Shootout at the Bent Creek Coral
I hate guns. Well I don't hate them, I just don't care for them much. I have gone shooting but killing is simply not my thing and shooting at a target for hours loses its fun after about 15 minutes. I grew up in a gun culture, how could Alaska be anything else? When I was 15 one of my friends had a semi-automatic rifle. Another friend had a pistol with a laser site. We used to go out and shoot at cans from time to time. I have never owned a working gun and really I don't have much desire to change that. I think in my mind guns represent an expression of power over another person. It is an artificial expression of power supported by a tool that can take life in an instant. Sure I suppose I would feel differently if I lived on the frontier. If I had a cabin in the mountains I might even buy a shotgun. In my professional life I am surrounded by guns. I quietly work around more weapons than most people might see in their lifetimes. Still, these guns are all t