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jeepnstein

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13. None of the above?
Mon Dec 17, 2012, 09:51 AM
Dec 2012

I have hunting guns that haven't seen the light of day in many years. I just don't have the time for it anymore. I love hunting and I'm pretty good at it but I just don't have the bug these days.

I also have a few weapons that are used when I'm working as a Deputy Sheriff. They are mine and were bought out of my own pocket as is the custom in most departments. Even though I have a valid ID and can carry in all 50 States I most generally don't carry concealed when not in uniform.

I haven't bought a new gun in years. I may have to in the not-too-distant future as part of my duty gear but nobody is in a rush to have me switch from a 1911.

Oh, and I'm a certifiable gun nut. I keep up on prices, who's buying what, who's selling what, and I'll go shooting any chance I get. My big pet peeve is safety and how lots of folks can't be bothered with even the most basic practices.

What kind of gun nut are you? [View all] ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 OP
you seem to suggest that if one is a "collector", then would not be a "gun nut" DrDan Dec 2012 #1
As I said IME, its a matter of attitude, not quantity ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #2
What kind of "gun-grabber" are you? safeinOhio Dec 2012 #3
Trying to define terms is a reasonable thing ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #5
Terms like gun grabber and gun nut can not be defined safeinOhio Dec 2012 #9
Guns are boring BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #4
Yes, it is not where my skills lie ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #6
My brother and I used to take cans of pork and beans from the pantry BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #7
If we all had the same interests this would be a boring world. ... spin Dec 2012 #15
I do both holdencaufield Dec 2012 #34
Huh? BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #35
If owning a gun for self defense makes me a " gun nut ": then so be it. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #8
Sickening BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #10
If i would've been armed when i was attacked and raped, it wouldn't have happened! darkangel218 Dec 2012 #11
As long as its legal to own a gun, i will never give up mine! darkangel218 Dec 2012 #12
None of the above? jeepnstein Dec 2012 #13
1911 hardly a weapon of mass destruction hockeynut57 Dec 2012 #25
Seeing as how they don't allow us to carry nerve gas or nukes... jeepnstein Dec 2012 #29
8 in the clip 1 in the chamber. seems like a reasonable loadout for self defense. hockeynut57 Dec 2012 #31
Congratulations on your new appointment sarisataka Dec 2012 #14
Shooting sports and self defense because they're in the house. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #16
Shooting sports. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #17
None of the Above fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #18
No theyre not. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #19
Guns are Bad fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #20
Ok, but you said " guns are bad for you ". darkangel218 Dec 2012 #21
Guns are Bad fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #22
I beg to differ. But youre entitled to your own opinion. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #23
Fair Enough fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #24
Then I recommend you don't buy one holdencaufield Dec 2012 #37
I honestly don't feel that is the business of anybody on this board. madmom Dec 2012 #26
All of the above ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #27
lol!! nt darkangel218 Dec 2012 #28
Ummm .... thanks? holdencaufield Dec 2012 #30
My statement is my personal assessment of the # of household with firearms ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #33
Guess i'm the "shooting sport nut." actslikeacarrot Dec 2012 #32
I'm the first Collector? Decoy of Fenris Dec 2012 #36
None of your classes define the paranoid hatred anti-RKBA's mean when they use the phrase. nt jody Dec 2012 #38
I have the first 5 covered. ileus Dec 2012 #39
Collector, occasional target shooter, volunteer firearm safety instructor slackmaster Dec 2012 #40
thug, dude. definitely gangsta thug. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #41
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