Just Call Me Dead-Eye Deb

Monty is home and have I ever told you he is a gun enthusiast? He LOVES guns. Along with going to the lake in the summer, I did not grow up with guns in our household, therefore I do not love going to the lake and I am not a big fan of guns. I am not one of those silly people that think we should not bear arms, quite the contrary but just not an enthusiast. It seems to me one shotgun and one handgun should suffice but that would not be my husbands belief. He gave me a gun a long time ago to keep in the nightstand, it is loaded but it has never made me feel any safer because it is not that I cannot shoot a gun when I am calm and no one is threatening my life. I think it would be extremely hard to keep my wits if I was alone and someone was breaking into my home and I was being awakened out of a deep sleep. I am one of those kinds of people that have played out the scenario many times and am not sure if I could keep a cool head should that happen to me. Monty has shown me how to load the gun but I don't ever remember what kind of bullets go in it and could I shoot the person with the 6 bullets that go in the gun without having to reload? Well, just let me say that after going to the firing range today, I think I could. I hate to admit it but it was really fun. Monty was so proud that I was so accurate with my aim, but I told him, "Lining the sight up and hitting a target is not hard when there is no immediate emergency, under duress I am still not sure I could hit someone especially if they were coming after me, BUT I am a lot more confident after today. I have never wanted a gun particularly before and he jokes about buying me one all the time, but today in the gun store after target practice I did see a 380 with the laser beam that I sure wouldn't mind having. Hmmm, maybe, just maybe, I might be taking up a new hobby. By the way, don't ever startle me in the middle of the night, I have a gun and now I know how to use it. : )