fofana
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Post by fofana on May 25, 2022 20:54:07 GMT
The Netherlands. No gun in our house. And if I'd ever want one, I wouldn't have a clue how to go about getting one. No idea.
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cycworker
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Post by cycworker on May 25, 2022 21:07:07 GMT
I voted no, but at one time my dad did own one; he used to hunt. He gave it up at least 40 years ago.
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Kerri W
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Post by Kerri W on May 25, 2022 21:33:29 GMT
Not entirely sure how to answer. Technically, yes, my DH inherited a very old gun that has been in his family for generations. We've been told many times it is "nonworking*," he has never attempted to shoot it, does not have ammunition for it, and still keeps it locked up. So yes we technically have a nonworking antique that we could never use.
Aside from that, until two years ago, my mother lived with us. She is bipolar and has attempted suicide a few times. I would not be comfortable owning a gun (that worked) while she is in our lives.
*DH has been told the gun is missing a piece of something. He doesn't have any interest in finding out what, restoring it or anything like that. He simply appreciates it because it belonged to his grandfather.
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Post by scrappinmom3 on May 25, 2022 21:49:12 GMT
We do. My husband is a retired police office and he has his service revolver. He has a concealed weapon permit and the ability to carry it anywhere because he was in law enforcement. That being said, he never carries it. It is locked away.
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Post by lesserknownpea on May 25, 2022 21:49:26 GMT
DS hunts. The rifles are kept in a safe. Both because there is a child in the home, and the danger of thieves.
definitely no assault or automatic weapons with high capacity. Just simple hunting rifles.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on May 25, 2022 22:10:11 GMT
I have 2 gun safes full and an ammo safe. I do not store ammo with the guns. The guns are never left out of the safe when not in use. The ammo is never left unlocked. I have long guns, hand guns, antique guns, family heirloom guns from the late 1800's, WW2 collectable guns. Most never see the light of day. The gun that gets used the most is my little .22 varmit rifle, which is a bolt action and a 22 pistol we use to put down animals, usually using .22 FMJ. Had to do that yesterday. I do have a couple AR models. These are ArmaLite Rifles - which is what the AR stands for. I have an AR15 and an AR17. The AR15 is the same gun as Grandpa's old Remington .223 - it just looks scarier. Same gun. My husband prefers the AR15 or AR17 for varmit control. We use laser sights, night vision, etc. No suppressors. I would 100% support the ban of large magazines. We do not hunt, other than varmit control, although one of my kids did a little pheasant hunting as a youth. I had the "You kill it, you clean it, you cook it" rule for my hunter. He was more of a fisherman. My kids had long guns as youth, that I purchased for them. Same rules - always in the safe when not in use. My kids do know gun safety and all took hunter safety even though only one hunted. If you handed any of my kids any firearm - they would first check it to see if it was loaded, even if they just watched you check. They are extremely cautious with any firearm. I taught them as children to never point a toy gun (even a 'finger') at a person. Never. Ever. No air soft or paint ball "wars" were allowed. A couple of my kids competed in rimfire and sporting clays. 2 of them have conceal to carry licenses, but they do not carry as a rule. I have my conceal to carry, just to make it easier to transport guns when I need to take one somewhere. I don't actively carry, but a great many people I know around here do. Most would be surprised at the people who do carry, especially in their vehicle with a concealed weapon under their dash. s 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. That is an automatic weapon. Wouldn’t an AR15 be too much for vermin? Also, imo people who are carrying or have a gun in their car should tell the people they are with. I would not be happy to know that my kids were riding in a vehicle with someone with a gun.
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smcast
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Post by smcast on May 25, 2022 22:29:23 GMT
Yes, several.
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leeny
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Post by leeny on May 25, 2022 23:04:47 GMT
Yes, DH inherited several from his father when he passed. They are locked in our garage which is separate from our house. I am not a gun advocate.
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Post by mom on May 25, 2022 23:08:15 GMT
Yes. I own my own and DH owns many.
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on May 25, 2022 23:37:01 GMT
We have multiple all in a LOCKED safe that the kids do not know the combination to.
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Post by peabay on May 25, 2022 23:38:55 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. Same. I've never even touched a gun. Neither has my dh or any of my children.
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Post by mandolyn9909 on May 25, 2022 23:41:55 GMT
Canadian here. We live on a farm so sometimes have to use it to protect livestock all of them are hunting rifles, we don’t have anything restricted in Canada. In Canada they all have to be locked up / all of our guns have individual trigger locks as well and the ammo locked up separate.
My husband did pull out a rifle because we had an intruder about 3 years ago. It was a terrifying experience. Luckily he realized pretty quickly he was just extremely drunk, and not malicious and put the gun away to deal with the situation. it was 3am and our intruder was trying to cook a pot roast (still in the store packaging) in a pot lid on our stove. Luckily it didn’t burn our house down! I was thankful in that moment he was able to confront him with a gun as we are 20 minutes away from any law enforcement.
