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raven mad

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7. anigbrowl, I own exactly 2 guns.
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 10:06 AM
Jul 2016

A shotgun, and one rifle. Both are over 20 years old, and kept in shape. The rifle goes with me back country, and up here, you'd better have something more than a bear bell or spray. The shotgun's last use was being fired in the air to scare a mama moose and her twins out of a neighbor's yard. My neighbor's children were in that yard and mama moose perceived a threat. By a 5 and 3 year old.

Not everyone who owns guns, legally, licensed, is a "gun humper".

I am a strong supporter of gun control, but some outright prejudice is just as bad as any other bigotry. And yeah, I'd gladly fire my shotgun to be sure your kids were safe. Mama moose and twins ran off. Kids got scolded by mom for being too curious (in a fenced yard).

I'm 62 years old and have never fired a weapon, except when I was in the Air Force and required to do so, at so much as a human paper target.

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