Ex-SD: Funny you mention Feinstein. I was a kid during her reign as Mayor of San Francisco (after Mayor Moscone was assassinated) and then a teenager when she was elected Senator.

She was the driving force behind the notorious Proposition 15 gun ban. It emerged during this time that she was carrying an unlicensed handgun in her purse. When asked by a reporter about this, she replied: “Well, it’s not like I’m a common citizen or anything”. That’s the attitude that scares me.

I grew up in a gun culture (my dad was a former Marine) and my dad went to great lengths to de-mythologize guns. He treated them as a tool, and nothing more. You took care of them, you handled them properly and safely and you mastered their use.

I don’t know much about Obama, but when it comes to guns, yeah, my choice would be McCain, too.