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Gun Ownership - NO politics, just "Do you or do you not own a firearm"

Do you legally own a firearm of any kind?

  • I own one or more firearms, and am an American

    Votes: 432 55.7%

  • I own NO firearms, and am an American

    Votes: 122 15.7%

  • I own one or more firearms, and am other than American (Feel free to specify Citizenship)

    Votes: 80 10.3%

  • I own NO firearms, and am other than American (Feel free to specify Citizenship)

    Votes: 114 14.7%

  • I am not legally able to own a firearm (Feel free to specify reason)

    Votes: 27 3.5%
  • Total voters
    775
nynjtransplant said:
Some people should not own firearms… I know myself to be this way. Like going to the range and renting and shooting. But, I should not have a gun in the house.
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That's your/their option. Good on ya for making that choice. Someone not confident in their ability to safely have a gun around the house probably shouldn't. It's hard to do someone unintended/undeserved/inappropriate damage with a gun you don't have. I, of course, fall on the "I choose to be armed, and am comfy packing heat" side of the scale.
 
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nynjtransplant said:
Love your pfp…

You might appreciate the cornhole boards I made
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Never been much of an Iron Maiden fan (A selected few of their tunes turn my crank, but mostly I count that "flavor" of music to be obnoxious noise) but Eddie is hard to mistake. Always have liked that "cute little birdy", though, even clear back in '75 when I first laid eyes on it. If you were to guess, based on my avatar, you'd be correct in guessing that I heartily approve of the three gents from the Great White North. 40 years of rock-n-roll with barely a clinker to be found... Miss ya, Neil!
 
UR20Z said:
Never been much of an Iron Maiden fan (A selected few of their tunes turn my crank, but mostly I count that "flavor" of music to be obnoxious noise) but Eddie is hard to mistake. Always have liked that "cute little birdy", though, even clear back in '75 when I first laid eyes on it. If you were to guess, based on my avatar, you'd be correct in guessing that I heartily approve of the three gents from the Great White North. 40 years of rock-n-roll with barely a clinker to be found... Miss ya, Neil!
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UR20Z said:
Never been much of an Iron Maiden fan (A selected few of their tunes turn my crank, but mostly I count that "flavor" of music to be obnoxious noise) but Eddie is hard to mistake. Always have liked that "cute little birdy", though, even clear back in '75 when I first laid eyes on it. If you were to guess, based on my avatar, you'd be correct in guessing that I heartily approve of the three gents from the Great White North. 40 years of rock-n-roll with barely a clinker to be found... Miss ya, Neil!
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Been a big Rush fan since 1978… but when picking vinyl overlays for the boards had to find album art work that fit. Picked the two best ones…2112 didn’t look as good in vinyl but it was my first choice.
 
Can't own a gun. I sold pot as a yng man. Class 4 felony, and a few misdemeanors. Go figure, my state now sells it, and I seldom smoke it.
 
Yeah, but i don't do much shooting anymore, it's just got kinda boring. I like things with a lot of kick, 12 gauge turkey shot (eh... not like i'll ever use it for that), .45-70 are my favs. It ain't fun unless you're feeling the fun.
I used up half of my friend's .45-70 last time we went out shooting, and felt bad enough to pay him for it, despite his objections.
I do carry my keltec sub 2k, stowed away in my pack, for looong hiking trips. For shorter ones, a machete or tomahawk. Both also useful for straight bushwacking.
There's moose and bears and mountain lions up here. I'd never kill something unless it's my life against it's, but when it comes to that, i won't hesitate... hopefully.

I may get into black powder to see if that can reignite any interest. I do like how artsy it can be...
 
If there wasn't so much red tape and hoops to jump through to own a firearm in my country (Australia) I would like to own at least one. Ideally a Colt Python revolver. It's always been a favourite of mine ever since I first saw it in the video game Half-Life when I was a child. Unfortunately, gun ownership in my country is too much of a hassle for me to want to bother with it.
 
