22-rimfire
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MSM?
Many guns owned = likely to murder someone?
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SDC
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New-speak for "main-stream-media"; ie. TV, newspapers, etc.
Psywarrior13
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I just sit and laugh to myself when I hear those terms of endearment from the antis. One of my brothers friends, decided that I was going to be one of those "white guys who lives in a compound in Montana". His reason, I own three guns.... I must be nuts.
They say "gun nut" like it's a bad thing.
They say "gun nut" like it's a bad thing.
La Pistoletta
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I don't trust Statistics. I talked to him once and he said the average family has 2.4 kids. Now, I don't know what kind of freaks the Averages are but I ain't never seen a "0.4" kid.
Psywarrior13
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If by being like Ted Turner I am rich and have a huge estate... I could only be so lucky.
scottfrmga
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beware the man with one gun, he knows how to use it
Fast_Ed
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I know my situation is not, in and of itself, statistically significant, but I have a bunch of guns, more than 50, and I haven't shot anybody, not even one person yet. Maybe I am just not holding up my end. How many people am I supposed to shoot if I own, say, 65 guns? As soon as I get a good number, I can start. I don't want to be a slacker. What about ammo? Am I supposed to shoot more people if I have more than 5000 rounds in my house? Help me out guys. Nobody ever told me I was supposed to shoot people just because I owned a bunch of guns. I feel like a real idiot. Some other gun owner probably had to shoot a couple extra people because I didn't shoot my share. I promise to shoot as many people as I am supposed to depending on how many guns I have and how many rounds of ammo I have if you guys will just let me know how to calculate it.
Thanks for your help and I promise to hold up my end of this deal. I don't want to leave some other gun owner holding the bag for my failure.
Fast Ed
Thanks for your help and I promise to hold up my end of this deal. I don't want to leave some other gun owner holding the bag for my failure.
Fast Ed
A few years back, when I was living in Gainesville, FL, the Gainesville Sun reported that "a cache of weapons" had been found in the home of a man arrested on suspicion of a minor crime. The guns? Turns out there were *GASP* three of them: a shotgun, a rifle, and a pistol. Three guns for the entire household!
My husband and I laughed so hard we almost fell on the floor when we read that. If the man in question had a "cache of weapons", what we had would surely have been characterized as an armory.
My husband and I laughed so hard we almost fell on the floor when we read that. If the man in question had a "cache of weapons", what we had would surely have been characterized as an armory.
Neo-Luddite
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(conversation with non-gun pal at work)
"I don't get it--WHY do you need more than one gun?"
"You work around the house a lot, right? How many screwdrivers do YOU own---WHY do you NEED more than one?
ding-ding-ding--guns ARE tools--and are my hobby--I ALWAYS want a new one!
The media craves a story to tell----in the recent past they have been able to talk about the 'vast arsenal' and other such onerous things that inflate the story.
Now, with Heller, we may see less--it may be more matter-of-fact. I don't know that really good, solid data has ever been recorded along the lines of your question; maybe the ground is fertile for someone pursing a higher degree to do a masters or doctorate on such a subject. Maybe we are past the fear mongering about guns from the last 40 years. (remember--in the US, Pres. Kennedy was a life member in the NRA and NO ONE questioned the motives of gun collectors often).
My gut feeling is that most owners of 'gun collections' are very, VERY, boring and law-abiding people. It's funny here in the US as you can--lawfully--own 100s of guns WITHOUT ANY federal license at all--OR you can get a 'collectors' "C and R type 3" which allows you a few discounts and such but no real 'special' rights--many of us have one 'just because' anyway.
"I don't get it--WHY do you need more than one gun?"
"You work around the house a lot, right? How many screwdrivers do YOU own---WHY do you NEED more than one?
ding-ding-ding--guns ARE tools--and are my hobby--I ALWAYS want a new one!
The media craves a story to tell----in the recent past they have been able to talk about the 'vast arsenal' and other such onerous things that inflate the story.
Now, with Heller, we may see less--it may be more matter-of-fact. I don't know that really good, solid data has ever been recorded along the lines of your question; maybe the ground is fertile for someone pursing a higher degree to do a masters or doctorate on such a subject. Maybe we are past the fear mongering about guns from the last 40 years. (remember--in the US, Pres. Kennedy was a life member in the NRA and NO ONE questioned the motives of gun collectors often).
My gut feeling is that most owners of 'gun collections' are very, VERY, boring and law-abiding people. It's funny here in the US as you can--lawfully--own 100s of guns WITHOUT ANY federal license at all--OR you can get a 'collectors' "C and R type 3" which allows you a few discounts and such but no real 'special' rights--many of us have one 'just because' anyway.
Triphammer
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My "favorite" line, usually on "America's Most Wanted" or one of the CSI shows - 'He made his own BULLETS" just because the individual reloads.
machinisttx
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I'm 26, married, and in the mid double digits. I'm neither wealthy nor self employed....and if my collection continues to increase at the rate is has in the last five years.....well...I'll be in the triple digits within the next 5-6 years. Most of my collection was accumulated with me making the whopping sum of $12/hour and my wife making $17/hour. It's genuinely not that difficult so long as you don't think you need new vehicles/tv/furniture/appliances/etc---it doesn't cost that much to live well, and comfortably at that.
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