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Post by kibblesandbits on May 26, 2022 0:28:28 GMT
Yes, several. And, as any good hunter behaves, all weapons are stored in a locked gun safe, ammo stored separately, and all weapons appropriately cleaned and disarmed after use and before storage.
My husband is a hunter, in a long line of hunters, and works hard to continue the tradition with our kids and grandkids. The old saying "hunt with your kids so you don't have to hunt FOR your kids" rings very true. Time together, learning a skill, honing your instincts, and creating a tradition that bonds you and your kids/kin? Fantastic.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2022 0:32:01 GMT
No. My dear sweet grandfather killed himself with a long gun when he was old and in pain. Suicide has touched my family more than once but that underlined one of the biggest reasons for me. You never know in this life 100% when you will have a loss of mental health and take a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Some guy I know says openly this is a reason they want a gun...so they can take themselves out fast if needed! Check your loved ones for this mentality if they have a gun!
Suicide hotline 1 800 273 8255
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Post by 950nancy on May 26, 2022 0:33:41 GMT
We have several. I was brought up with guns displayed in a cabinet with the ammo right underneath it. I never ever once thought of picking one up. By five I had shot my first shot gun and wasn't a fan. I have a healthy respect for them and people's rights to have one, but I do not think people need automatic weapons, dozens of guns, or the clips that help do the damage. Our kids never knew we even had them until they were wanting to buy their own at 18. Our ammo was stored where they wouldn't have found it.
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Post by librarylady on May 26, 2022 1:13:05 GMT
The guns in our home are for hunting. There is no handgun here.
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Post by ellen on May 26, 2022 1:28:55 GMT
My husband hunts and has hunting rifles. He has a hand gun that belonged to his dad. He hates the NRA. I have never shot a real gun in my life.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2022 1:38:01 GMT
I was shot in the face with a BB gun and nearly blinded in one eye as a child. My dad took the BB gun away, destroyed it, and threw it away. No guns were ever allowed in our home after that. I will never have a gun in my home. My husband is not interested either. Statistically you’re more likely to get shot with your own gun, I’m not going to contribute to those odds. You are not alone. if anyone remembers @bergdorfblonde was also shot by a BB gun. She did lose her eye. And to this day still has massive medical issues from the damages!! *** In an article one of the Texas shooter's former friends stated that in the past the shooter would ride around in a car shooting a BB gun at random people... Forgot to answer the question.. I do not own a gun. Thank you for remembering that. If I had "only" lost my eye, that would have been enough of a tragedy to deal with. Each eyeloss case differs. The metal BB was lodged DEEPLY in my socket, too close to my brain. No surgeon would take it out (from 1974) until I met a female surgeon who made it her oath to get it out. It caused ENORMOUS pain. She took it out in 2018 (or thereabouts). Everyone who suffers eyeloss and enucleation needs an implant in their socket (which is huge) before they get a prosthesis (which is a bit thicker than a contact lens) to top it off and have it look decent. My body rejected ALL silicone implants when I was only 13. They kept implanting new ones. I kept rejecting them all through a dramatic and frightening method. I finally met a groundbreaking surgeon in NYC who pioneered a surgery just for me. He broke down the silicone to tiny, tiny silicone beads (about 100). They filled my socket and cheek perfectly. It worked for over 40 years until my body was fighting to reject them too. All in all, I had almost 50 eye surgeries. Between the implant surgeries, the creation of an eyelid and constant surgical repair work, it was a lot. I live in chronic, horrible pain. My scar tissue in my socket is deemed a "battlefield". The pain has gotten so much worse that it's almost unbearable (even with pain meds). To top it off, NO surgeon will touch me now. They're done and I can't finish. Every bit of silicone and anything artificial was surgically removed. My socket was filled with my own bodyfat and membrane. I even rejected that (many times). My surgeon was at a loss and said I need to take a break and just stop until medicine could catch up to me. So, for 4 years now I've had to wear an eyepatch (which I HATE!). I am a moderator on an eyeloss messageboard and try to help families and people navigate their new world of eyeloss and surgeries and choices. I try to give back because it could be very difficult. My bottom line is that I HATE guns of any kind and BB guns should be taken fucking seriously. No one would want to go through this pain and endure these surgeries/recoveries, etc.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2022 1:45:34 GMT
P.S.: A few more facts:
*DH owned 2 handguns. He got too scared being out alone here at a certain age and health. He always went to a gun range and was familiar with guns. I was STRICT about never living in a house with one. He kept his in a lockbox with the key in a separate place. This was only for him to wear while he was out alone (waiting to pick up my adult children at their jobs at night). I hated it. I gave both guns to DH's daughter and her fiance, along with the paperwork. They had concealed weapon licenses, etc. I pray that they're safe with them. Now we have no guns in my home.
*About airguns, etc.: The boy who shot me (we were both only 13 years old & he was monocular from a tragic accident when he was only 3!). While I have spotty memory of the day I was shot by him (my best friend), he claims that the gun was pointed down to the ground and it rickocheted (sp?) and hit me in the eye. We were standing very close to each other. Every surgeon denies this idea, but still, maybe it was possible?? So, even if your children are NOT purposely aiming at a person, accidents could still happen, and you have no possible idea of the trauma and immense daily pain it might cause if it does hit someone.
