Arizona Gun Talk creators Mac and Mary Coverdell-Cox are long-time 2^nd Amendment advocates. Their families recently asked them to document their reasons for opposing gun control laws and record examples of their work. They responded with a letter to Mary’s two college-age grandsons. Bound paper versions of the letter were delivered to the young men and other family members followed by discussions as to whether such a letter was appropriate for posting on Arizona Gun Talk. It was decided that a depersonalized version would be published as Poster 35 and its supporting text.

         The letter titled “To our esteemed grandsons” from their grandmother and “stand -in” grandfather describes events that shaped our opposition to gun control. It was composed via Mac and Mary discussions followed by Mac as the scribe and Mary as the editor. Early events that influenced grandmother Mary’s gun control opposition are summarized first followed by details of Mac’s formative opposition experiences. The major portion of the letter describes the 2^nd Amendment advocacy work they shared after their late-in-life marriage. It explains why they put in long hours opposing harsh gun control laws when age and health suggest a more sedate path.