Hello... Moderate Gun Owners. Where ARE You?

[NickB79]

6. I consider myself one

I own a bolt-action .22 rifle, a semi-auto .22 rifle, an AR-15, a 12-gauge shotgun, and a few high-end pellet rifles.

My guns and ammo are kept locked up and unloaded when not in use. I don't worry about home invasions, or mysterious strangers attacking me.

I use them primarily for target practice, with occasional hunting trips to the woods.

My 5-yr old daughter and I often shoot pellet guns in the backyard, plinking soda cans. That pellet rifle is the ONLY gun she will shoot until she's old enough to join FFA (Future Farmers of America) and shoot a single-shot .22 rifle at a gun range (around 9-10 yr old). She is never allowed to handle said pellet gun without me right there with her. I find the trend of gun makers manufacturing miniature, almost toy-like "kid's guns" like these disgusting:

I don't have the need or desire to purchase a handgun, or get a carry permit. I'm generally skeptical of people who feel the need to be armed 24/7.

I have no problem going through a background check to purchase a gun, and support universal background checks for all gun sales.