Tosser 61 Posted December 28, 2011 I'm just curious as to why the members her own guns? Examples: Zombie Apocolypse? Gun Games? Hunting? Self-Defense? If you had to choose ONE reason why, what would it be? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 264 Posted December 28, 2011 Started with hunting, then to self-defense, then to gun games, now a mix of the three. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
67gtonut 847 Posted December 28, 2011 1. Self Defense 2. Gun Games - trying to find the time...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeklog 7 Posted December 28, 2011 gun games! self defense! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcbethr 42 Posted December 28, 2011 It started with self-defense, I suppose, way back in 1999. I remember standing in the bedroom of my Mt. Laurel condo scared out of my mind because I heard glass break at 3AM and I had nothing but a large flashlight to defend myself with. That's one of those things I call a teachable moment. I was an anti-gunner before that night. I remember going to the gun store and being told that I needed a permit just for them to take it off the shelf (I drove to Harry's - it was the only gun store I knew because they advertised on the radio). Like Homer Simpson, I was scared and defenseless. I needed a gun now, not whenever the police got around to letting me have it. I got the paperwork for my FID soon after I navigated the laws. I had one gun for years, and maybe went to shoot it once every six months. Then a perfect storm happened. I got my masters degree and I started working with a guy who was a former Marine who was into Glocks. Now I had time since I was out of grad school and I had a shooting buddy to go with. So I started to go once or twice a month. Then I started to buy guns for fun. Now I live in Cherry Hill, where I'm pretty darn confident that I will never use a gun for shooting anything more than paper - they are for sport now - clay games and cans, although I have been getting more into pistol. It seems to go in cycles that move with the seasons. During the summer I won't even touch a pistol and you'll see me at Ft. Dix busting clays. During the winter, I hibernate with pistols at Firing Line in Philadelphia. So sport, then self defense. I don't ever picture myself hunting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy3rd 132 Posted December 28, 2011 because I can and I have the right to keep it. Still working on the bear part. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notmetoo 41 Posted December 28, 2011 1. Self/home defense 2. Recreational shooting i.e. IDPA. USPSA, (REALLY need to do this more ...) 3. It's my right 4. Just in case the SHTF 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted December 28, 2011 because i can 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gun Guy in NJ 10 Posted December 28, 2011 Zombies 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malsua 1,422 Posted December 28, 2011 Always had them. Got older, bought more. For fun, hunting, self defense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PK90 3,570 Posted December 28, 2011 Because I use them for the following reasons: HUNT - SHOOT - COLLECT - DEFEND Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duppie 73 Posted December 28, 2011 Home defense. Range stress relief. Noisy neighbors and their noisy pets. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpecialK 193 Posted December 28, 2011 I like shiny objects. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CageFighter 236 Posted December 28, 2011 1. Self-Defense 2. Gun Games 3. Zombie Apocolypse/SHTF Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pew Pew Plates 358 Posted December 28, 2011 They are fun My first gun was a mosin, so sport came first, defense second for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zenviko 1 Posted December 28, 2011 Prior service and I enjoy shooting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midwest 28 Posted December 28, 2011 Because I can. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan 177 Posted December 28, 2011 hobby/enjoyment/fun self defense eventually I'd like to get into games Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jvheitz 5 Posted December 28, 2011 because I can and I have the right to keep it. Still working on the bear part. this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daedalus 19 Posted December 28, 2011 I have always had one or two at home but never any real interest - they were just 'there'. Then I drank the KoolAid when it became a strong possibility the Messiah would be elected and life as we know it would end. Bought a Remington 870 12GA just in case. That was followed shortly by a Charles Daly 20Ga with youth stock for my wife because the 870 was too heavy for her. Then I decided I really needed a handgun so a Springfield 1911 came home with me. That started the run on several more 1911s. Oh, I am doing my bit to keep the ammunition manufacturers in business,. too. Now I find myself poring over a half dozen gun websites every day figuring out I want next. Maybe I owe the Dems a vote of gratitude after all (but NEVER a real vote)! Does that count as self-defense, zombie protection or both? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shane45 807 Posted December 28, 2011 They are the insurance policy I can play with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hd2000fxdl 422 Posted December 28, 2011 It's my Right! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJdiverTony 27 Posted December 28, 2011 Primarily: * Hunting * Hobby/Recreation/Fun... I just plain LOVE to shoot Secondary: * Some day when my kids are older and I might have more spare time, I want to get into gun games (IDPA, IPSC, 3-gun, whatever...) * Instead of Self Defense (that would imply CCW and I don't see that ever happening in NJ), I'll just say Home Defense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RecessedFilter 222 Posted December 28, 2011 For fun, self defense, gun games, and all around enjoyment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vladtepes 1,060 Posted December 28, 2011 defense.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted December 28, 2011 1. Self-Defense 2. Gun Games 3. Zombie Apocolypse/SHTF You have 2 and 3 mixed up 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hd2000fxdl 422 Posted December 28, 2011 You have 2 and 3 mixed up And here we all thought you would say he has 1 and 3 mixed up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Socom 19 Posted December 28, 2011 I like them.. I was raised on them.. Been shooting since 12 years old Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 264 Posted December 28, 2011 I like them.. I was raised on them.. Been shooting since 12 years old Late bloomer, eh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M4BGRINGO 139 Posted December 28, 2011 Silver was skyrocketing so I sold a bunch and bought guns instead. I like to collect and shoot most of my revolvers. Really got into shooting clays and wound-up with a bunch of shotguns. So to me, collecting was first, sports were second, home defense a distant third. We are in a good neighborhood and town, not much happens here, dial 911 and 3 to 4 cars are at your house in less than a minute, no-kidding! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites