The whole argument that we need guns to protect ourselves

[Timewas]

1. Todays society

Is in the saddest state I have ever seen, the amount of shootings on a daily basis is frightening for sure. I own guns,we have a small cattle ranch in the Cascade range in southern Oregon and I do have need of firearms. In fact had to use one about a month ago when very ill cougar killed one of our goats and then came back over the next few days and killed several ducks and geese.. I do not get any pleasure at all in doing so but we do have several young grandkids living here and playing in the woods on our land. Normally a cougar will not come near the houses or barns but this one was extremely ill and apparently could not hunt in any normal way so he did what he had to do to attempt to survive...Except for that purpose I have little use for firearms but do need them for that..