Sharp Dog asked:
Gun-addiction screening:
Okay, let's begin.
Do you own more than 3 guns?
Yes.
Do you own more than 5 guns?
Yes.
Do you own more than 10 guns?
No.
Do you feel suspicious of people in general, or uncomfortable around people who don’t own guns?
Absolutely not.
On the contrary, I feel uncomfortable around people who I know regularly carry guns but who I know have inadequate training to appropriately and effectively wield their gun.
Have you ever thought of brandishing a gun to end an argument or confrontation?
Absolutely not.
I have brandished a gun under circumstances were my assailant presented me with circumstances where I believed that employing my gun was both necessary and justified. In both cases, the assailant decided that rather than get into a gunfight with someone who was clearly prepared for it, their best course of action was to depart.
Do you spend more than 5 hours a week on gun forums or reading about guns on the internet
Yes.
Do you stock pile [sic] more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition?
Yes. But it should be noted that I have stocked and prepared all the brass, projeciltes and primers that I anticipate needing for the rest of my life so as to not have to pay for it out of my much reduced pension.
Do you feel your unsafe when you’re not carrying a gun?
No. I feel safe without the need to carry most places within 25 miles of where I presently live.
Have you purchased guns for family members or loved ones even if they did not want one?
Absolutely not.
Do you always have to have the ‘latest’ in new gun technology?
No. In fact, what has put a "hook" in me reloading wise in the 1960's vintage 5.7mm Johnson (22 Spitfire) cartridge.
Far from being obsessed with "the latest", I am more of a museum curator still trying to load the 22 Spitfire.
Have you ever left a loaded and unlocked gun around you home or vehicle, just in case?
No. All guns are locked up.
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"Just in case". Just in case my kids get at them. Just in case my parent with dementia were to get at them. Just in case thieves were to try and get at them.
Do you spend more than $5,000/year on guns and ammunition?
Absolutely not.
Now, SharpDog, I would like to know who developed this "gun addiction" survey, what credentials they have, what criteria they used and what their political agenda was when they posited it to the broader scientific community and what that community's reaction was.
