Mon Nov 1, 2021, 07:54 PM

As a Democrat, Do you own a gun?

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	I own a gun
	99 (63%)
	Hell no. I do not own a gun.
	48 (30%)
	I would buy a gun if the situation in the US became more dire.
	11 (7%)
	9 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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143 replies	Author	Time	Post
As a Democrat, Do you own a gun? (Original post)	texasfiddler	Nov 2021	OP
Don't have a gun, don't want a gun	Sherman A1	Nov 2021	#1
Out in the sticks of west texas,	gay texan	Nov 2021	#2
Or rattlesnakes n/t	TexasBushwhacker	Nov 2021	#81
I leave rattlesnakes alone mostly.	hunter	Nov 2021	#104
My rattlesnake	frogmarch	Nov 2021	#113
I have a	True Dough	Nov 2021	#3
If you use it to shoot flaming projectiles, it's literally a firearm	Bucky	Nov 2021	#42
Multiple	drexelkathy	Nov 2021	#4
Ahhh, ok??	USALiberal	Nov 2021	#23
It was a poll	drexelkathy	Nov 2021	#40
No, and I wouldn't own a gun even if I were 'merely' independent.	elleng	Nov 2021	#5
Many	marie999	Nov 2021	#6
Don't have one don't want one, but neither will I say never.	Maru Kitteh	Nov 2021	#7
Never have Never will!!	aeromanKC	Nov 2021	#8
Nope - they are not allowed on my property period	FreeState	Nov 2021	#9
Multiple	forthemiddle	Nov 2021	#10
Several, mostly inherited but some bought.	Shrike47	Nov 2021	#11
Will never own a gun.	rownesheck	Nov 2021	#12
Have we seen you in action	True Dough	Nov 2021	#30
Buckaroo Banzai nt	sarisataka	Nov 2021	#45
Please just keep this in your fantasies	Woodswalker	Nov 2021	#31
😂	Duppers	Nov 2021	#75
That's all?	LiberatedUSA	Nov 2021	#103
When I was a kid my mom went berserker on a fool holding a rifle.	hunter	Nov 2021	#106
Agreed.	Caliman73	Nov 2021	#138
I grew up hunting...	VarryOn	Nov 2021	#13
I have no problem with responsible gun ownership. I have never desired to own	Arkansas Granny	Nov 2021	#14
I have no political reason for not having a gun-- it has just never come up.	TreasonousBastard	Nov 2021	#15
Yes	Timewas	Nov 2021	#16
I am armed due to the magat infestation. Ya never know... nt	Progressive Jones	Nov 2021	#17
I'm not in the hell no category	cinematicdiversions	Nov 2021	#18
We had them in the house when I was a kid.	Mr.Bill	Nov 2021	#19
No. No reason to.	Demobrat	Nov 2021	#20
if gun owners would just stop shooting people, wouldnt need a gun nt	msongs	Nov 2021	#21
Uh neh	WaterSong1951	Nov 2021	#22
No not a gun	GusBob	Nov 2021	#24
Yes	vercetti2021	Nov 2021	#25
I have owned many, right now I have two...	Enter stage left	Nov 2021	#26
Don't have a need	zipplewrath	Nov 2021	#27
What does one	sarisataka	Nov 2021	#28
I own a gun ex husband left with the property	alittlelark	Nov 2021	#29
First thing is to "have it checked" to see if it's loaded...	yagotme	Nov 2021	#133
It is FAR more likely	sarisataka	Nov 2021	#135
Yes, I was assuming the poster had some knowledge of the firearm in question.	yagotme	Nov 2021	#136
Back in the day	sarisataka	Nov 2021	#137
Yeah, a "gun class" with no shooting would be BOOOR-INGGG...	yagotme	Nov 2021	#139
I'm a true Blue Dem and	Woodswalker	Nov 2021	#32
Never had one, but not ruling it out.	Haggard Celine	Nov 2021	#33
I did have one that I used for target shooting, but got rid of it	Poiuyt	Nov 2021	#34
No, but I probably would never own one regardless of political leaning	LeftInTX	Nov 2021	#35
Yes	liberaltrucker	Nov 2021	#36
I own a Walther P99 compact SA, look into it, wonderful action...	Enter stage left	Nov 2021	#43
Thanks, I'll check it out	liberaltrucker	Nov 2021	#51
Mr Lake sold nine guns when we moved to Costa Rica are not banned but hard to get.	LakeArenal	Nov 2021	#37
recreational shooting is somethine me and my teenage son enjoy.	SYFROYH	Nov 2021	#124
Yep it's not really how many guns. Although they are beautiful pieces of machinery.	LakeArenal	Nov 2021	#125
Yes. Many several.	MontanaFarmer	Nov 2021	#38
Not me...hubby has and needs for utility work in NorCal. Works often deep in Emerald Triangle.	MenloParque	Nov 2021	#39
That sucks.	hunter	Nov 2021	#109
My husband has a couple shotguns from his dad who passed away some years ago.	Wingus Dingus	Nov 2021	#41
there's a question.	Igel	Nov 2021	#44
I am not a gun enthusiast. I am just curious. That is a tough situation.	texasfiddler	Nov 2021	#60
Its your gun.	former9thward	Nov 2021	#64
Technically EVERYTHING is in probate	fescuerescue	Nov 2021	#99
