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A Mother’s Journey to Bearing Arms

Tracy Scarpulla is a nurse living with her family in Albany, New York. She grew up in a home where there were no guns. No one she knew growing up had guns. That changed when she married a U.S. Marine. She writes in a column published at CNN.com:

I married a U.S. Marine. He of course was a firm believer in his right to bear arms. This posed no issue until our son was born. I was adamant that no gun be allowed in our home, while he felt quite the opposite. We agreed on one gun locked in a safe, and his other hunting guns were stored at his parents.’

Slowly over the years, I became more and more fearful of being home alone on the nights he worked, especially after I had children. We were living in Maryland on a farm in the middle of nowhere. One night, I got a call from my husband telling me to lock all doors and windows as he had just spoken with a sheriff down the road who was looking for an escaped convict.

I was terrified.

We had that one gun, but I had no idea how to use it. That changed very quickly over the following weeks, as we went out for target practice. I learned how to shoot and for the first time in years, I slept well. I finally felt safe at night.

And now President Obama and NY Governor Cuomo want her, and millions of other women, to feel terrified once again.

Tracy and her family shared their story with NRA News’ Ginny Simone…

Tracy and her family plan to flee New York for Free America.

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