Working in government and politics, you develop a thick skin for the slings and arrows hurled at you by others.

But this morning, someone sent me a @daily_montanan editorial that was rerun by the @missoulian, and I decided this commentary required a response. Like many Montanans, I grew up in a family of gun owners. Our family took target practice at the range, hunted game big and small, and learned proper gun handling from an early age. And for four generations, we were card-carrying members of the National Rifle Association.