To Ozark Marine;
I was born & raised in Missouri. Owned my first rifle at 9 years old. most of the kids in my neighborhood also did. We loved to hunt and fish, and target shoot in the forest near us.Most of us served in the military during WWII and Korea. Some never came back. I look back on it like 'Mayberry USA' with nostalgia and regret. It was a beautiful place to live and grow up. Unfortunately, my own kids have grown up in the People's Republic of Kalifornia. A State that has sadly grown more 'progressive and liberal' rapidly.