I just view them as tools, which can be used positively or negatively. I use mine to hunt and sport shoot for relaxation. My wife carries at times for protection. I keep my bullets seperate from the firearms and keep the bullets locked up. There is also heavy consequences to pay for playing with a firearm without supervision in my house. <br><br>Sidenote: A few years back, my home was robbed twice in three weeks, both times while I wasn't home. I bought two rottweilers, put up motion detector lights, and built a backstop for a shooting range in my backyard and used it heavily for a few months. The break-ins stoped thorughout the entire neighborhood. It is a known fact the criminals prefer unarmed vicitms.<br><br><br>God bless,<br><br>william