Rick Perry’s “Love Affair” With Guns

At Loess Hills Hunting Preserve in Merrill, IA before a pheasant hunt with Congressman Steve King, Texas topper waxes poetic on his longtime romance with firearms.

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Perry: "As long as I've got memory, I had something to go hunting with. So, it was a long love affair with a boy and his gun that turned into a man and his gun. And, then it turned into a man and his son and his daughter and their guns. It's, I think one of the great American traditions is taking your family hunting. I wish my son and daughter were here with us today. They would truly enjoy this. But, from my perspective, that's part of America, is walking across that hillside with one of your children hunting, whatever it might be that you're after or maybe it's just plinking. But, being able to teach the safety, being able to teach the use of firearms, to respect them, and, obviously, the ability to protect yourself and your family if that's required. And, to know those skills and that's a very important part of protecting Americans and defending the Second Amendment. There's a lot of things that go on out here on this piece of property but today we're just going to enjoy being together and hunting a few pheasants."