Why am I here?

I am setting this blog up for one simple reason. I'm worried. America appears ready to elect a rabid anti-gunner to the highest office in the land. Mr. Obama has tried to dodge the issue, but it is clear he is no friend to gun ownwers. He has gone so far as to say that he believes the right to carry should be banned. That means that I, and those like me, would lose our right to carry firearms in public. Simply put, that is unacceptable.

So, I am here to track what happens. Even if McCain pulls out a miracle and wins the election, the Congress will be firmly in the hands of the Democrats and he has been a part of some horrible ideas in the past (campaign finance reform anyone?), and there is no reason to believe he would be on our side in the future.

A little background about me:
I'm a veteran, son of a police officer (my mom), and have been shooting my entire life. It is unthinkable that you would encounter me at a time I wasn't armed where legally allowed to carry a firearm. Despite the fact that I've rarely been more than a few feet from a firearm, I've never accidentally shot anyone. My gun has never jumped from my holster and shot someone. The assault rifle in the closet has never jumped out and shot anyone. However, I have been in more than one situation where death or serious bodily harm may have been my fate if I were not armed. It is a right I take seriously.