I am for more strict firearm regulations. No civilian needs to own a military assault rifle.
In 1962 when I arrived in Maine people were free to own whatever firearm they desired; and so most men, including myself, owned a deer rifle, a shotgun, and a 22cal rifle. Few people owned pistols – they weren’t efficient for hunting.
The Maine law stated you could carry your unloaded rifle or shotgun in a gun rack or exposed on the seat of your car, with ammunition locked in your trunk or glove compartment, provided there was an open hunting season and you had a hunting license.
I never felt that my right to own a gun was being restricted or that there were any restrictions on my freedom. Guns were for hunting, and double for home protection if needed (people up here didn’t worry about home invasions – they didn’t happen.)
No kids were ever slaughtered in schools, there were no people shot in grocery stores or churches, and there were no mass murders at concerts. All this crazy violence came about when George W Bush let the ban on assault weapons expire. Since that time a certain group of our population have gone gun crazy.
