SCKimberFan
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I never knew. Dad died when I was 9 and Mom never mentioned them. I had an Uncle that took me hunting once and Mom didn't mind, so I guess she didn't have any aversions to them.
Were your parents Anti or no?
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Drgong
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My parents don't own a gun that I know about, dad bought a single shot BB to get rid of tree rats (Squirrels) that where trying to make a nest in the house.
However my dad dad owned a number of firearms over the years (think he sold them all though) and my mom has said that her dad was a crack shot.
They have no problem with me having guns in there house when I come visit. I normally bring my BHP and Nagant to go to a shooting range near there house.
However my dad dad owned a number of firearms over the years (think he sold them all though) and my mom has said that her dad was a crack shot.
They have no problem with me having guns in there house when I come visit. I normally bring my BHP and Nagant to go to a shooting range near there house.
My dad "hunted" elk for several years around the time I was born. Mom says he never actually shot at anything and just liked camping and being out in the woods. He kept a couple of his rifles in our finished garage and never shot them, but it was on par with having an old piece of furniture stored out there. Not really an issue. I can only think of one time when I was a kid that my parents even discussed guns, and that was when they found out that my best friend's dad (a DEA agent) regularly left a loaded pistol out on the kitchen counter when he was home. There was a pretty big ****storm over that and I wasn't allowed over there much anymore, but it was much more about his behavior than the gun itself.
I did find out when I was about 16 that Dad had a S&W .357, and had apparently once brandished it during an argument with some guy long ago. That's the rumor anyways. I told him that I was thinking about buying a gun about a year ago, and he didn't seem all that enthused. He likes the idea of me having big dogs, but not so much a gun. I haven't told my mom I have any guns either. I don't think she's anti, but she's pretty unfamiliar with guns and tends to be a bit overly emotional as well. I'll tell her at some point, but the conversation never goes that direction so it's sort of difficult to bring up.
I did find out when I was about 16 that Dad had a S&W .357, and had apparently once brandished it during an argument with some guy long ago. That's the rumor anyways. I told him that I was thinking about buying a gun about a year ago, and he didn't seem all that enthused. He likes the idea of me having big dogs, but not so much a gun. I haven't told my mom I have any guns either. I don't think she's anti, but she's pretty unfamiliar with guns and tends to be a bit overly emotional as well. I'll tell her at some point, but the conversation never goes that direction so it's sort of difficult to bring up.
jonmerritt
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We grew up with shotguns, and a pistol. They put food on our table. And we were taught very early, that guns are not toys, you don't play with them, we knew the differance between a play gun and a real gun, duh! And if you did play with a real gun, you would get a butt whooping that you would never forget!!!!!
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My dad grew up hunting. My mother was raised on a farm.
Mom was a pretty good wing shot in her day.
Dad taught both my brother and myself to shoot when we were both very young.
When they left us alone for any reason we both had access to a 1911.
No accidents, no incidents.
Dad is gone, Mom has alzmeimers.
My brother still shoots skeet but has health problems.
I am losing mobility but will be attending a machine gun shoot at a local ranch Sunday evening.
Present at the last shoot; a MP 40, a Sterling, an Isreali made Uzi with can, a MP 5, several M-16s, a 1919 on a tripod, a full auto FNC which throws brass about 30 feet (first one I had seen) a few supressed hand guns and lots of tannerite. Oh, and a Martini-Henery.
I am kind of pro gun.
My dad grew up hunting. My mother was raised on a farm.
Mom was a pretty good wing shot in her day.
Dad taught both my brother and myself to shoot when we were both very young.
When they left us alone for any reason we both had access to a 1911.
No accidents, no incidents.
Dad is gone, Mom has alzmeimers.
My brother still shoots skeet but has health problems.
I am losing mobility but will be attending a machine gun shoot at a local ranch Sunday evening.
Present at the last shoot; a MP 40, a Sterling, an Isreali made Uzi with can, a MP 5, several M-16s, a 1919 on a tripod, a full auto FNC which throws brass about 30 feet (first one I had seen) a few supressed hand guns and lots of tannerite. Oh, and a Martini-Henery.
I am kind of pro gun.
Hardtarget
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I grew up around guns. Dad hunted and we did a lot of tin can plinking when at my grandparents. Mom was a good shot but she did not shoot very often...just enough for me to know how good she was.
Some of dads comments over the past few years make me think he has started leaning toward anti more than I ever though he would. surprising
Mark.
Some of dads comments over the past few years make me think he has started leaning toward anti more than I ever though he would. surprising
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kurts_armory
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my dad is pro gun, but my mom was pretty anti gun. the funny thing is, she signed for an ar15 for me when i was 13...
Kentucky-roughrider
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My dad is pro gun and owns a 12 gauge to this day.
MacTech
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Dad owns a few firearms, and used to hunt deer when I was growing up, in my teens, he stopped hunting, but started collecting classic Stevens rifles, he gave that up after a few years, and sold off the lot of them, in my adult years, he's reduced his collection to a few pieces;
an unknown flintlock black powder rifle
a Parker VH grade side-by-side 12 gauge that is now mine, family heirloom
a folding .410 camp shotgun
an Ithaca lever-action .22 single shot (which I secretly covet), the gun he taught me to shoot with when I had outgrown my BB gun
and one remaining Stevens falling-block single shot with octaginal barrel
He also has a Ruger Single Six with both .22LR and .22 Mag cylinders, he still uses it occasionally to put down woodchucks he traps out in our field
Mom, I always though was neutral with slight Anti bias, until she asked me to dispatch a red fox this afternoon, she was going to do it herself until she saw me, and asked me to do the deed, so she's clearly neutral, but willing to use a firearm if needed
an unknown flintlock black powder rifle
a Parker VH grade side-by-side 12 gauge that is now mine, family heirloom
a folding .410 camp shotgun
an Ithaca lever-action .22 single shot (which I secretly covet), the gun he taught me to shoot with when I had outgrown my BB gun
and one remaining Stevens falling-block single shot with octaginal barrel
He also has a Ruger Single Six with both .22LR and .22 Mag cylinders, he still uses it occasionally to put down woodchucks he traps out in our field
Mom, I always though was neutral with slight Anti bias, until she asked me to dispatch a red fox this afternoon, she was going to do it herself until she saw me, and asked me to do the deed, so she's clearly neutral, but willing to use a firearm if needed
LightningJoe
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My parents wouldn't let me have toy guns.
Area 52
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^^ Same here.
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