Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun?

**CingularDuality** · 08-29-2007, 04:11 AM

I heard on the radio that there are 800 million known guns in the world and that US Citizens own almost half of all privately owned guns: http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files...summary_en.pdf

Icky's thread about his friend makes me wonder how many people here have even shot a gun.

The poll will be anonymous. If you want to add any more information, feel free to post.

I own several handguns and a shotgun. I plan on buying a rifle as soon as it fits into the budget (read: as soon as I can convince the wife...). How 'bout you?

xTYBALTx · 08-29-2007, 04:15 AM

There's no poll!

All I know is that England has more gun crime now, after total gun prohibition, than it did before gun prohibition. Yay prohibition! Zomg hijack!

**CingularDuality** · 08-29-2007, 04:16 AM

Patience, grasshopper!

Silas Ender · 08-29-2007, 04:52 AM

Yes, I own a scoped hunting rifle and have experience with other firearms. However, I rarely go shooting as the D.C. area has a lack of ranges. I have to hike to either the nearest base or the NRA headquarters.

HBrutusH · 08-29-2007, 05:09 AM

mostly just been rifle shooting with the RAF. I don't own a gun, but I don't think I'd really want to either. Regardless of the fact that I'm too young too.

2 Para · 08-29-2007, 07:12 AM

ye brutus what have you fired with the RAF? SA80? LSW?? Any of the british infantry weapons?

**stickyjeans69** · 08-29-2007, 07:21 AM

Suppose you could call me a "Gun Collector"

I have;

Weatherby Vangaurd chambered in 300 Weatherby Mag, thats my preffered hunting rifle
Remington 742 Semi Automatic 30-06 hunting rifle.
Ruger P89 9mm
Para Ordinance .45 ACP compact (very new, can't remember the model)
Browing BPS 12 Gauge with an engraved receiver, nicest gun i own.
Phoenix .22 Semi Auto sub compact pos handgun

so i have a few =). as for ammunition i only have a total of 400-600 rounds or so, I buy all my stuff before i go to the range generally

**Apophis** · 08-29-2007, 07:50 AM

I have a few rifles and handguns as well.

Taurus .380 ACP
Colt Trooper .38 Revolver (My father's old police sidearm)
Remington Model 700 .308
Ruger 10/22 Bullpup Conversion
Marlin Model 60 .22 (A piece of junk)
Mossberg 500 Shotgun
Remington 870 Shotgun
NORINCO SKS 7.62mm

Almost all of my firearms are broken down these days. The only one that remains assembled and/or accessible is the .380 ACP and that's locked in a safe along side a loaded magazine.

I used to go shooting quite regularly. There is a place about 15 minutes down the road that my brother and father used to go twice a week for our skeet shooting competition. It was just a family/friends deal and we would go all the time. In the other direction is a DEM managed range where I would go just to stay sharp with the rifles.

The SKS has never been fired and I don't anticipate it ever will be.

Wulfyn · 08-29-2007, 07:58 AM

Most likely he will have fired a cadet GP, which is effectively an SA80 without the SUSAT and with the gas canister removed (so it cannot be fired on full automatic). He possibly will have fired an LSW as well, if he could get to the front of a no-doubt long line of kids wanting to fire on full auto.

When I was in the cadets I fired both of those weapons. What I like about cadet training is the amount of respect the teach you to have for the weapon. I cannot count how many times I've fully stripped and cleaned those weapons. It's weird how natural it can feel to handle weapons like that, and how nervous you are when 4 years later as a cadet Sergeant you have to oversee them.

More regularly I used a .22 rifle for competition shooting. I captained the school team in a national competition. We came 96th, which I thought was crap, but apparently it was the highest we'd ever come.

**snooggums** · 08-29-2007, 07:59 AM

I've gone shooting a few times with real rifles and pistols, but I do not own any as I do not know of a nearby suitable range to go to regularly. Used to shoot BB guns all the time as a kid though.

**Pokerface** · 08-29-2007, 08:00 AM

What I know of gun owners would indicate that while there are 800 million guns in the USA, there are likely only 125 million or so gun owners. Guns seem to be like tattoos or potato chips: it's hard to get one and only one.

For the record, I'm one of those "don't own but have fired" folks in the poll. My wife's family shoots clay pigeons out on some farmland they own whenever a group gets together. I smoked 'em all, thanks to my Nintendo skillz.

**TheBigC** · 08-29-2007, 08:20 AM

Of course I own a gun! That is not to say that I got rid of most of them due to having kids, but now they are getting older, I am starting to get some more again.

