'Why do you own a gun?'

[one...two...tree 2,762]

There is nothing wrong with owning guns, but I'll be the first to admit that some folks have absolutely no business owning guns. I don't have a concealed carry permit, but I would get one if I felt I needed one. Even living in the big, bad city of Houston I haven't felt incline to go packing yet. I have thought about it from time to time.

Amen, brother. Although determining who is qualified to properly handle and use a gun would be difficult. Back ground checks and 'no' to anyone with a felony conviction or who has mental problems.

when i'm on my meds, i'm okay. j/k

One of my personalities owns several guns and has a short temper.

[smoke20 0]

thanks LS. Looking at a Berretta Bobcat or Tomcat.

Jackie

personal opinion: i'd go w/ a larger caliber. aren't those .22 & .32. there are many larger caliber sub compacts you may want to look at. if money isn't an issue. i prefer hk, sig, & glock. you get what you pay for.

i prefer .40 cal for inside, that may be too penetration for some homeowners. check out a daewoo 40....neat little pistol

nice

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I enjoy my sig and glock

I'd love to hear your opinion on the Virginia Tech massacre - why you think it happened.

[Heracles 417]

I enjoy my sig and glock

I'd love to hear your opinion on the Virginia Tech massacre - why you think it happened.

Do you think the gun was to blame? Why is it Australia and many other nations have 1/5 the homicide rate? Irrespective of what Michael Moore tells people; Guns are still available there. Not as easy to get, but available.

A start would be to have a look at what is acceptable and what is not in society. Look at the commonality between Columbine and VT. And it wasn't guns.. Numerous rappers, for example, are barred from traveling to AUS and the UK. Why do you think that is..

[Fuzzness 2]

I don't own a gun nor do I feel the need to have one. I don't hunt and the area I live in is rather peaceful. I have no problem with someone owning a gun, but I do question those who want to have automatic weapons in their home.

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

I enjoy my sig and glock

I'd love to hear your opinion on the Virginia Tech massacre - why you think it happened.

I don't own a gun nor do I feel the need to have one. I don't hunt and the area I live in is rather peaceful. I have no problem with someone owning a gun, but I do question those who want to have automatic weapons in their home.

a gun collector? (btw having such requires a special license)

[Heracles 417]

I don't own a gun nor do I feel the need to have one. I don't hunt and the area I live in is rather peaceful. I have no problem with someone owning a gun, but I do question those who want to have automatic weapons in their home.

Now automatic weapons are a different story. You might as well allow them to own explosives, grenades etc if your going to let people carry those..

Edited August 9, 2007 by Boo-Yah!

[smoke20 0]

I enjoy my sig and glock

I'd love to hear your opinion on the Virginia Tech massacre - why you think it happened.

I don't own a gun nor do I feel the need to have one. I don't hunt and the area I live in is rather peaceful. I have no problem with someone owning a gun, but I do question those who want to have automatic weapons in their home.

a gun collector? (btw having such requires a special license)

& its a ##### to get a class 3/ ffa licence, not to mention the cost.

[Fuzzness 2]

I don't own a gun nor do I feel the need to have one. I don't hunt and the area I live in is rather peaceful. I have no problem with someone owning a gun, but I do question those who want to have automatic weapons in their home.

a gun collector? (btw having such requires a special license)

I can understand that. Special licence is a good idea. Would you as a collector, if you are one, be willing to remove the firing mechanisms so that the gun can no longer be used?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I enjoy my sig and glock

I'd love to hear your opinion on the Virginia Tech massacre - why you think it happened.

Do you think the gun was to blame? Why is it Australia and many other nations have 1/5 the homicide rate? Irrespective of what Michael Moore tells people; Guns are still available there. Not as easy to get, but available.

A start would be to have a look at what is acceptable and what is not in society. Look at the commonality between Columbine and VT. And it wasn't guns.. Numerous rappers, for example, are barred from traveling to AUS and the UK. Why do you think that is..

Oh, silly me...I thought you might try to blame Hollywood for why that student was so screwed up.

I enjoy my sig and glock

I'd love to hear your opinion on the Virginia Tech massacre - why you think it happened.

Wild Tangent is notorious for derailing topics. In fact, that's his specialty.

[smoke20 0]

I can understand that. Special licence is a good idea. Would you as a collector, if you are one, be willing to remove the firing mechanisms so that the gun can no longer be used?

why would a collector do that? collectors aren't the ones we need to worry about.

Edited August 9, 2007 by smoke20

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I don't own a gun nor do I feel the need to have one. I don't hunt and the area I live in is rather peaceful. I have no problem with someone owning a gun, but I do question those who want to have automatic weapons in their home.

There's a huge difference between automatic and fully automatic. I think people get this confused.

fully automatic = machine gun = one trigger pull = many bullets

automatic (or semi-automatic)= one trigger pull = one bullet

people get confused by the appearance alone

example.... the MAK-90 is a semi-auto version of the fully auto AK-47. It only looks similar.

[Otto 83]

Cats Should Not Own Guns...

[derekkj 0]

I can understand that. Special licence is a good idea. Would you as a collector, if you are one, be willing to remove the firing mechanisms so that the gun can no longer be used?

The few collectors I know who can afford to own something like a Thompson M1921 would not. It decreases the value of the gun.

Currently I only have a Colt Woodsman for target practice. But I got into trap shooting a few years ago and wouldn't mind getting a shotgun in the near future instead of using the crappy ones they rent out at the shooting center.

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

I don't own a gun nor do I feel the need to have one. I don't hunt and the area I live in is rather peaceful. I have no problem with someone owning a gun, but I do question those who want to have automatic weapons in their home.

a gun collector? (btw having such requires a special license)

I can understand that. Special licence is a good idea. Would you as a collector, if you are one, be willing to remove the firing mechanisms so that the gun can no longer be used?

just as easily as such can be removed, such can be reinstalled (even purchased from other sources). so pretty much pointless imo.