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Over half a century ago, my parents bought an overgrown farm in northern Vermont, close to Jay Peak.
I had just turned 20, so apparently was “responsible." My parents put me in charge of renovating the century-old farmhouse.
To everybody’s (including my own) surprise, we did the job rather well, despite having little to no training.
We also went to local auction sales where we purchased a piano and a wood-fired kitchen stove, both functioning.
Within a year, we got to know a number of neighbours, who were probably surprised that we were well behaved and respectful of local traditions despite our obvious youth.
One autumn, a neighbour reported that his cow had been wounded by a hunter who must have thought, “It’s brown and it's moving!"
The following summer, this neighbour used white paint to write 'C-O-W' on both sides of his animal.
That year, she was shot dead!
I am worried by gun owners arguing against a government ban on automatic and semi-automatic guns.
If these hunters and sport shooters’ aim is so poor that they cannot hit their target with one or two shots, we need to force them to exchange their guns for a white cane.
Peter Bursztyn
Barrie
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