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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: 443 55.5%

  • I own NO firearms, and am an American

    Votes: 125 15.7%

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

    Votes: 82 10.3%

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

    Votes: 120 15.0%

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

    Votes: 28 3.5%
  • Total voters
    798
And why the US had two rifles in service at the same time with the same M1 name is confusing, the M1 Garand in 30-06 and the M1 carbine in .30 carbine.

Make that three with the M1 Thompson sub machine gun in .45ACP.
 
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Im from germany the country that basically invented weapons, but the standard citizen isnt allowed to carry a gun in the ways the americans have.
 
Kydiell said:
Guns are illegal where I live, however I would choose to own one if that were to change.
For self defense only.
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Consider archery and weapon throwing as alternatives?

I would have also suggested black powder revolvers but those chain fires are extremely dangerous - not worth losing your fingers or your hand to that. Black powder is the stuff they used in muskets all the way to the 1860s (and up to around the 1900s until smokeless powder was invented).

Perhaps a black powder single shot derringer? (That's assuming black powder arms are legal where you are at.) Also consider high power PCP airguns if those are legal and available - 150 FPE is still no laughing matter.
 
Pillar said:
Consider archery and weapon throwing as alternatives?

I would have also suggested black powder revolvers but those chain fires are extremely dangerous - not worth losing your fingers or your hand to that. Black powder is the stuff they used in muskets all the way to the 1860s (and up to around the 1900s until smokeless powder was invented).

Perhaps a black powder single shot derringer? (That's assuming black powder arms are legal where you are at.) Also consider high power PCP airguns if those are legal and available - 150 FPE is still no laughing matter.
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Why even carrying a gun in the first line?
 
DeezHorseNuts said:
Why even owning a gun in the first line?
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Several reasons - self defense, sport shooting, hunting... But that's a decision that can only be made by the potential owner. And I do have to say that it is indeed a responsibility to own them - that's also up to the potential owner to decide if they also want that responsibility. I am in the US, and despite the high prevalence of guns here, not every adult owns firearms - as I've said earlier, we have the privilege of being able to possess them, but that doesn't obligate anyone to get them either.
 
Pillar said:
Several reasons - self defense, sport shooting, hunting... But that's a decision that can only be made by the potential owner. And I do have to say that it is indeed a responsibility to own them - that's also up to the potential owner to decide if they also want that responsibility. I am in the US, and despite the high prevalence of guns here, not every adult owns firearms - as I've said earlier, we have the privilege of being able to possess them, but that doesn't obligate anyone to get them either.
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Yes right. But for the daily life they are pretty useless. Unless your job tolds you so.
 
I<3horses said:
You mean in th USA right?
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i mean in the world.

the fact a government chooses not to recognize a human right does not make it any less so. free speech is a human right regardless of whether north korea recognizes it or not. same with individual armed self defense.
 
umafera said:
i mean in the world.

the fact a government chooses not to recognize a human right does not make it any less so. free speech is a human right regardless of whether north korea recognizes it or not. same with individual armed self defense.
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I dont think the german government dont rocognize any human right.
 
umafera said:
i mean in the world.

the fact a government chooses not to recognize a human right does not make it any less so. free speech is a human right regardless of whether north korea recognizes it or not. same with individual armed self defense.
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I'm 100% certain that this is not a human right. It's a constitutional right in the US but not a human right in the entire world. That would mean that at least every european country is disobeing this right.
 
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