Daily Poll #63

Do you own a gun?

  • Yes

    Votes: 19 33.9%
  • There is a gun in my house but it isn't mine

    Votes: 5 8.9%
  • No and no desire

    Votes: 30 53.6%
  • No but I will eventually.

    Votes: 2 3.6%

  • Total voters
    56
  • Poll closed .
There is one in my house but I won't ever touch it or use it. I prefer my collection of knives over guns.
 
My dad was an MP.
OT - but so was mine. In the 1st Division that hit the beaches on D-Day. Treasured my discussions with him (when he would do so about it...) & miss him everyday.

As others have stated in here - getting a gun with out getting some qualified safety and usage training (most gun ranges have this....) is just foolish IMO.
 
I've got my CPL but don't have one yet. Personal protection for myself and my household is the purpose. A biometric gun safe will enter the household if a gun does. I'm thinking possibly a 9mm ruger.

Pick one that is comfortable for you to hold and use. I would suggest a .45 semiauto, but those are a bit heavy. However, the .45 has stopping power at short range which is a big plus.

Whatever you get. Make sure you practice intensely until you can use it as an extension of your body & can get 90% of your shots grouped on target. A bit of training on a shoot/no shoot course is a good idea as well.
After that, make sure you get to a range at least once a month as shooting is a perishable skill.
Also, make sure yo know how to disassemble and clean your weapon, then make sure you do it at least once a week. A dirty/un-maintained weapon is a greater threat to the operator than the intended target.
 
no, no, no.
the least safe i've ever felt was when i visited the US.
 
As I live in Ireland it's highly unlikely that I will ever own a gun. Oddly I have shot a fair amount of live guns and the obligatory "air soft" styles.
Having said that would love to own a working M1C/ M1D Garand, both for historical and novelty usage

>Sol
 
We have a couple of hunting rifles, but that's all.

I grew up with guns in the house - they were always secured in a gun safe. My family hunts quite a bit - my grandparents have a hunting cabin up north that our whole family uses. It never seemed odd or dangerous to me.
 
I have my CHL and I carry a semi-automatic pistol in my truck for personal protection.

I also have a 17HMR and I can handle a .223. Some people on here know, and if you read my profile, you will see that I partake in target shooting. I had a Marine for an instructor and he taught me all that I needed to know about proper gun safety and a few other things that I chose not to disclose.... (He was in 'Nam if that's any kind of indication.)

I have never gone hunting, but if it comes down to my life and the safety of my family....let's just say I can take your ass out at 200+ yards...

If you're going to own a gun, please have the proper training. Take courses taught by a certified NRA instructor not some wackjob selling guns out of the trunk of his car. Know your gun and it's capabilities. Guns don't kill people, it's the idiots with their finger on the trigger.
 
Um... I live in Texas. Born and raised here. I got my first gun while I was in elementary school.

Yes. I own a revolver, a shot gun and a rifle. My old BB gun is now my son's and I am a much better shot than every man in my family. :p
 
Um... I live in Texas. Born and raised here. I got my first gun while I was in elementary school.

Yes. I own a revolver, a shot gun and a rifle. My old BB gun is now my son's and I am a much better shot than every man in my family. :p

Dang Texan.... Oh wait....

Same here everyone in my family owns a gun but they scare the crap out of me, I'll stick to my archery.
 
No guns will cross my threshold and I fail to understand the obsession with them over there...It scares the shit out of me that people carry them around...and how easily they can be purchased...

Yes, this.

I do know quite a few people who have guns at home (it still is mandatory here for those in the army (swiss army still is a militia army) to have their army issued gun at home, but forbidden to have army issued munition) but they are only allowed to transport it to and from the shooting range on the appointed (!) day and time. Or when Switzerland is invaded.

There are hunters here, and of course they have guns. But guns may not be transported loaded. Gun and munition have to be in separate bags during transport.
 
You weren't supposed to find out this way....

How'd you find my picture anyways?!

:)

I bought up - OK and scrummaged out of the dumpster - all of the Hobbit movie promo material I could find featuring Tauriel, um you. My bedroom is a shrine to your 'archery' talent. I have at least 8 full-size cardboard cutouts.

#soproudandinlove

The fact she falls for a short, scruffy, bearded guy also gives me hope.
 
I bought up - OK and scrummaged out of the dumpster - all of the Hobbit movie promo material I could find featuring Tauriel, um you. My bedroom is a shrine to your 'archery' talent. I have at least 8 full-size cardboard cutouts.

#soproudandinlove

The fact she falls for a short, scruffy, bearded guy also gives me hope.

I have a short, scruffy, bearded guy. :)
 
I've got my CPL but don't have one yet. Personal protection for myself and my household is the purpose. A biometric gun safe will enter the household if a gun does. I'm thinking possibly a 9mm ruger.
Find out what the lady cops in your area carry & check those out. In Miami they carry a Glock 19. Once you get something don't just set it down & forget about it thinking that when you need it you'll just pick it up & shoot. Get familiar with it, learn to break it down & service it regularly & go to a firing range & practice.

There too you can handle other firearms & develop a working knowledge of them.

Several years back a woman asked why I carried a weapon. I told her "I live in South Florida".
 
Find out what the lady cops in your area carry & check those out. In Miami they carry a Glock 19. Once you get something don't just set it down & forget about it thinking that when you need it you'll just pick it up & shoot. Get familiar with it, learn to break it down & service it regularly & go to a firing range & practice.

There too you can handle other firearms & develop a working knowledge of them.

Several years back a woman asked why I carried a weapon. I told her "I live in South Florida".

I think a Glock 19 is a good choice. My ex had one, and I think I liked it more than he did from just overall shooting it, and the feel of it in my hands.
 
I think a Glock 19 is a good choice. My ex had one, and I think I liked it more than he did from just overall shooting it, and the feel of it in my hands.
The cops I spoke to told me that it is a bit smaller & lighter, making it easier for the ladies to pull & sight. Also the trigger pull is less making it ideal for them.
 
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