kk0g
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I'd move
What if you didn't have any guns?
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T.R.
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I toppled these Maryland deer with my modern crossbow. But a clever person can fabricate his own crossbow if it comes down to it.
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ThePunisher'sArmory
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I would have more swords....
Plus I would probably bowl more.
monet61
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I'd stab myself. Then they'd prolly outlaw knives
I would join my wife in Schuetzhund competition, get back into falconry, have better trained dogs, and get better with an atlatl. I would also carry a real knife more often rather than the multipliers I currently carry. A walking tick is a common companion already, my wife shakes her head at it but a few taps and ne'er do wells tend to back off.
I would probably also have the house paid off, no outstanding charges on the credit card, and the car would last several more years without all the extra wear and tear travelling to gun shows and shops trying to find the latest toy I ''need." The latter would also put off our running out of oil for a century at least and global warming would be a thing of the past.
I would probably also have the house paid off, no outstanding charges on the credit card, and the car would last several more years without all the extra wear and tear travelling to gun shows and shops trying to find the latest toy I ''need." The latter would also put off our running out of oil for a century at least and global warming would be a thing of the past.
Not a hard question for me, only been a gun owner for two and a half years. Back then I read a lot of history books, played video games, watched movies, played with computers, went to the gym, and went running. It was actually the video game Call of Duty that sparked an interest in owning a gun; after playing that game for awhile I found myself wanting a 1911. That was the first gun I bought and I've since picked up a collector grade M1 Garand as well.
I still do all that stuff, though I now play with computers to a lesser degree. That could be mostly due to having to work with them though.
I still do all that stuff, though I now play with computers to a lesser degree. That could be mostly due to having to work with them though.
Onward Allusion
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That's easy. I'd just expand on my archery hobby to include crossbows.
Jim NE
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I read one of the "Foxfire" books many years ago that had a chapter on how to build a blackpowder rifle from scratch...everything, even forging, forming and rifling the barrel - just like in Daniel Boone days. Wasn't a very polished finished product, but apparently it worked.
To do something like that would be a tribute to all the shooters who came before us. It would be a heck of a lot of work, setting up a foundry, but it would be a great accomplishment if you could do it.
They even told you how to make gunpowder. And where to mine for sulfur!!
That's what people had to do, (although I'm sure Daniel Boone just bought or traded for his rifle like all of us.)
To do something like that would be a tribute to all the shooters who came before us. It would be a heck of a lot of work, setting up a foundry, but it would be a great accomplishment if you could do it.
They even told you how to make gunpowder. And where to mine for sulfur!!
That's what people had to do, (although I'm sure Daniel Boone just bought or traded for his rifle like all of us.)
nosbocaj
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I'd spend all my money on car parts. I like both hobbies equally.
CraigC
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I despise the word "hobby". It implies little more than a passing interest, something to be done when there's nothing else to do. Collecting books is a hobby, RC's used to be a hobby, raising cattle is a hobby. Motorcycles are a hobby. Movies are a hobby. I can live without all that stuff. I don't use that word in regards to my interest in firearms, shooting and hunting. They are an integral part of my life. Life without guns, shooting, hunting and most importantly the freedom to enjoy them to the fullest would not be worth living.
Perhaps he meant more per capita???
Shovelhead
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I have almost as many bows as I have guns.
(But I don't have any Inside The Wasitband holsters for them)
(But I don't have any Inside The Wasitband holsters for them)
Jonah71
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I have just enough past (actually ancient past) experiance with lathes and metal working to eventually make my own very basic working gun. IF my sight lasted I lived long enough.
mustang_steve
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I'd do what I did as a teenager, just no BB/pellet guns....collect knives and learn to use primitive weapons. I used to be able to drop a flying crow with a boomerang with about 50% reliability (which is darn good for such a device IMO). For the record, crows were a pest species in the area I grew up in...farmers were more than glad to let kids take down crows since they'd screw up their crops.
NMGonzo
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I would have a crossbow.
LawScholar
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If I had no guns...
Well, that's interesting, isn't it?
If I had no guns, I wouldn't have hundreds of memories with my father and brother, shooting everything from BB pistols to Beretta sidearms to M1 Carbines. I wouldn't remember learning with delight of snake rounds through a .38, or slugs through a Remington 870. I wouldn't have the memories of the discipline my dad taught me, a discipline that cannot be broken without the risk of taking a life. I wouldn't have that discipline guiding other endeavors in my life.
If I had no guns, I wouldn't have Christmases and birthdays opening shotguns, rifles, and pistols, with a delighted shout and happy look upon my face, and my family looking at me with the happiness that comes with giving someone exactly what they're passionate about.
If I had no guns, I would likely not have becoming actively involved in the cause of political lobbying for the right for people to defend themselves. Like so many others, I would walk through the world practically unarmed, perhaps even without a pocket knife. Everything would be fine, except for that one possible day when I'd be out with someone I loved and come under attack, and have to lose my life, or worse yet, lose them.
If I had no guns, I would not know the same security and safety in my home as I do now. As a responsible gun owner, educated about the laws of my state, I am intimately familiar with the Castle doctrine, and know that with my guns, my home is a secure area. My family and friends, people I would love and shelter, can find safety and peace here, and those would would do they or I harm will meet the righteous fire of my legal rights.
