Why are American men into shooting guns?

[NJCher]

25. I was in a similar situation

Mountain, gun, but I’m female. I had something to shoot at and I was angry, determined to shut this effing bird up. It was a peacock if you must know. Screeching when you want to sleep; that’s what they do.

Grabbed boyfriend’s gun and went outside at 5 am and realized I had to know something to be able to shoot it. It was heavy and cumbersome. I thought wth; this thing sure doesn’t live up to its all-purpose promise. Kind of like Photoshop. PITA.

Put gun back and tried to go back to sleep. No gun rush, no nothing. Well, annoyance.

Anyway, your story was very interesting. I think it says a lot and is very pertinent to the op’s question.

The one time I did achieve the kind of satisfaction you describe was when I received my paycheck from a very high paying job. My male companion with whom I was living also had a high paying job. We would throw our important papers on the desk and when I noted my paycheck was many thousands more than his, I became exhilarated. I began thinking of all the advantages I would have as the highest earning partner. I think this is also known as throwing your weight around.

Of course this story shows that I was once a shallow, scheming, emotionally immature person. I would not behave this way today.