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Oakenshield

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57. I dont own one. Sorely doubt I ever will.

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:13 PM

Sep 2013

My brother owns a couple though. 1 shotgun, 2 rifles, and 2 pistols. He has a lot of fun at the range, and makes his own bullets too. He supports strong gun regulations, and sees plenty of ways our current system could be improved upon. He's one of the good ones I think. Pretty responsible.

As for myself, I might have ended up the same way if not for a very tense situation. I believed a break-in was occurring at our house. I'd been warned the day prior that a break-in might occur. Fearful, I'd accessed my brother's gun and prepared to confront or otherwise scare away the intruder. To bring this unpleasant story to a swift conclusion I will just say that it was a false alarm. No shots were fired, and the barrel of the gun was always pointed at the floor. Some people might call that a happy enough ending, but not me.

When it comes to guns, I never stop thinking about what might have happened that day. How easily things might have gone horrifically wrong. Maybe I should just be content with the knowledge that I managed not to hurt anyone, or myself, but nope. After that I resolved never to own a gun. They're just too damn quick. Too easy. Too god damn dangerous.

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There's No Way To Poll This... So Let's Get Real... Why Do YOU Own Gun... If You Do... [View all] WillyT Sep 2013 OP

To put meat on my families table, fathom5 Sep 2013 #1

How Often Do You Put "Meat On The Table" In That Way ??? WillyT Sep 2013 #5

What does that matter? Glassunion Sep 2013 #9

Actually... It Says A Whole Bunch... WillyT Sep 2013 #19

Well then please elaborate on each. Glassunion Sep 2013 #21

Yes, I'd like to hear that also. nt oldhippie Sep 2013 #34

Every chance I get. fathom5 Sep 2013 #23

Went To The World's Fair In Vancouver In 1986... WillyT Sep 2013 #28

After reading up on what they stuff down the throats of these factory farm animals, fathom5 Sep 2013 #43

Make sure you use non GMO seed. I have canned and frozen fruits and vegetables for 50 years or so. appleannie1 Sep 2013 #127

Samereason I used to own guns Scootaloo Sep 2013 #38

Have you read up on what they chemicals they shoot into domestically raised animals? fathom5 Sep 2013 #55

Yup, I have. Scootaloo Sep 2013 #60

That's why I buy pasture raised meat BainsBane Sep 2013 #72

And that's what it's all about. fathom5 Sep 2013 #75

There is absolutely nothing wrong with hunting, IMO BainsBane Sep 2013 #76

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #80

You would do best to look locally BainsBane Sep 2013 #88

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #91

I raise my own beef, slaughter a steer twice a year. Hunt deer, squirrels, occasional rabbit. oneshooter Sep 2013 #85

Cool BainsBane Sep 2013 #87

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #90

That's cool. Angoras hollowdweller Sep 2013 #99

Funny, my costs to fill my freezer with deer are less per lb than beef. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #66

I've put "meat on the table" with guns. I didn't like it. hunter Sep 2013 #69

So you would go hungry otherwise? nt Logical Sep 2013 #78

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #82

I get it Logical Sep 2013 #102

Dear WillyT: NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #2

We STILL Have The Gun Exception From SandyHook (Unless I'm Mis-Reading)... WillyT Sep 2013 #14

... Robb Sep 2013 #20

You need to write a screenplay, Robb. Or a trilogy or some similar extensive epic creative work. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #31

I just thought I'd try asking nicely. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #26

As Malcolm X said, "It's a controlled show." Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #68

I grew up in a gun family hollowdweller Sep 2013 #33

Like you.... NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #42

I have some monster oaks. hollowdweller Sep 2013 #98

Great idea! NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #100

Dear NYC_SKP: hunter Sep 2013 #108

LOL at #2! NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #109

One of my great grandmas... hunter Sep 2013 #112

Are you making that request as a GD host? Heidi Sep 2013 #113

Self protection. Throd Sep 2013 #3

Really ??? - Where Do You Live ??? WillyT Sep 2013 #6

El Dorado County, CA Throd Sep 2013 #11

Just A Few Minutes From You... WillyT Sep 2013 #16

I did not know that! NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #27

el dorado county "come on vacation, leave on probation"..nt Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #62

I've been living in worse places for more than a quarter century. hunter Sep 2013 #110

I never got rid of my work guns NightWatcher Sep 2013 #4

I gotta bunch of em! Uben Sep 2013 #7

Because I enjoy shooting. Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #8

I inherited 5 rifles and shotguns when Mom died. I immediately sold them to a dealer, Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #10

