Rural gun ownership.

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180. Why I am a gun owner

Because I can, that’s why.

More precisely there are too many Conservative, Rethuglicans, TeaHadists and religious nutters running around with guns, I view my gun ownership as my individual MAD.

Do I have semi-auto's, yup but not an AR15, I also have 12 gauge shot guns, bolt action rifles and pistols.

The wife and I also both have CCW permits but we do not always carry, it depends on what we are doing.

We are also both vets and neither of us hunt, we find hunting morally representable.

We also live in a rural area and it would take the police/sheriff/state trooper a minimum of 20 minutes, on a good day, to make it to our house.

We also have wild critters, bears, that could pose a threat but normally they do not. 1 time in 10 years I had to use a gun to protect myself from a bear and I only fired a warning shot and the bear beat feet uninjured.

I am also the type of person who if you come down my drive way or step anywhere on my property and I do not know you I will greet you carrying a gun, why because YOU IGNORED the MULTIPLE Big Frigging NO Trespassing Signs.

I fully support licensing, and annual proficiency testing of gun owners including passing a psychological exam. I also support gun owners being 100% liable for whatever happens with their gun, if your gun is stolen it means you did not have it secure and you need to accept the consequences for your actions. I also support random inspection of how people secure and store their weapons; if they are stored incorrectly you LOSE your right to guns forever, period, no appeal.

Guns should be the hardest thing to obtain in America but sadly they are not and I do not seeing it changing anytime soon. Too much money involved.

So everyone is going to hem and haw about guns for a while, Congress will passed some useless law on gun control and everyone will act all happy till the next gun massacre happens and we will be back to square one.

Why, because we are a VIOLENT Country formed out of violence and as a nation we have been at war more then we have been at peace we condone violence. America has been at war for about 212 years out of its 236 year existence
That is why America condones violence; it is ingrained in our culture and killing is considered acceptable by the Government.

Do I have a solution, nope not at all, nor do I think one will happen anytime soon. However 1 thing I know that needs to stop is the gun show loop holes and private gun sales. If one goes to a gun show, any gun show, and you have the knowledge you can buy the parts and instructions to turn your assault rifle into the full auto version. There is also an entire underground arms business just like there is for drugs, if you want weed you can find it just like guns, if you want one, plenty of people are willing to sell you one no questions asked.

We also allow war criminals to walk around free in the United States with the protection of the Federal Government which contributes to the culture, if Government Officials can kill for no reason without punishment or consequences, why can’t I as an individual do the same thing?