I apologize, fellow bloggers, for my long absence in posting a new blog. Things have been busy!

Anyway, as some of you may know, a new handgun law went into effect last week. The new law does away with the requirement that anyone purchasing a handgun get an owner permit from the local sheriff's department.

You must still apply at the sheriff's department for a conceal carry permit, though, which makes me feel marginally better about this law.

I am no supporter of gun control. I believe that bad guys are always going to have guns regardless of the law, and that law abiding citizens should have equal opportunity to own a gun for their own protection.

I'm not sure what the reasoning behind the new law is. Maybe they wanted to cut down on the amount of work that sheriff's departments now have because of the conceal and carry law. I'm not sure. However, I'm not sure I'm entirely comfortable with this law.

Shouldn't the sheriff's department be aware of how many people in their county have a handgun, for certain emergency situations? Do you think that makes any difference?

You still have to have a background check, performed by the gun dealer that sells you the handgun.

I'm glad that they are not restricting ownership of guns, but I'm not sure that this law will be such a good thing. What do you think?