Gun

Live experience

Positive

Recreation

fun

family

sustainability

protection

focus

discipline

outdoors

negative

dangerous

frightening

Fear

1a : a piece of ordnance usually with high muzzle velocity and comparatively flat trajectory

since this word has some controversy surrounding it there are many positive and negative experiences about it. It was relatively easy to find information on both. Because of this i found both parallel and opposing views on what i feel the word is. i have been working on drafting experiences being a competitive shooter and hunter as well as the experiences related to shooting that have shaped who i am and my relationships.

researched experience

positive

gun ownership mitigates fear

Protection and control

social

constitutional

negative

symbolic racism

Violence

cocersion