You my friend are a wise person. hollowdweller Sep 2013 #46

I inherited 2 rifles from my father in law OriginalGeek Sep 2013 #12

Pull the firing pin Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #48

If it's a Colt 1911 45 ACP hollowdweller Sep 2013 #49

It is a 1911 based on the Colt design OriginalGeek Sep 2013 #67

I'm in the same position as you tech3149 Sep 2013 #83

Sounds like a good plan OriginalGeek Sep 2013 #101

target shooting Kaleva Sep 2013 #13

Because I want to. (n/t) Seeking Serenity Sep 2013 #15

Ta keep th' revenuers off mah propertee! nt onehandle Sep 2013 #17

Because I can oldhippie Sep 2013 #18

Best Answer... I Find Them Fascinating As Well... Just Never Felt The Need To Own One... WillyT Sep 2013 #22

I don't need just one ..... oldhippie Sep 2013 #30

I dont own one. Sorely doubt I ever will. Oakenshield Sep 2013 #57

For the same reason a dog licks his nuts badtoworse Sep 2013 #79

I do. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #24

Knowing there are gun owners like you, makes me feel safe . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #32

Thanks. I wish it wasn't so polarizing. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #44

Nor I, but when I ask, I'm told, " because it's my right " orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #25

Inherited some, purchased some. Occasional hunter; regular target shooter. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #29

Oh... I Loved Target Shooting !!! - My Gramps Had A... WillyT Sep 2013 #39

I absolutely respect your wish not to own a firearm. Do you respect my wish to own one? cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #52

Target Shooting and Protection wercal Sep 2013 #35

For work, and because I am a recreational and sport shooter, and to be honest SQUEE Sep 2013 #36

"Gun geek" ...... oldhippie Sep 2013 #41

Because I paid for it. Glassunion Sep 2013 #37

I like to target shoot Duckhunter935 Sep 2013 #40

I own 6 guns. 2 rifles, 3 shotguns and one revolver. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #45

Butchering sheep Vanje Sep 2013 #47

Home protection. n/t flvegan Sep 2013 #50

I own a gun that was given to me by my father Texasgal Sep 2013 #51

I always found long range shooting relaxing. Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #53

So, are you getting the responses you expected? oldhippie Sep 2013 #54

Some people are gonna be shocked at how many on DU NickB79 Sep 2013 #59

Continuation of tradition and familial norms, carry over from work... Weiter Sep 2013 #56

I own a few rifles for hunting and target shooting NickB79 Sep 2013 #58

I have 3 guns, a pistol a rifle and a shotgun. Rex Sep 2013 #61

Yes. Incitatus Sep 2013 #63

I got rid of mine when I had kids. PeteSelman Sep 2013 #64

Good Dad otohara Sep 2013 #84

BB gun. ErikJ Sep 2013 #65

Yes, I own firearms Adam-Bomb Sep 2013 #70

Like others have said, I grew up in a gun-owning family. Adsos Letter Sep 2013 #71

Own 3 shotguns for small game (used frequently, 10 dove last wk), Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #73

Home Defense. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #74

Home protection n/t OhioChick Sep 2013 #77

Bird hunting Shrek Sep 2013 #81

I've grown away from them. Ron Green Sep 2013 #86

Home defense. n/t MicaelS Sep 2013 #89

I own a S&W .357 revolver. Bought it because I felt like buying it LittleBlue Sep 2013 #92

No, and never will davidpdx Sep 2013 #93

I'm in areas occasionally where some of the wildlife considers me to be food. I only have brewens Sep 2013 #94

Owned one sort of gun or another since I was six years old. rrneck Sep 2013 #95

I owned one a long time ago for hunting. ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #96

Target Shooting/Hunting NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #97

I don't own a gun, never have, Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #103

I used to hunt with them but haven't for several years. I really don't doc03 Sep 2013 #104

Let me see... 99Forever Sep 2013 #105

Several reasons sarisataka Sep 2013 #106

Zombie apocalypse. joshcryer Sep 2013 #107

I used to own several. defacto7 Sep 2013 #111

Last night.. sendero Sep 2013 #114

I use my 22 to shoot holes in a new burning barrel. B Calm Sep 2013 #115

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #116

Coyotes that have developed a taste for pomeranian meat, for one... beevul Sep 2013 #117

I own guns because I am a liberal RandiFan1290 Sep 2013 #118

Recreation hack89 Sep 2013 #119

Yes. Home defense, self-defense, recreation. aikoaiko Sep 2013 #120

When I did, to kill coyotes and snakes Recursion Sep 2013 #121

Is this registry voluntary? pintobean Sep 2013 #122

Until I moved here it was for meat on the table now it's self preservation. 4bucksagallon Sep 2013 #123

So, WillyT .... oldhippie Sep 2013 #124

I do, and for multiple reasons. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2013 #125

Collecting and target shooting PD Turk Sep 2013 #126

Varmint control. nt riqster Sep 2013 #128

Primarily for recreational purposes: target shooting, competition Lurks Often Sep 2013 #129