Shooting as a pastime is fun. Whether it’s hunting, plinking, target practice, or one of the competition styles, it’s simply fun to send bullets downrange. It takes skill, consistency, and practice to be good--and, for me, it takes patience.

In a strange way, it’s like meditation. With gunpowder.

2. Because we still have the right.

As fewer Americans shoot and own their own handguns, rifles, or shotguns, the right to own weapons will slowly wither. It will fade away from neglect because people have more important things to worry about. Exercising the right to own a weapon is one of the best ways to ensure that the right is never taken away--the more broad-based the support, the more people care, the more gun rights becomes important enough to defend.

3. Because the we have the right to defend ourselves.

And here’s the kicker: as human beings, we have the right to defend ourselves from people who would do us harm. Regardless of legal consequences at the other side of the encounter, I have the right to defend myself, and I don’t need official state sanction to do so.

That is why all you Colorado bloggers out there with similar beliefs--whether you consider yourselves “gunbloggers” or not--should show up and enjoy what will be both a fun day and a small statement about what we believe. Thanks to Jed for putting it together.