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Post by katlady on May 25, 2022 16:21:43 GMT
Statistics show that about 45% of US households have at least one gun. Just curious to see if that holds true for this board.
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Post by flanz on May 25, 2022 16:22:07 GMT
no
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huskergal
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Post by huskergal on May 25, 2022 16:26:17 GMT
My son won't let me have one. He thinks I would shoot someone. I don't want one in my house. I have considered getting one that I can keep at a shooting range. I wouldn't mind learning how to shoot as a stress reliever.
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Anita
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Post by Anita on May 25, 2022 16:32:21 GMT
No. I didn't want one in the house when the kids were growing up. Now that they are adults, we have considered it, but only if I and our DD who still lives at home take a safety course. DH is an expert marksman via the military, but he could likely use a refresher. I'd also only want one if we got a locked cabinet to keep it in.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on May 25, 2022 16:32:35 GMT
No, none. Neither do my mom/stepdad or stepmom/her husband. My dad was a hunter and had guns in the house when I was growing up, but neither my brothers nor I touched them or showed any interest in hunting. My half brother does hunt, though. He also shot himself "by accident" when he was almost 18. He said that he was cleaning his gun after lending it to a friend, and didn't know it was loaded. However, his graduation was scheduled for the next day but he wasn't going to be graduating because of his grades. It was speculated that he may have been contemplating suicide but my sister came home. He shot himself in the foot. Could have had the gun resting on his foot as he looked out the window to see who was there. Either way it wasn't a responsible use of a gun. But I am sure my stepmom and brother (dad had died by that point) would have said they were responsible gun owners.
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Post by maryland on May 25, 2022 16:34:12 GMT
No there will never be a gun in our house. My husband and I both grew up in gun free households. Our three daughters, ages 19, 22 and 24 say they will never own a gun either.
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Dalai Mama
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Post by Dalai Mama on May 25, 2022 16:34:29 GMT
At this point in the poll, 9 of 20 US Peas own guns. So, yeah - 45%.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2022 16:40:01 GMT
No guns here. I'm not opposed to guns. I just don't think that the average person needs to even own one past a hunting rifle.
Any gun that holds more than 6 rounds should be limited to law enforcement and military only. I would even argue that only .22 should be allowed for the general public. Everything else should be banned or armed forces only.
My dad has several. Only two are modern handguns. The rest are vintage rifles that were his father's. Dad is actually considering selling them, mostly because his money grubbing nephew is trying to lay claim to them before he's even dead. Can't claim them if they've been sold.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2022 16:41:03 GMT
Yes. Didn’t consider it when I had children living in the house.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on May 25, 2022 16:43:34 GMT
Yes. I have my own handgun and shotgun. DH has several handguns and shotguns. One of our activities is clay target shooting. We have bought handguns for our adult DDs as well. Have also made sure that they have taken a gun safety class and we've spent time with them at a shooting range.
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Post by cindyupnorth on May 25, 2022 16:44:28 GMT
Yes. We have quite a few hunting guns. I live in a very rural and very much a hunting state. Guns are handed down for generations. I have one of my grandfather's guns, that my dd will have. Hunting is a family tradition. We do not have hand guns or AR15s. I also know MANY democrats that own guns. Guns aren't just republicans.
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quiltz
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Post by quiltz on May 25, 2022 16:45:39 GMT
No, I live in Canada.
At home growing up in a very rural area, my dad and brother had long-arms for animal control (1960's). They were locked up and keep the bullets in a separate looked up place.
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Post by elaine on May 25, 2022 16:48:07 GMT
No. I asked my dh to sell his after we got married and he did. Given our children, he has never regretted not having a gun in the house. It would have resulted in a tragedy.
I am opposed to having guns in the house. We don't need one. It certainly wouldn't make us safer - and stats back that up.
I am not opposed to people owning rifles for hunting.
If people want to own guns as a recreation item - shooting at a range - that is understandable. Not anything that I would do, but I can understand the desire.
That said, there should be a national registry. No one should be allowed to buy a firearm of any type without first being cleared by the National Registry. The firearm needs to be entered in the Registry and the official owner changed in it if the weapon is sold or gifted. Similar to how cars are registered.
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Post by littlemama on May 25, 2022 16:51:53 GMT
Nope. We dont hunt, therfore we do not own guns. My mom does not own guns, dh's step-fil is one of those who buys more guns every time OAN or Newsmax tells him his "rights" are going to be taken away.