If I had no guns, I would not know, for a fact, that when I'm on the arm of the girl I love, I am able to defend her against things as simple as mud puddles by walking along the outside edge of the sidewalk when it's raining, and against the vile predations of the darker elements of human society.
If I had no guns, I'd have lost hundreds or thousands of hours of fascinating reading and conversations with amazingly knowledgeable and talented people on The High Road, The Firing Line, and other forums.
Guns did not make me who I am. My family did that. A childhood of laughter and play tempered with work and values did that. Millions of indescribable experiences, from knowing the smell of a crushed dandelion to the feel of gravel in a shredded knee out riding bikes and horses, to the heart-shattering feeling of true loss, have made me.
Guns, though, are a PART of what makes me, and they are a significant element of my most passionate core. My unyielding center that holds, unquestioned, to the right to live a happy and secure life and to defend that life if need be. It's the same core that recognizes these rights as a core element of what makes America different, a difference constantly under attack by those who would prefer safety to liberty.
If I had no guns, I'd still live my life, but I truly believe I'd be less for it.
Well, that's interesting, isn't it?
If I had no guns, I wouldn't have hundreds of memories with my father and brother, shooting everything from BB pistols to Beretta sidearms to M1 Carbines. I wouldn't remember learning with delight of snake rounds through a .38, or slugs through a Remington 870. I wouldn't have the memories of the discipline my dad taught me, a discipline that cannot be broken without the risk of taking a life. I wouldn't have that discipline guiding other endeavors in my life.
If I had no guns, I wouldn't have Christmases and birthdays opening shotguns, rifles, and pistols, with a delighted shout and happy look upon my face, and my family looking at me with the happiness that comes with giving someone exactly what they're passionate about.
If I had no guns, I would likely not have becoming actively involved in the cause of political lobbying for the right for people to defend themselves. Like so many others, I would walk through the world practically unarmed, perhaps even without a pocket knife. Everything would be fine, except for that one possible day when I'd be out with someone I loved and come under attack, and have to lose my life, or worse yet, lose them.
If I had no guns, I would not know the same security and safety in my home as I do now. As a responsible gun owner, educated about the laws of my state, I am intimately familiar with the Castle doctrine, and know that with my guns, my home is a secure area. My family and friends, people I would love and shelter, can find safety and peace here, and those would would do they or I harm will meet the righteous fire of my legal rights.
If I had no guns, I would not know, for a fact, that when I'm on the arm of the girl I love, I am able to defend her against things as simple as mud puddles by walking along the outside edge of the sidewalk when it's raining, and against the vile predations of the darker elements of human society.
If I had no guns, I'd have lost hundreds or thousands of hours of fascinating reading and conversations with amazingly knowledgeable and talented people on The High Road, The Firing Line, and other forums.
Guns did not make me who I am. My family did that. A childhood of laughter and play tempered with work and values did that. Millions of indescribable experiences, from knowing the smell of a crushed dandelion to the feel of gravel in a shredded knee out riding bikes and horses, to the heart-shattering feeling of true loss, have made me.
Guns, though, are a PART of what makes me, and they are a significant element of my most passionate core. My unyielding center that holds, unquestioned, to the right to live a happy and secure life and to defend that life if need be. It's the same core that recognizes these rights as a core element of what makes America different, a difference constantly under attack by those who would prefer safety to liberty.
If I had no guns, I'd still live my life, but I truly believe I'd be less for it.
Overkilll0084
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I was stationed in England for 5 years (RAF Lakenheath). It sucks being unarmed. You just deal with it.
hey_poolboy
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My golf game would be a LOT better.
Pete D.
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none?
No guns? I've thought about this since my earlier post. Do ya mean no firearms? or no guns of any kind?
I shoot a lot of black powder, legally not "firearms". I'd shoot more if I didn't have modern weapons.
Along the same lines.....do airguns count? A couple of years ago I bought, specifically as a hedge against losing my guns, a large caliber (.457) PCP air rifle. It ain't a Quakenbush but it is way more powerful than any of the .177s and 22s. It is a "just in case" gun.
Pete
No guns? I've thought about this since my earlier post. Do ya mean no firearms? or no guns of any kind?
I shoot a lot of black powder, legally not "firearms". I'd shoot more if I didn't have modern weapons.
Along the same lines.....do airguns count? A couple of years ago I bought, specifically as a hedge against losing my guns, a large caliber (.457) PCP air rifle. It ain't a Quakenbush but it is way more powerful than any of the .177s and 22s. It is a "just in case" gun.
Pete
mortablunt
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It would be a bit quieter and I'd just be a theoretical poster here.
Tomcat47
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All the hobbies posted above including better Machinist/Gunsmith would apply!
And lest we forget....a possible victim waiting to happen!
And lest we forget....a possible victim waiting to happen!
Taurus 66
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I would move to where I could have them. "Couldn't afford them" or even one for defense implies that I have no means to save up a little cash on the side to buy one. I can always afford $300 for a shotgun or rifle, especially if times demanded I needed one.
carbuncle
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I didn't shoot or own guns for 8 years, just got back into it in 2009: I hiked, mountain biked, traveled, started going back to school, got married...in other words, I stayed busy. For self defense, I used the same things that are still my primary tools: good planning and situational awareness.
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