Mossberg 500a Shotgun
Ruger M77 .243
Glock 19
LMT MRP-CQB (AR-15) 5.56, with extra 10” barrel and 6.8 conversion kit

**Dick Blonov** · 08-29-2007, 08:26 AM

I used to own:

Winchester defender
Browning Hi-Power
M-14

I used to participate in local IPSC competitions 20 years ago. I still have my reloading books

DB

**Tonk** · 08-29-2007, 08:28 AM

i have

colt .45 revolver, blued barrel (collector's gun)
glock 19-9
weatherby olympian over/under 12ga trap gun (i am an avid trap/skeet shooter)
remmington sp-10 3&1/2" chamber 12ga shotgun (black composite stock and grip... light as a feather)
winchester .270 deer rifle
winchester 7mm WSM
ruger 10-22
my first gun... a lever action 30-30 with a hammer
and a RED RIDER BEEBEE GUN (20 pump .177)

JAMerica · 08-29-2007, 08:32 AM

I don't collect guns per se, but back when I worked in the Northern wilderness, they were a neccessity.

While I have carried many a 12 guage, the only one I've personally owned was a marlin .45-70 due to it's ability to turn bears inside out at close range. We used to "train" with these by attaching 45 gallon plastic to ropes to simulate the different situations in which bears could charge, which was quite a bit more fun than simply hitting the old Rod & Gun club.

View Poll Results: Do you own, or have you shot a gun?
Yes, I own at least one firearm and I go shooting regularly.	32	26.67%
Yes, I own at least one firearm, but I rarely go shooting.	26	21.67%
No, I don't own any guns, but I love to go shooting and/or do it often.	12	10.00%
No, I don't own any guns, but I've been shooting a few times in my life.	35	29.17%
No, I don't own any guns, and have never been shooting, but I'm open to the idea!	13	10.83%
No way, no how. I don't like guns at all and avoid being near them.	5	4.17%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 120. You may not vote on this poll

08-29-2007, 04:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 16,587	Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? I heard on the radio that there are 800 million known guns in the world and that US Citizens own almost half of all privately owned guns: http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files...summary_en.pdf Icky's thread about his friend makes me wonder how many people here have even shot a gun. The poll will be anonymous. If you want to add any more information, feel free to post. I own several handguns and a shotgun. I plan on buying a rifle as soon as it fits into the budget (read: as soon as I can convince the wife...). How 'bout you? __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

08-29-2007, 04:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
xTYBALTx Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,744	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? There's no poll! All I know is that England has more gun crime now, after total gun prohibition, than it did before gun prohibition. Yay prohibition! Zomg hijack! __________________ Current good song: Justice - Stress "$250,000 a year won't get me to Central Park West."

08-29-2007, 04:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 16,587	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? Patience, grasshopper! __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

08-29-2007, 04:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Silas Ender Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bogota, Colombia Posts: 127	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? Yes, I own a scoped hunting rifle and have experience with other firearms. However, I rarely go shooting as the D.C. area has a lack of ranges. I have to hike to either the nearest base or the NRA headquarters. __________________ Life in Bogota is a lot like a big box of Colombian chocolates. You never know when you'll get blown up by the FARC. Last edited by Silas Ender; 08-29-2007 at 07:19 AM.

08-29-2007, 05:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
HBrutusH Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK, and proud of it!! Age: 15 Posts: 374	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? mostly just been rifle shooting with the RAF. I don't own a gun, but I don't think I'd really want to either. Regardless of the fact that I'm too young too. __________________ <<<<Magic!! -F- Concr3te: "Brutus, goddammit, shut up!"

08-29-2007, 07:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
2 Para Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 232	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? ye brutus what have you fired with the RAF? SA80? LSW?? Any of the british infantry weapons?

08-29-2007, 07:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
stickyjeans69 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: California Posts: 682	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? Suppose you could call me a "Gun Collector" I have; Weatherby Vangaurd chambered in 300 Weatherby Mag, thats my preffered hunting rifle Remington 742 Semi Automatic 30-06 hunting rifle. Ruger P89 9mm Para Ordinance .45 ACP compact (very new, can't remember the model) Browing BPS 12 Gauge with an engraved receiver, nicest gun i own. Phoenix .22 Semi Auto sub compact pos handgun so i have a few =). as for ammunition i only have a total of 400-600 rounds or so, I buy all my stuff before i go to the range generally __________________

08-29-2007, 07:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
Apophis Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Rhode Island, USA Age: 35 Posts: 8,855	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? I have a few rifles and handguns as well. Taurus .380 ACP Colt Trooper .38 Revolver (My father's old police sidearm) Remington Model 700 .308 Ruger 10/22 Bullpup Conversion Marlin Model 60 .22 (A piece of junk) Mossberg 500 Shotgun Remington 870 Shotgun NORINCO SKS 7.62mm Almost all of my firearms are broken down these days. The only one that remains assembled and/or accessible is the .380 ACP and that's locked in a safe along side a loaded magazine. I used to go shooting quite regularly. There is a place about 15 minutes down the road that my brother and father used to go twice a week for our skeet shooting competition. It was just a family/friends deal and we would go all the time. In the other direction is a DEM managed range where I would go just to stay sharp with the rifles. The SKS has never been fired and I don't anticipate it ever will be. __________________ Diplomacy is the art of saying "good doggie" while looking for a bigger stick.

