How many of you own a weapon/firearm?

[sweetycakes]

I thought I'd ask this question since the majority of people on WorthyBoards seem to be American, where there is a proliferation of firearms, if media reports are to be believed.

To give something of my background, I live in the UK, where guns are not at all common. I don't know anybody who owns a gun.

When I was about 10, my dad bought a gun from an 'underground' dealer. Totally illegal. It used to be a .22 air rifle, but was converted to fire .22 bullets. My dad's reasoning was that if anybody ever broke into our house, he would use the gun to shoot the person in the legs, rather than shoot to kill.

He carried guns in the war, of course.

I also fired the gun several times myself around that time. Scared the pants off me!!!

When the Dunblane massacre occurred in Scotland, where a man walked into a primary school and blasted 16 innocent children to death......a law was passed whereby illegal firearm ownership carried a mandatory 5 year prison sentence. My dad instructed me to dispose of the gun, so I dumped it in the canal near where I live.

I admit that guns scare me. What guns do to people scares me. I have seen enough stuff on the internet to know what guns do to people.

So....I was wondering......how many people here actually own guns? And do you feel comfortable with that?

Have you ever fired you gun in anger?

Do you not have a problem, as a Christian, with owning a gun, and perhaps facing the prospect of killing another person, if they should 'cross you' in any way?

[RedeemedByHim]

I thought I'd ask this question since the majority of people on WorthyBoards seem to be American, where there is a proliferation of firearms, if media reports are to be believed.

To give something of my background, I live in the UK, where guns are not at all common. I don't know anybody who owns a gun.

When I was about 10, my dad bought a gun from an 'underground' dealer. Totally illegal. It used to be a .22 air rifle, but was converted to fire .22 bullets. My dad's reasoning was that if anybody ever broke into our house, he would use the gun to shoot the person in the legs, rather than shoot to kill.

He carried guns in the war, of course.

I also fired the gun several times myself around that time. Scared the pants off me!!!

When the Dunblane massacre occurred in Scotland, where a man walked into a primary school and blasted 16 innocent children to death......a law was passed whereby illegal firearm ownership carried a mandatory 5 year prison sentence. My dad instructed me to dispose of the gun, so I dumped it in the canal near where I live.

I admit that guns scare me. What guns do to people scares me. I have seen enough stuff on the internet to know what guns do to people.

So....I was wondering......how many people here actually own guns? And do you feel comfortable with that?

Have you ever fired you gun in anger?

Do you not have a problem, as a Christian, with owning a gun, and perhaps facing the prospect of killing another person, if they should 'cross you' in any way?

I see nothing wrong with it...but no, I will never own a gun....

[ted]

Gun, knife, baseball bat, etc....

If used correctly and for it's intended purpose, they all can be a source of enjoyment.

Like anything else, once abused, they can become deadly....

But, to answer the questions: I do not currently own a firearm, although that is a temporary hiccup in my life. That darn "need the money for other things right now" seems to be getting in the way.

I drive an hour and a half to work on one of the worst drug trafficking routes in the US. To break down at 5am leaves me totally exposed. I don't like that feeling at all.

t.

[Scarletprayers]

Ahyah, all right right tight and legal.

[Guest Biblicist]

Well said, ted.

Even a charcole grill can be used for evil in the wrong hands.

We do own guns, always have. My father built them. He was a master craftsman. I inherited some of them when he died. They are important to me. My husband also owns a gun and a cross-bow for hunting purposes.

[ted]

Well said, ted.

Even a charcole grill can be used for evil in the wrong hands.

We do own guns, always have. My father built them. He was a master craftsman. I inherited some of them when he died. They are important to me. My husband also owns a gun and a cross-bow for hunting purposes.

Sadly, our state limits the hunting with cross-bows to only those who are handicapped and cannot pull back on a regular bow string. It may be the law in other states, too, but I'm not sure. I'd love to go out with one, though.

t.

[Leonard]

I have owned many kinds of firearms throughout my life. Now I only own a .22 rabbit hunting gun (which I've never even fired yet.... I DO need to go rabbit hunting!)

Although I'm probably going to buy a small .380 auto next week.

I have always enjoyed the shooting sports, especially pistolcraft. There is almost nothing harder in sports than getting a good tight pattern with a pistol (well maybe hitting a 90 MPH fast ball, or a really good Screwball in baseball.....).

I've only pointed a gun at a person in anger one time, and that was to stop a torturer. That's been more than 30 years ago, and thank God, the memory fades......

[Eliyahuw]

I thought I'd ask this question since the majority of people on WorthyBoards seem to be American, where there is a proliferation of firearms, if media reports are to be believed.

i believe there are around 250million firearms owned by around 100 million people.

To give something of my background, I live in the UK, where guns are not at all common. I don't know anybody who owns a gun.

I admit that guns scare me. What guns do to people scares me. I have seen enough stuff on the internet to know what guns do to people.

Guns do nothing to people. its people who do things to people. Guns are nothing more than a inanimate object that people use to either behave responsibly or comit evil acts.

A gun is no more deadly than a knife, baseball bat, automobile, or a plastic bag over someones head.

So....I was wondering......how many people here actually own guns? And do you feel comfortable with that?

Yes i do, and yes i am.

Have you ever fired you gun in anger?

Anger? i don't think in Anger. Fear maybe, resolve definately!

Do you not have a problem, as a Christian, with owning a gun, and perhaps facing the prospect of killing another person, if they should 'cross you' in any way?

Absolutely no problem with owning one, nor using one to kill another person. Christ told his deciples to sell their cloak and buy a sword for defense.

[sweetycakes]

Gun, knife, baseball bat, etc....

If used correctly and for it's intended purpose, they all can be a source of enjoyment.

Like anything else, once abused, they can become deadly....

But, to answer the questions: I do not currently own a firearm, although that is a temporary hiccup in my life. That darn "need the money for other things right now" seems to be getting in the way.

I drive an hour and a half to work on one of the worst drug trafficking routes in the US. To break down at 5am leaves me totally exposed. I don't like that feeling at all.

t.

Now that, I definitely understand, Ted

Even if you just pointed the gun in the direction of the yobs........well........it is better that they should be 'shaking in their boots', rather than you.

Good answer

[ladypeartree]

well here in the uk I will just have to rely on my tongue and my rock cakes ...although the way things are going with all the illegal guns I do wonder how much longer we will have the laws that forbid the ownership of guns unless under VERY strict rules and regulations