IHO said:
I also have thing for big-ass hunting knives. Don't know why, but I've acquired several different styles over the years with blades over 10 inches. I have a few really nice ones, but this cheap one I've had for years is one of my favorites. Good hefty feel and nice balance. I keep it razor sharp.
"Heh, that's not a knife... THAT'S a knife!" ?
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Yeah, i've been finding myself getting more into hand based weapons over guns myself.
There's just something a lot more satisfying when it comes to building knife and tool skills over firearm skills.
And man, the artistry, skill and passion that goes into them some of them blows any gun well out of the water.
Namely... swords!
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Black powder arms were great. Ornate, personalized, filled with emotional weight, but the newer generation of firearms has turned so much to mass production that it has lost it all.
 
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Mosteel said:
Yeah, i've been finding myself getting more into hand based weapons over guns myself.
There's just something a lot more satisfying when it comes to building knife and tool skills over firearm skills.
And man, the artistry, skill and passion that goes into them some of them blows any gun well out of the water.
Namely... swords!
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Black powder arms were great. Ornate, personalized, filled with emotional weight, but the newer generation of firearms has turned so much to mass production that it has lost it all.
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Largely because it’s a lot easier to make a bad gun. A sword can still function if it’s dull, but a gun which jams won’t. Don’t get me wrong though, I think guns are beautiful in a different way, and nowadays in terms of function it’s not much of a comparison.
 
U.S. citizen here (and a Texan, no less!) and I do not own any items whose primary function is that of a weapon (besides my bare hands, like Chuck Norris). Honestly, I don't think I have anything that's worth enough to warrant defending with a weapon.


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dfw_m4m said:
U.S. citizen here (and a Texan, no less!) and I do not own any items whose primary function is that of a weapon (besides my bare hands, like Chuck Norris). Honestly, I don't think I have anything that's worth enough to warrant defending with a weapon.


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Personal being is enough. With out that nothing else can happen in the monetary or materialistic sense. For you or family.
 
Flint said:
What about your own life?
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NoloContendere said:
So your life isn't of value?
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I'm not saying that my life is a complete and total waste, but if someone felt so desperate that they needed to take my life and couldn't be talked out of it...

1. My quality of life and mental health after having shot someone, even out of self defense, would drop considerably.

2. I have thought about death a lot, and would be at peace regardless of when it occurs. So if someone were to take my life, it would be doing more harm to them than it would to me.

3. For all I know, they could be in a life-or-death situation, and if only one of us can survive, I'd bet they value their life over mine. And I'd kinda agree with them. I'm not saying I want to end my life (although I struggle with those thoughts fairly often, so depending on the day, they may be doing me the favor of putting me out of my misery).

So when weighing the value of my life with a gun vs. without a gun, my personal opinion is that I prefer my life without one, even with the possible consequences that come as a result.
 
Ziggyziggypop said:
Own an AKM, 2x AR-15s, a 1911, Beretta 92A1, Glock 41, CZ-75, Sig P320 Carry, and a black powder Colt Walker.....I know...I have a problem.....
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How is the Beretta 92A1? I am looking into getting one or something similar from Beretta.
 
dfw_m4m said:
I'm not saying that my life is a complete and total waste, but if someone felt so desperate that they needed to take my life and couldn't be talked out of it...

1. My quality of life and mental health after having shot someone, even out of self defense, would drop considerably.

2. I have thought about death a lot, and would be at peace regardless of when it occurs. So if someone were to take my life, it would be doing more harm to them than it would to me.

3. For all I know, they could be in a life-or-death situation, and if only one of us can survive, I'd bet they value their life over mine. And I'd kinda agree with them. I'm not saying I want to end my life (although I struggle with those thoughts fairly often, so depending on the day, they may be doing me the favor of putting me out of my misery).

So when weighing the value of my life with a gun vs. without a gun, my personal opinion is that I prefer my life without one, even with the possible consequences that come as a result.
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Fundamental disagreement then. I believe that anyone who purposely threatens the life of another has forfeited their right to their own. Aka, if you point a gun at someone’s face and they kill you, I believe that’s honestly a good thing, because the worldwide average quality of human improves and no innocent people are hurt.
 
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