Biggest Problem that gun-owners have today?

[Maser]

The biggest problems I think are:

1.) Anti-gunners protesting. I don't get why they have to ruin our fun by trying to say that all gun owners are bad people just because we own guns and like to shoot. I don't mind that they hate guns, but wish they would keep their oppinions to themselves. I'm against lots of stuff such as gay marriage, but wouldn't take part in a protest against it. If it's not affecting my lifestyle then I couldn't care less.

2.) These rediculous gun laws here in Cali. I know that the assault weapons ban has been lifted, but this state is still not allowed to buy magazines that hold over 10 rounds. That's so stupid. When I am shooting a gun with over 10 rounds in it I am not thinking about how many people I can kill with it or something. All i'm thinking about is that I can shoot at targets more and not have to waste so much time reloading.

3.) Wal-marts not selling guns or ammo no more. I thank God that my local wal-mart still sells ammo even though they don't sell guns no more. I think wal-mart is the ammo heaven for gun owners because of the low cost of ammo. I know that gun shops have to overprice their ammo in order to make a profit and keep up with the big guys such as wal-mart. I hear these stories about wal-marts that stop selling ammo and other shooting accesories and it just brings a tear to my eye when I think that it could happen to my wal-mart.

4.) Illegal gun owners. If it wasn't for these criminal gun owners then there wouldn't be so many damn laws. I think it's so stupid that we as law abiding gun owners are punished just because of the stupid acts that these criminals out there do. :banghead:

 

[Detachment Charlie]

TEACHERS
Those teachers, ignorant, ill-educated or intentionally seditious, who present the Constitution, history, biology, even the physical sciences through a political filter.

 

[flashman70]

Restrictive gun laws. And it is only going to get worse. Heard NPR this morning doing a story on the increase in "gun deaths." They're laying the groundwork for a Democrat takeover of Congress. Would Bush veto a reimposition of the Brady bill?

 

[NineseveN]

Biggest Problem that gun-owners have today?

Other gun owners.

 

[JesseJames]

I do believe that there has been a shift in the last century on what it has meant to be a gun owner.
It has become politically incorrect in some societal circles to be a gun owner let alone a gun aficionado.
There has been a steady and steep degradation of "gun knowledge". The direct result of the suburban lifestyle from the rural lifestyle. Also, "gun wisdom" passed down through the generations.
I deeply believe that learning how to handle guns safely and properly is absolutely integral in becoming a responsible human being.

 

[Low-Sci]

I agree with jessejames that knowing how to handle a gun safely is an integral part of being responsible.

I think everyone in the US should be required to keep a firearm in their homes. I think citizens who can't afford it should have a little financial assistance so they can afford a reliable defense weapon.

But I stop at saying that the people who have blatantly violated the public trust should be allowed the tools to violate that trust again and in a worse fashion.

Felons have broken the laws that society at large has put in place to govern itself. Felons have already demonstrated to us that they have no intention of following our laws, hence they have no intention of being part of our society. These people have free will. They choose their own actions, knowing well beforehand that those actions are illegal and an offense to society. They bring the punishment on themselves, and by their own actions divorce themselves of the public trust. If they don't care about my right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, you better believe I'm not about to hand them the easiest means to take all three from me.

 

[bdhawk]

no one really good to vote for......

i used to be a 'one issue voter'. still am, to an extent. bush was the lesser of evils in the last presidential election. i hate that, having to choose due to one being not as bad, other than being better. bush and i see litttle in common, but i still voted for him over kerry, mostly 'cause he had a sorta pro gun stance.

now i question my decision. bush has proven to be a poor president. he seems to be more pro mexico than pro u.s. our motives in iraq are sound, but it is a war that cannot be won. we are spending lots of lives and loads of money for a good cause, but those folks in that area aren't happy unless they are killing someone for allah. it's been that way since the beginning of time and we will never realistically be able to change that. the war in iraq is an excercise in futility.


i have voted, with the rare exception in local elections, republican all of my life. i still claim to be a republican, but the party is so fractured now, we will be hard pressed to keep a majority in the next elections. another problem is no matter how well we do electing our senators and representatives in our own states, we have no control over how the vote in california, new york, massatwo****s or the other 'blue' states. how can anyone with any functioning gray matter vote for boxer, fienstien, schumer, or teddy kennedy. basically our system is full of flaws. term limitation could be an answer.

as mentioned before gunowner apathy is a huge concern. i am constantlly letting the folks that represent me know how they are doing. they get some 'atta boys' and a bunch of 'what the heck were you thinking' from me. i wouldn't be surprised if they have a picture of me in the bottom of their bird cages or gracing the front of their dartboards. i belong to the NRA (life member), but i don't leave it up to them to protect my gunrights.

prices of quality guns and gunstuff is a big issue. the greed issue runs rampant throughout the industry. even the 'good ole boys' in the retail end of it aren't above taking advantage of us gun lovers. $8.98 for four 1911 grip screws is a prime example. heck, what's even worse, many of us will buy the stuff cause it is cool or tacticool. we buy stuff even though it doesn't make the gun.... shoot better, safer, or more reliable.

good safe places to shoot is a huge concern for many. why buy a gun if you cannot shoot it and stay proficent.


i could go on and on. i feel our gun rights are in flux. our days as gunowners are numbered unless we get off our backsides and fight for what we love.

