad statement.

The term "assault weapon" was coined to incite opposition. The AR-15 that I own looks just like those carried by our military. However, there is a BIG difference. My AR is semi-automatic. Military weapons are fully automatic. There is no difference in the rate of fire between the AR and a shotgun in a dove field. People don't like them simply because they look "deadly", and that's a good thing in a self defense situation.