Why do you have firearms?

[UNDERSCORE 0]

A simple question. Why do have firearms? Get down to the nitty gritty of it and don't say 'the Constitution". That's a given.

 

To answer my own question, I have firearms primarily to protect my family (since no one else can do so especially when the shit hits the fan) and I have firearms to hunt for food should the need arise.

[PeteF 1,044]

Protecting my family, and I enjoy shooting.

[Albanian 121]

Protection of myself, family, and friends. Then because I like firearms and think they are pretty cool and fun to shoot.

[e80hydro 120]

They're like fine little machines I can fondle and they smell really good too.

[Jon 264]

Got into guns because I'm a hunter. Picked up a handgun due to getting my FPID(previously used my family's shotguns to hunt) and was asked if I wanted a P2P. Now I enjoy shooting for fun, competing, like being able to protect my family, and still spend my winters in the woods pursuing game.

[ryan_j 0]

Self and family protection. Also recreation.

 

This town has no police force but we have the state police.

 

I am NOT a hunter but I respect the right to hunt.

[Larry1851 0]

Home protection, target shooting, admiration of new designs and antique firearms. Pretty much every aspect of it.

[CMJeepster 2,781]

I've recently pulled my head out of the sand an become a realist about how unprepared most people are for emergency situations. After the 2011 "weather events," I decided to take the necessary steps to be able to live, with safety and relative comfort, in my house with my family for a short duration of time without outside help. This desire to shelter in place led me to find food (stocked and "aquired), (power for) water, clothing (real gear for the outdoors) and security (firearms). I am not ready for an extended stay with the entire family, but could maintain myself for an extended period of time before having to vacate. Sandy showed me how unprepared my neighbors are and gave me a scorecard for my preparations. I'm not done with everything yet, but will be (hopefully) by summer.

[Night Prowler 0]

1.Because I can

2.Sport/recreation/hunting

3.Protection

 

I enjoy the time I get to spend with friends blowing of some steam. My biggest enjoyment probably comes from spending time with my kids teaching them the sport and passing the hobby on. I live in a pretty safe area so protection is never much of a concern. In recent times the only time I have bothered loading a mag at night was during Sandy. A couple of generators had disappeared in the area during the night and nobody was getting mine.

I truly believe though that when it matters you can only depend on yourself. During and after Sandy I saw nobody there to help or even check on the elderly. I have a few neighbors that are 90+ now. It wasn't even that they didn't know what to do they just physically couldn't. If we were to ever end up in a shtf situation all bets are off on getting any help from where people expect.

 

[Duppie 73]

Originally for my family's protection and while still the primary purpose, I do like shooting,handling and cleaning them.

Small masterpieces of engineering and design that potentially yield such power is somehow intoxicating to me.......

[johnnyrebel70 0]

I grew up with guns in the house and it was just a part of life, it continued with me collecting when i moved out. Still just a way/part of my life and always will be. I enjoy shooting them and yes the inevitable protection and hunting for food should the need arise, though this has always been secondary since they have always been around me

[djg0770 481]

Why do you have firearms?

 

For all legal purposes.

[Howard 538]

Because I was looking for a much more expensive means other than a paper punch to put holes in sheets of paper

 

Also because when seconds count the police are only minutes away.

[heaterbob 53]

I like them

[Socom 19]

Power

[Clintoon Eastwood 2]

Because I like buying ammo

 

And I love the smell of gun smoke

[silverado427 10,840]

Because I love the smell of hoppe's in the morning.

[Hare Trigger 0]

When I was a kid, my father hunted and I would play dog. When I became a teenager I was given my first shotgun and started actually hunting with my dad. When I was in 8th grade, my school started clubs in school, such as chess club, bowling club, and believe it or not, gun club! Our teacher was actually allowed to bring in historic firearms into the school and give us an education and teach us safety and an appreciation of firearms. (Can't do that nowadays!!!) I now own a few shotguns, rifles & pistols and I have taught my family and some friends how to shoot and increased our ranks.

 

So to answer to your question; Because I live in a free country and I can. Owning a gun is as American as apple pie and Chevrolet!

[JackDaWack 2,895]

They're like fine little machines I can fondle and they smell really good too.

[Rifleman1 32]

A simple question. Why do have firearms? Get down to the nitty gritty of it and don't say 'the Constitution". That's a given.

 

To answer my own question, I have firearms primarily to protect my family (since no one else can do so especially when the shit hits the fan) and I have firearms to hunt for food should the need arise.

 

Self protection of myself, my family and my closest friends.

[quikz 34]

For work. Have thousands of dollars worth. Gives me a R.O.I. in the thousands and thousands of percentage.

 

Otherwise, I would only have like one Ruger 10/22 and would have been a chef possibly. Love good food.

[maintenanceguy 510]

hunting, getting rid of problem animals (not exactly the same as hunting), I enjoy shooting, I enjoy owning them, tradition, I want my kids to grow up having some of the same things I enjoyed as a kid, defense of myself and my family.

[JustJoe 0]

Because I can

[JrzyGuy30 0]

1. Protect my family and close friends (neighbors).

2. Going to the range and shooting my array of weapons is enjoyable.

3. Because I can and I am proud of it.

[PK90 3,573]

HUNT - SHOOT - COLLECT - DEFEND

[Old Glock guy 1,127]

Like many of us, I first acquired a firearm for protection, but have subsequently found out that shooting is a helluva lot of fun.

[Old School 611]

Because 100's of thousands of dead GI's died so I can own them!

[wooly bugger 1]

They're like fine little machines I can fondle and they smell really good too.

+1. Few things make me happier than learning about the mechanisms, taking them apart, putting them back together, and just admiring their ingenuity and ruggedness.

 

When people ask me why I have semi-autos, after rolling my eyes, one reason I give is my fascination with the mechanisms.

 

To paraphrase what someone else mentioned in a thread a while back, it's a mix of history, physics, chemistry, engineering, and art. As a scientist and history buff, I can't get a better mix.

 

BTW, for those who feel as I do, read Hatcher's Notebook. It was written in the 40s by an Army general who was heavily involved in the development of US military rifles in the first half of the century.

[bulpup 98]

I like loud noises.

 

 

 

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[blksheep 466]

Because 100's of thousands of dead GI's died so I can own them!

 

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