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Post by Scrapper100 on May 26, 2022 2:04:52 GMT
Yes but it wasn’t necessarily our choice we inherited a few guns from my FIL. We wouldn’t have one otherwise. I took a firearms safety class years ago but haven’t felt the need to have a gun. I have been against them in our house.
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Post by katlady on May 26, 2022 2:29:01 GMT
As of 7:38PM, it is close to 45%.
Hugs to @bergdorfblonde and all you have gone through!
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Post by arielsmom on May 26, 2022 3:14:53 GMT
Yes. DH is retired leo, and purchased his service pistol. Locked in safe. Not fired in 18+ years.
Sold his hunting rifle 30+ years ago.
We are willing to turn the pistol in, as we doubt we will ever have a use for it.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 26, 2022 4:41:15 GMT
Yes. DH hunts and for many years was in a trap/skeet league so he has various rifles for that. They are all locked up with the ammunition locked up in a separate place. I’ll be honest that it makes me nervous having guns of any type in the house even though they’re completely secured. It floors me when I hear about people just “hiding” their guns unlocked in places where kids could easily find them.
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Post by AussieMeg on May 26, 2022 9:03:58 GMT
I voted No - non-US. I was going to go one further and say that I don't know anyone who owns a gun. Then I remembered that one of DSO's mates owns a rifle for shooting foxes and rabbits at the winery where he works.
My grandpa was a farmer. I assume he owned a rifle when he was alive, but I never saw it.
ETA: I am curious to know in what country the "Yes - non-US" Peas live. Would they mainly be from Canada?
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2022 9:47:06 GMT
I voted No - non-US. I was going to go one further and say that I don't know anyone who owns a gun. Then I remembered that one of DSO's mates owns a rifle for shooting foxes and rabbits at the winery where he works. My grandpa was a farmer. I assume he owned a rifle when he was alive, but I never saw it. ETA: I am curious to know in what country the "Yes - non-US" Peas live. Would they mainly be from Canada?Not necessarily. They could be hunters, farmers or maybe they pistol shoot for sports from a variety of other countries that have stricter gun laws than the US but not have a total ban on owning one. We have some of the strictest gun laws in the world but a farmer can still obtain a license to own a gun. I'm guessing it's the same in other no US countries. I think there are a few more international members on this board that are "lurkers" rather than posters.
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Post by craftykitten on May 26, 2022 10:03:17 GMT
We have an air rifle that was inherited from my grandfather. And DH plays airsoft so we have a LOT of BB guns that look very realistic. He's careful to keep them out of public view and hidden when people come round.
I don't really 'get' having your own guns tbh, but I live about 5 minutes from the nearest police station and am fairly confident they would come if I called them. I can see how they are appropriate for different lifestyles. Can't imagine a situation where I'd ever have one in my handbag.
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Post by teddyw on May 26, 2022 11:00:36 GMT
Dh has some antique rifle that his father gave him. It’s never been fired. He doesn’t even have ammo for it. It’s in a locked case in our storage unit.
He gave him a pistol at one time also knowing I’m anti gun. I made him get rid of that.
We do have a BB gun. That too is in the storage unit.
My kids were not allowed at one of my sisters because her dh owns a lot of guns. Probably 50. One was on the nightstand when we were visiting. We never went back unless there was a party at a different location.
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Post by CardBoxer on May 26, 2022 11:31:53 GMT
We used to own guns for indoor target shooting. No cartridges (bullets) were kept at home. At the range, the conservative members called us the armed liberals. When I initially called the shooting range to see about learning, I said we have a Van Hollen for senator sign in our front yard - can we still come learn to shoot? (Van Hollen is a liberal senator.)
It was a surprisingly calming, almost meditative activity. Our instructor was a quiet, gentle high school teacher who had won major competitions. He said that if he came in with a headache, after shooting targets the headache went away. I always left calmer than when I arrived.
The instructors did not endorse the average homeowner having guns for protection in the home. They thought unless someone had a law enforcement or military background it could go bad too easily.
We moved away and didn’t want to support the one range nearby - at NRA headquarters with their propaganda and lunatic president, Wayne LaPierre, so sold our guns to the gun shop.
This was before all the school shootings of the last 20 years or so. I’m not sure I’d be comfortable with a gun now, reminding me.
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Post by CardBoxer on May 26, 2022 11:36:25 GMT
I voted No - non-US. I was going to go one further and say that I don't know anyone who owns a gun. Then I remembered that one of DSO's mates owns a rifle for shooting foxes and rabbits at the winery where he works. My grandpa was a farmer. I assume he owned a rifle when he was alive, but I never saw it. ETA: I am curious to know in what country the "Yes - non-US" Peas live. Would they mainly be from Canada? Do you know why your DSO’s friend shoots the rabbits and foxes? i was curious about non-US yes votes too.
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Post by gramasue on May 26, 2022 12:31:09 GMT
No. I'm in Canada. I would never have a gun in my home.
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