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Yeah, pretty much. I've "owned" a gun since I was younger than the OP's post count. Got a .22 at age 8 and it was up to me to keep it clean and safely stored in my closet.
Why you decided to acquire a firearm?
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Yeah, pretty much. I've "owned" a gun since I was younger than the OP's post count. Got a .22 at age 8 and it was up to me to keep it clean and safely stored in my closet.
Ringmaster
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I've owned a .22 rifle since I was a teenager and then in my 30s I bought a Ruger MKII. When I saw what happened in New Orleans after Katrina when police were unable to respond I decided to get a lIttle more serious. I purchased a AR15 and accumilated about 3,000rds of ammo. I recently added a Beretta 92FS INOX to my nightstand replacing the Ruger.
Sundancer
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Even though I grew up knowing, handling, and shooting them, I decided to acquire firearms when the government started saying I shouldn't be able to own certain kinds or needing a license/paying a tax to own one..... 'nough said
Because of this, in general: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUmKT43j4Tc
And SB281 and O'Malley in particular.
And SB281 and O'Malley in particular.
Ganegrei
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Shot while growing up in the Boy Scouts. Got out of the habit in college. Went to visit my WV based relatives. Bought my first .22 a week later.
tchin
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My cousin got out of the Army and had acquired some guns where he was stationed. He asked if I wanted to go to the range for the first time, I said sure. When I first saw his ar-15, I was just thinking "why does anyone need a gun like that?" But, right after I shot i.t I didn't care about why you'd need one, I just knew I wanted one. Shooting is just a really fun hobby for me now with the added benefits of protection.
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engine42410
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I acquired my firearm because i wanted to protect myself and my family. From time to time, my son and i go to the gun range and shoot. The most important reason is that, when and emergency comes up and your life is on the line and you have no where to retreat, the only person you can count on is your self. I have a question for the maryland shooting community, would you rather be judge by twelve or carried by six?
The law enforcement community can't be everywhere.
The law enforcement community can't be everywhere.
As others have said, I've been shooting and accumulating guns since I was a kid.
Dogabutila
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- Dec 21, 2010
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I don't understand why I wouldn't want one since bad guys have them.
I decided to purchase my 1st firearm, when I moved into my first apartment. The area wasn't the safest, but it was the only place I could afford, when I was 20.
casualmadness
Man about town
I was always around guns as a kid. The whole family had them. We had several break ins and home invasions when I was a kid so guns were useful for us. I lived in a good area but we had money and it was obvious (large house, multiple cars, etc). Plus we lived in a very small town where everyone knew everyone's business. So we were a target.
I owned guns but sold them all prior to joining the Army. I never owned any guns while serving in the Army. I got out of the Army in 2005 and didn't purchase a gun until 2010. Just got lazy about defense...until finding a group of guys dressed in black outside of my door one morning. Long story and I don't feel like typing it all out here but I found myself on the business end of a home invasion and my only protection was a can of OC spray and a baton. I was a federal guard at the time and had those items on my gun belt. My duty weapon stayed at the armory.
I made a promise to myself that if I survived that encounter I would buy a gun. I bought a Ruger GP100 the very next day. And because I still lived in the USA (prior to surrendering all of my rights and moving to this ******** of a state), I was able to take it home that same day.
I hope and pray that I'm never in that situation again but the reality of the world we live in is such that it will most certainly happen again. As a matter of fact, just about a month or two after that incident, my wife woke me just after midnight one night because she heard a noise. I listened for a moment and heard someone trying to get in the front door. I took my Mossberg 500 to the door, gave myself a couple seconds to be afraid, sucked it up, opened the door and simultaneously raised the shotgun to the two men trying to get into my home. I'm very thankful that I didn't have to squeeze the trigger. The men ran away.
I owned guns but sold them all prior to joining the Army. I never owned any guns while serving in the Army. I got out of the Army in 2005 and didn't purchase a gun until 2010. Just got lazy about defense...until finding a group of guys dressed in black outside of my door one morning. Long story and I don't feel like typing it all out here but I found myself on the business end of a home invasion and my only protection was a can of OC spray and a baton. I was a federal guard at the time and had those items on my gun belt. My duty weapon stayed at the armory.
I made a promise to myself that if I survived that encounter I would buy a gun. I bought a Ruger GP100 the very next day. And because I still lived in the USA (prior to surrendering all of my rights and moving to this ******** of a state), I was able to take it home that same day.
I hope and pray that I'm never in that situation again but the reality of the world we live in is such that it will most certainly happen again. As a matter of fact, just about a month or two after that incident, my wife woke me just after midnight one night because she heard a noise. I listened for a moment and heard someone trying to get in the front door. I took my Mossberg 500 to the door, gave myself a couple seconds to be afraid, sucked it up, opened the door and simultaneously raised the shotgun to the two men trying to get into my home. I'm very thankful that I didn't have to squeeze the trigger. The men ran away.
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None of my closer friends/family owned firearms until 2012. I had a casual interest, but never owned and always had other things I wanted to spend my money on. Parents always wanted to get one, but kept putting it off. Since the last election, though, I think somewhere around 8-10 freshly-minted gun owners now exist in my circle. I was going to make purchases near the end of 2012, but then the whole Connecticut thing happened and that pushed me back a few months due to prices.
As to the answer of "why," I always wanted one, and saw the writing on the wall politically, so it was a "now or never" kinda thing.
As to the answer of "why," I always wanted one, and saw the writing on the wall politically, so it was a "now or never" kinda thing.
punchBIGholes
Active Member
Because cordite should be a calvin Klein scent.
Because MURICA.
Because papa raised me right.
Because its cheaper than a therapist. (even after the SHTF)
Because they are IMO just as stable as a Roth IRA if you keep good care of good guns.
Because they make me happy.
Because MURICA.
Because papa raised me right.
Because its cheaper than a therapist. (even after the SHTF)
Because they are IMO just as stable as a Roth IRA if you keep good care of good guns.
Because they make me happy.
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I found out my wife was trying to have somone kill me.
defygravity
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That's effing frightening. Glad you decided to protect yourself.
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Sirex
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LOL, of course not. She wants the satisfaction of doing it herself.
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