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I blame Dad. He set up a range in our single car garage and began working with me on a BB gun when I was about five years of age. Then came more formalized training with Cub and Boy Scouts, the New Mexico Hunter's Safety course and one brief NRA-sponsored rifle marksmanship series of classes before high school, as well as hunting with rifles and shotguns. A few years after high school, I took the plunge into pistols as well.

Dad was always a conservative libertarian politically, and his views as well as some exceptional teachers in the public education system led me to a firm foundation in conservative leaning libertarian beliefs. My Rights -- including the Right to an effective defense of self and loved ones -- are God-given and I hold them dear.