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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on May 16, 2018 22:31:08 GMT -5
Guns... where do you stand?
I am a card carrying member of the NRA. I grew up around guns. When I went to high school, we had an actual class called "Shooter Sports", and students brought guns to school. We went out on school property and shot guns. The school parking lot was full of trucks and probably a third of them had gun racks with long guns in the back window. Almost all of my family and many I know are gun owners, and not once has anyone I've known has used a gun in anger against another human-being. Two relafives in my large extended family have used guns to defend themselves against criminals.
I carry, and I currently own a 9mm, a .22 revolver, a .22 bolt action rifle, and a .16 gauge pump shotgun.
I have nothing against hunting by any means, but I don't hunt myself. I've done it, but I really just don't enjoy killing animals although I am glad I know how to do it if the need ever arises.
You?
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May 16, 2018 23:23:35 GMT -5
Post by TheCoronaManCometh on May 16, 2018 23:23:35 GMT -5
Guns, I like them.
You gotta gun you wanna sell me? Is that even legal? Maybe I need to contact someone here in Commiefornia. I don't think they'll let me.
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May 17, 2018 6:04:53 GMT -5
Post by Hart's Middle Finger on May 17, 2018 6:04:53 GMT -5
Yes it's legal, but no.
My shotgun and .22 bolt are both family heirlooms.
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Post by bravepap on May 17, 2018 6:18:37 GMT -5
The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun........I would be one of those....
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May 17, 2018 6:54:50 GMT -5
Post by Hart's Middle Finger on May 17, 2018 6:54:50 GMT -5
Well if all the good guys were armed then the bad guys would be much less inclined to mess with them; that is a fact.
So if you do own, what do you have... just curious.
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May 17, 2018 7:01:22 GMT -5
Post by bravepap on May 17, 2018 7:01:22 GMT -5
Now scattered throughout the family, but no automatic weapons...9mm, a few .22's---both rifle and hand guns, 30-30, 6MM/.284, .380, .357 Mag, .410, 20 gauge, 16 gauge....and a bow, though not a compound one.
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May 17, 2018 7:14:49 GMT -5
Post by Hart's Middle Finger on May 17, 2018 7:14:49 GMT -5
Nice. You and I are one of the few people still owning 16 gauge.
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May 17, 2018 7:28:35 GMT -5
Post by bravepap on May 17, 2018 7:28:35 GMT -5
Still fairly common up here....most people have 12 gauges, which I forgot to add, and the .410 seems to be the one fazing out....the majority of my stuff is now at my sons place because he has a gun safe....he and my grand daughters will do some shooting now and then, but mostly things stay locked up and out of sight.
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May 17, 2018 14:20:07 GMT -5
Post by Hart's Middle Finger on May 17, 2018 14:20:07 GMT -5
16 guage hard to find around here... everything is 12 and 20.
Yeah... my stuff stays locked up except for the 9, which is either on me or in my vehicle.
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May 17, 2018 14:31:48 GMT -5
Post by bravepap on May 17, 2018 14:31:48 GMT -5
I left my permit run out, and I no longer carry...I do some interstate travel, and the way laws are different I don't take a chance...when at home, the house is protected, so I guess that's the important thing.
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May 18, 2018 22:10:20 GMT -5
Post by jahgentle on May 18, 2018 22:10:20 GMT -5
Everyone in my family owns rifles and shotguns and most are hunters. I am the only one that doesn't because well it's probably just best I don't.
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May 19, 2018 7:46:53 GMT -5
Post by Hart's Middle Finger on May 19, 2018 7:46:53 GMT -5
What's odd about me according to my friends is my love of guns and shooting, but I do not hunt. I certainly have nothing against it, but I just never liked it. I don't need to hunt for food... I don't like venison all that well anyway.. I get zero pleasure out of killing things, and I would much rather sit in front of a fire drinking coffee on a chilly autumn morning instead of freezing my gonads off sitting in a tree.
I know how to do those things if it ever became a need, and knowing is good enough for me.
My appreciation of guns comes from appreciating the intricacies of the mechanisms, target shooting, personal protection, and surviving in a post-apocalyptic world if it comes down to it.
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May 19, 2018 17:38:52 GMT -5
Post by jahgentle on May 19, 2018 17:38:52 GMT -5
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May 20, 2018 19:20:19 GMT -5
Post by Fumbduckery on May 20, 2018 19:20:19 GMT -5
I've been owning and shooting guns my whole life. Anybody who thinks guns are a problem is just ignorant. I currently just have two Rugers, a .357 Security Six and a .22 pistol. I am going to be buying a Glock 19 though. I wanted something bigger, I have a pretty large hand and I do not like the palm of my hand sticking over the bottom edge of the grip. But I have a good friend who is a cop and has owned a bunch of Glocks, and he swears I'll get used to it. Plus it would be easier for my wife to handle that one, which is important.
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May 27, 2018 19:13:48 GMT -5
Post by Hart's Middle Finger on May 27, 2018 19:13:48 GMT -5
They've also got some clips now that extend the grip.
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