I am in so much pain today. All my problems seem to be flaring at once. So glad I don't have to work today. I think it is due to my long day yesterday. My husband wanted me to have a gun for my line of work. He bought it a couple of months ago. He signed us up for the CCW course and it was a 12 hour course. It included having to shoot the gun several times and watch and listen to 12 other people do the same. I brought earplugs and put the headset on. Every shot still went right through me and caused me more pain. The course was pretty expensive so thankfully I passed it but I had trouble shooting my gun even though it is very small with just one hand. The insturctor was very nice though. He said he would pass me as long as I could hit the target each time with both hands. I'm paying the price for it today. With my condition and line of work I'm in having the CCW for my personal protection is a good idea but it was hard to set in a class for 12 hours and endure the noise of the constant gun shooting.
I know it might be a touchy subject and many people don't agree with having guns and I respect that. I am just thankful to live in a free country that still permits us to make that choice for ourselves. Beleive me I have had mixed feelings about it myself and I completly respect firearms. The first thing I did was make my husband buy a gun safe. It has a key lock and a push button combination so no little hands can get into it. I don't have any little hands still at home but I have one grandchild and another on the way. I want to protect them not put them in harms way.
I know I won't be shooting it unless it is a matter of life and death. I can't even take the sound of the gun and it is very painful just to pull the trilgger as it pulls back on me everytime and hurts my hand and arm. Just trying to take it easy today so hopefully I can make it to work tomorrow.