Does he use any of the thousands of dollars worth of guns? Nope. If they arent specifically mentioned in the will, dh and I will turn them all in.
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Post by tc on May 25, 2022 16:54:12 GMT
It kind of saddens me to say yes. It was my husband's before we got married. I've asked him many times to get rid of it. He refuses. But it also has the firing pin removed and stored separately and there is no ammunition in the house.
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Post by Merge on May 25, 2022 16:55:07 GMT
We have a handgun that my husband let his whacko friend talk him into buying "for protection" when Obama was elected, and supposedly he was going to take everyone's guns. It's locked up. We don't have any ammunition. No one here is interested in being armed.
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Post by marysue63 on May 25, 2022 16:57:54 GMT
My husband has a hunting rifle.
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finaledition
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Post by finaledition on May 25, 2022 16:59:08 GMT
No.
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Post by wezee on May 25, 2022 17:00:49 GMT
Nope but my dad was a police officer so I grew up with one in my home
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MorningPerson
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Post by MorningPerson on May 25, 2022 17:02:54 GMT
We do not have any guns.
My Dad was a hunter and had a few rifles. I distinctly remember when he would come home from hunting he took his gun directly to the basement and would never set it down first, even for a second. My brothers took hunter safety courses when they were old enough to hunt. We all had a healthy respect for firearms.
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Post by twinks on May 25, 2022 17:03:33 GMT
I grew up with guns in our home. I know how to shoot and have gone hunting before. My dad had gone hunting many times. The murder of his best friend’s wife along with the shooting of their son changed my dad forever. His guns were gone from the home and my dad never went hunting again.
My DD is neurologically compromised. She doesn’t always anticipate the consequences of her behavior. I have made the decision that I will not carry nor will I have a gun in my home.
That said, I have a hard time with Adam Lanza and especially his mother. Why, in God’s green earth, did she think it was okay for her son to own guns, let alone purchase them for him? It is irresponsible. Okay, I let it out, flame away. I have my thoughts on this and you won’t change my mind on it. If you have a member of your household who is having problems, then it is irresponsible to have guns accessible to them.
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Post by smartypants71 on May 25, 2022 17:06:12 GMT
Yes, but only bc my exdh left his shotgun here. I don't have kids in the house, and with the slow to no police response here, I'm actually glad I have it.
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Post by hockeymom4 on May 25, 2022 17:21:21 GMT
CANADA: there were guns in the house when I wa with XDH// he had rifles and a work issued gun. Always locked My father and brothers have/had guns for hunting
I myself have no gun and no need desire to have a gun
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pinklady
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Post by pinklady on May 25, 2022 17:23:33 GMT
Let me preface this by saying I know absolutely zero about guns except what I've seen in movies.
I have no issues with someone owning a shot gun and really don't have problem with someone owning a handgun.
Nobody needs to own a gun where you hold the trigger and it keeps shooting. I have no idea if that's called automatic or semi automatic but that belongs in the military or law enforcement not the public.
Finally, ammunition needs to be highly regulated.
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Post by huskermom98 on May 25, 2022 17:25:01 GMT
Hunting rifles/shotguns--yes. Handguns or other other types--no.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2022 17:26:17 GMT
No I have no need for one. I don't participate in sports that require a gun, I don't live on a farm so I have no need to get rid of vermin and I don't hunt. There is no other reason for me to have one.
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Post by sean&marysmommy on May 25, 2022 17:26:38 GMT
I voted yes, but my husband is a LEO, so that's a given. He has no guns other than his service weapon.
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The Great Carpezio
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Post by The Great Carpezio on May 25, 2022 17:28:00 GMT
I am not sure how to answer. We own guns but they are in a locked gun case at a different location than our home.
I am in the US.
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Post by cecilia on May 25, 2022 17:28:38 GMT
I answered no, US.
We do have a BB gun but that's it. My Dad did have his Dad's shotgun that they hunted with but gave it to family. We don't want guns other than the BB gun.
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iluvpink
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Post by iluvpink on May 25, 2022 17:31:18 GMT
Yes, my husband is a hunter. We have hunting guns and he has a pistol or two for going to the range as an activity to do with the guys.
They are locked up in a gun safe. He doesn't carry, and has no interest in doing so and generally looks askance at people who do.
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