I'm not sure what kind of people you surround yourself with that even remotely talk about guns like that, but that is a vocal minority. I own several guns, but I own them for a purpose, naturally one of them is for self-defensive purposes, I intend on protecting my property since generally it would take a police officer roughly 30 minutes to respond to my area, and secondly, for hunting, I'm sure you've already made some snap judgments on my character for hunting, but I actually do my self/family good as well as encourage healthy populations among the animals I hunt. I also don't hunt for sport, you won't see me mounting any animals on my wall, it's strictly used as a means to provide food so I don't have to encourage the disgusting conditions chickens, cows, pigs are brought up in for food. There's valid reasons for owning guns, and valid purposes for those uses.
Self-defense is an especially valid reason for those living farther from town when it may take police a long time to respond. My old place would have been about 15 minutes from police response unless you're lucky enough to have a patrol car in the area. Not a common occurrence, but with the number of meth heads around here I'd rather not place bets on an officer being nearby to help me if someone breaks into my house.
Forget meth heads, if you're far enough away from town, you get a gun to protect yourself, your family, and your pets from cougars and wolves. At least that's why my family had a gun. It's 2am, the horse is freaking because there's a bobcat in the pasture with him, you're going to want a shotgun.
I'm not sure what kind of people you surround yourself with that even remotely talk about guns like that, but that is a vocal minority.
I don't surround myself with people like that, but you can find them in many gun debates online. Gun owners will often let their guard down online and let you know how much they'd love to dust some punk. Personally, I don't want to have the weight of killing somebody on my conscience. If you want to steal my shit, I'll try to stop you if I can, but I'm not going to try to kill you. It's just not worth it. Surprisingly, a lot of gun owners don't feel this way, though. Killing somebody while protecting their property is completely justified!
I'm sure you've already made some snap judgments on my character for hunting,
I really don't have any problem with people who hunt for food, and I wonder why you would assume that.
I'm not sure what kind of people you surround yourself with that even remotely talk about guns like that, but that is a vocal minority. I own several guns, but I own them for a purpose, naturally one of them is for self-defensive purposes, I intend on protecting my property since generally it would take a police officer roughly 30 minutes to respond to my area, and secondly, for hunting, I'm sure you've already made some snap judgments on my character for hunting, but I actually do my self/family good as well as encourage healthy populations among the animals I hunt. I also don't hunt for sport, you won't see me mounting any animals on my wall, it's strictly used as a means to provide food so I don't have to encourage the disgusting conditions chickens, cows, pigs are brought up in for food. There's valid reasons for owning guns, and valid purposes for those uses.
Self-defense is an especially valid reason for those living farther from town when it may take police a long time to respond. My old place would have been about 15 minutes from police response unless you're lucky enough to have a patrol car in the area. Not a common occurrence, but with the number of meth heads around here I'd rather not place bets on an officer being nearby to help me if someone breaks into my house.
Forget meth heads, if you're far enough away from town, you get a gun to protect yourself, your family, and your pets from cougars and wolves. At least that's why my family had a gun. It's 2am, the horse is freaking because there's a bobcat in the pasture with him, you're going to want a shotgun.
I don't surround myself with people like that, but you can find them in many gun debates online. Gun owners will often let their guard down online and let you know how much they'd love to dust some punk. Personally, I don't want to have the weight of killing somebody on my conscience. If you want to steal my shit, I'll try to stop you if I can, but I'm not going to try to kill you. It's just not worth it. Surprisingly, a lot of gun owners don't feel this way, though. Killing somebody while protecting their property is completely justified!
I really don't have any problem with people who hunt for food, and I wonder why you would assume that.