 

[BootnyLeeFarnsworth]

What do you think is the Biggest Problem that gun-owners have today?

Rising gas prices.
Rising health care costs.
Increased government waste.
Increasingly ineffective educational and justice systems in the US.
A more competitive global job market driving lower wages for low and moderately-skilled jobs.

Wait, those problems seem too normal... what I mean is WMDs, muslims, BJs in the WH, those darned mexicans crossing the border, those gays getting married, and those 30 million americans who've used illegal recreational drugs without stealing from or harming anyone in the process.

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Hey! Don't shoot, I'm a Libertarian!

 

[2400]

Biggest Problem that gun-owners have today?

apathy

 

[Steve 48]

I agree with most posts but one that was not mentioned is the ever shrinking places to hunt. Kansas lands are 99% privately owned and the Outfitters have leased all the good hunting spots up so its hunting for the wealthy and the heck with the average Joe.
Steve 48

 

[Texas Moon]

My vote would have to be against gun owners who just don't give a darn about shooters unlike themselves.
I can't begin to tell you how many "deer hunter types" who could care less if pistols are banned. Same-same if military style firearms are banned.
The clueless doofi just never think that one day they will come for their Thurty-Thurty or Mod 12 Winchester.
I seen guys who shoot trap with $10,000 guns who absolutelty despise the poor kid with an SKS.
We're all in the same boat.
We MUST hang together or we will surely hang seperately.

 

[flashman70]

Agree with TexasMoon. I went on a golf trip in April with a bunch of guys from the Dakotas. They're all upland bird hunters i.e., shotgunners. When I spoke about handguns they stuck up their noses and acted like I had said a bad word. Sniff, "I've never owned a handgun." Yet the guys were mostly rural guys and have multiple shotguns. I don't get it. If it goes bang I like it. there is absolutely no reason to suppose that the gun banners would stop at shotguns. All practitioners of the shooting sports would do well to support all others.

 

[pdowg881]

People who freak out when they hear the word gun and have been brainwashed into thinking its evil. Or people who think you intend to shoot people if tey see u in your backyard with a rifle and call cops. Basically, the people uneducated on firearms

 

[Low-Sci]

I'm actually tempted to retract my statement and say the biggest enemy gun owners have is themselves. I think entirely too many of them have a chip on their shoulder when it comes to the younger generation of shooters, and that cripples the younger generation's training as well as poisons almost everyone's view on guns because they met that old codger who was such a pain in the butt to get along with. I think that's the single most harmful thing to the shooting community; when people turn away because the people they ran into while they were just starting were buttheads. That doesn't win any pro-gun votes.

 

[ball3006]

Not enough money to buy...

more guns and ammo........chris3

 

[Hokkmike]

The notion among many good folks that shooting or collecting guns is undesirable, evil and/or socially incorrect. Try entering an experiment with guns, ballistics, etc., at a science fair.

 

[Matt King]

I'm actually tempted to retract my statement and say the biggest enemy gun owners have is themselves. I think entirely too many of them have a chip on their shoulder when it comes to the younger generation of shooters, and that cripples the younger generation's training as well as poisons almost everyone's view on guns because they met that old codger who was such a pain in the butt to get along with. I think that's the single most harmful thing to the shooting community; when people turn away because the people they ran into while they were just starting were buttheads. That doesn't win any pro-gun votes.

I would agree with all of that, however that some younger shooter's are complete fools. They have have absolutly no knowledge about firearms other then that that they learned on tv, or in videogames. They have no desire to learn the correct way either. All to ofton I have run into some young shooter at the range, blasting away at the target, with no idea how to actually shoot a firearm, and no knowlege on the correct handling of a firearm. I have offered my advice to them, but most of the time they shoo me off. I am not talking about the majority of younger shooters here, I am just talking about the minority.

 

[Atticus]

Poor Public Relations. Our nation's kids relate guns more to Columbine and crime than they do to freedom or a full belly. They will run this country in a few short years. We will become far more like England then.