I grew up in a one gun household. One of my brothers hunted squirrels (fond memory of my mother making squirrel pot pie for him and the pile of buckshot left on the plate!). Wait, also my father had a BB pistol which we all would use for target practice. I was never interested in learning to shoot or hunt. So the statistic put forth this week that there are more guns in the United States than people (including children) set me back on my heels. I get that collectors feel the need to own more than one gun and that avid hunters might also feel that need. But the politicians who are defending their supporters' rights to own an AR15 to shoot prairie dogs and other varmints, to protect their families and property, well, that just seems wrong headed to me. AR15s are designed to kill people and are very effective. I don't even want to imagine what a woodchuck obliterated by one would look like.
It seems to me that with all the other guns available that at least one would serve the purpose to kill varmints or protect property. But I guess they would not make as much of a show on the family photo Christmas card, eh?
In other news, coming up on my second show of the year, the first outside show, in Belfast in a couple of weeks. Lovely setting right on Belfast Bay. Level ground. Good people and several of my friends will be there. I'm looking forward to it. I have another new quilted throw completed - it will be on the website as soon as the weather clears enough for outside photography. Also a few new wall hangings, mostly music-oriented, as the New England Music Camp show is back on my schedule as they have returned it to the mid-July date. Sadly, however, United Maine Craftsmen had to cancel the Flaherty Farm show due to lack of participation. I suspect a change of location may be in the future as that site had several challenges even in the best of weather.