08-29-2007, 07:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
Wulfyn Join Date: May 2005 Location: Norwich, UK Age: 28 Posts: 4,235	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? Most likely he will have fired a cadet GP, which is effectively an SA80 without the SUSAT and with the gas canister removed (so it cannot be fired on full automatic). He possibly will have fired an LSW as well, if he could get to the front of a no-doubt long line of kids wanting to fire on full auto. When I was in the cadets I fired both of those weapons. What I like about cadet training is the amount of respect the teach you to have for the weapon. I cannot count how many times I've fully stripped and cleaned those weapons. It's weird how natural it can feel to handle weapons like that, and how nervous you are when 4 years later as a cadet Sergeant you have to oversee them. More regularly I used a .22 rifle for competition shooting. I captained the school team in a national competition. We came 96th, which I thought was crap, but apparently it was the highest we'd ever come. __________________

08-29-2007, 07:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
snooggums Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 31 Posts: 551	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? I've gone shooting a few times with real rifles and pistols, but I do not own any as I do not know of a nearby suitable range to go to regularly. Used to shoot BB guns all the time as a kid though. __________________

08-29-2007, 08:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
Pokerface Join Date: May 2003 Location: MD, USA Age: 29 Posts: 5,722	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? What I know of gun owners would indicate that while there are 800 million guns in the USA, there are likely only 125 million or so gun owners. Guns seem to be like tattoos or potato chips: it's hard to get one and only one. For the record, I'm one of those "don't own but have fired" folks in the poll. My wife's family shoots clay pigeons out on some farmland they own whenever a group gets together. I smoked 'em all, thanks to my Nintendo skillz. __________________ NS Game Officer. TF2 Admin. BF2 Admin / Scripter. PM with issues. Tempus: Pokerface is nailing it right on the head. Everyone who is arguing against him is simply arguing against reality. <anmuzi> it is not permitted to have privacy or anonymity <LazyEye> yeah when I play on TG the server digs though my trash Arm yourself with knowledge: TG NS TF2 BF2

08-29-2007, 08:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
TheBigC Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Around Age: 36 Posts: 2,910	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? Of course I own a gun! That is not to say that I got rid of most of them due to having kids, but now they are getting older, I am starting to get some more again. Mossberg 500a Shotgun Ruger M77 .243 Glock 19 LMT MRP-CQB (AR-15) 5.56, with extra 10” barrel and 6.8 conversion kit __________________ The Meek shall inherit the earth..... after we're through with it! The Wounded Warrior Project, help support my friends

08-29-2007, 08:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
Dick Blonov Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bedlam! Age: 51 Posts: 3,278	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? I used to own: Winchester defender Browning Hi-Power M-14 I used to participate in local IPSC competitions 20 years ago. I still have my reloading books DB __________________ \|TG-6th\|Blonov «!REPORTING: Ferris Bueller, offering me favors for a ride in my Vodnik.» w.WAREHOUSE BattleField2 SOPs \| Teamspeak \| Server Rules and SOPs \| The 6th Devil's Brigade

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Tonk Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Luck, WI USA Age: 22 Posts: 2,802	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? i have colt .45 revolver, blued barrel (collector's gun) glock 19-9 weatherby olympian over/under 12ga trap gun (i am an avid trap/skeet shooter) remmington sp-10 3&1/2" chamber 12ga shotgun (black composite stock and grip... light as a feather) winchester .270 deer rifle winchester 7mm WSM ruger 10-22 my first gun... a lever action 30-30 with a hammer and a RED RIDER BEEBEE GUN (20 pump .177) __________________ -Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely, in an attractive and well preserved body; but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a beer in the other, body totally worn out screaming "YEEEHAW, WHAT A RIDE!!!" - my grandpa -My New Rig: cpu: AMD 6400+ 3.2ghz dual core mobo: Asus Crosshair ram: 8gb (4x2gb) geil exotera 4-4-4-12 video card MSI 8800GTS 512mb (g92) Vista:x64 Laptop: Dell i9300 2.16ghz-2gb ram-6800-17" 1920x1200 -Toasty/Tonk/Chair http://tgtonk.notlong.com

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08-29-2007, 08:32 AM	#15 (permalink)
JAMerica Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 505	Re: Anonymous: Do you own, or have you ever shot a gun? I don't collect guns per se, but back when I worked in the Northern wilderness, they were a neccessity. While I have carried many a 12 guage, the only one I've personally owned was a marlin .45-70 due to it's ability to turn bears inside out at close range. We used to "train" with these by attaching 45 gallon plastic to ropes to simulate the different situations in which bears could charge, which was quite a bit more fun than simply hitting the old Rod & Gun club. __________________ -------------------------------------------- Jamerius (Feral Druid)

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