Yep, got a gun...	Septua	Nov 2021	#46
Yes but only if you include antique 22cal. rifles not fired in decades.	KY_EnviroGuy	Nov 2021	#47
So I'm surprised by the results and posts in this thread.	Calista241	Nov 2021	#48
I've noticed that many of the posters in this thread almost never post here.	Crunchy Frog	Nov 2021	#71
Yeah, but there's a whole lot of posters here with very high post counts.	Calista241	Nov 2021	#72
Perhaps, but you can also click the link in the poll to see who voted on each answer	petronius	Nov 2021	#79
It's really depressing, if true.	lagomorph777	Nov 2021	#111
Since I've NEVER lived in a household without a gun	forthemiddle	Nov 2021	#115
I am for very strict gun control	obamanut2012	Nov 2021	#123
There's nothing wrong with responsible gun ownership	GusBob	Nov 2021	#128
Got a lil .22 for the fun of target practice	Bucky	Nov 2021	#49
Interesting statistic...	Septua	Nov 2021	#50
Ever hear of "google"? LOL	traitorsgalore	Nov 2021	#52
Ever hear of Google isn't everything? LOL	texasfiddler	Nov 2021	#55
I have...	Septua	Nov 2021	#78
No, and don't plan to	mvd	Nov 2021	#53
No. I would be a hypocrite to own a gun and also be against guns.	Doodley	Nov 2021	#54
I live in trump-red north dakota with all the racists/white supremacists...	cntrfthrs	Nov 2021	#56
Where the entire population of North Dakota	BumRushDaShow	Nov 2021	#62
At this point I probably would if I didn't have kids.	Crunchy Frog	Nov 2021	#57
gun toting liberal here	dsp3000	Nov 2021	#58
Nope. Never.	NewHendoLib	Nov 2021	#59
My neighbors think I have a gun	Generic Brad	Nov 2021	#61
Why do your neighbors think you own a gun?	Sapient Donkey	Nov 2021	#65
When we moved out here in the country	MuseRider	Nov 2021	#63
I ran the numbers. Statistically I decided my family would be less safe with a gun around	Quixote1818	Nov 2021	#66
I have 10 at this time nt	doc03	Nov 2021	#67
In the middle of nowhere with 30 minute police response time	Amishman	Nov 2021	#68
My hubby loves his CZ75B Single Action. He says it's butter smooth.	MenloParque	Nov 2021	#114
More than one	UpInArms	Nov 2021	#69
We go hiking in remote areas and have physical limitations.	Baked Potato	Nov 2021	#70
I've owned guns all my life	ripcord	Nov 2021	#73
Having downsized my collection a great deal, I now only have 14.	Dial H For Hero	Nov 2021	#74
Many	madville	Nov 2021	#76
I own 3	KentuckyWoman	Nov 2021	#77
Two .22 pistols	Rob H.	Nov 2021	#80
As a person who lives with depression	TexasBushwhacker	Nov 2021	#82
this day and age...	myohmy2	Nov 2021	#83
If Republicans trust God to take care of them during covid	Tribetime	Nov 2021	#84
It's too much work to get one in NYC	Polybius	Nov 2021	#85
Nope: there are too many people I'd like to see lined up against a wall and shot.	struggle4progress	Nov 2021	#86
Several. Shotgun for bird hunting. Other for duck hunting	GulfCoast66	Nov 2021	#87
I am neurotically terrified of the things. So no.	nolabear	Nov 2021	#88
I have several, all kinds	Raine	Nov 2021	#89
I have quite a few.	Straw Man	Nov 2021	#90
I do not value this life so much that I would harm another in order to keep it	wackadoo wabbit	Nov 2021	#91
Nope. I think have guns tend to attract other people with guns	In It to Win It	Nov 2021	#92
No. No guns. PERIOD	Scottie Mom	Nov 2021	#93
Own them and am proficient in their usage.	Ligyron	Nov 2021	#94
as a farmer living in hurricane country	bluecollar2	Nov 2021	#95
I used to.	bluedigger	Nov 2021	#96
No.	Aristus	Nov 2021	#97
i own several	rdking647	Nov 2021	#98
Why do I need a gun? I have Spot.	hunter	Nov 2021	#100
Interesting that the comments are predominately negative, but the poll is positive	MisterProton	Nov 2021	#101
No.	tavernier	Nov 2021	#102
Can't get one without jumping through a lot of very necessary hoops here.	GoneOffShore	Nov 2021	#105
I live in Germany	DFW	Nov 2021	#107
If accurate, this poll result is incredibly depressing.	lagomorph777	Nov 2021	#108
It's an internet poll	krispos42	Nov 2021	#120
Don't forget to factor in the multiple firearms owned by a typical US gun-owner	Devil Child	Nov 2021	#121
Eeesh.	lagomorph777	Nov 2021	#122
What a curious statement	GusBob	Nov 2021	#127
Then I have some worse news for you.	LiberatedUSA	Nov 2021	#129
Nice NRA talking points.	lagomorph777	Nov 2021	#132
We don't have an...	LiberatedUSA	Nov 2021	#134
What do you think the issue is?	Happy Hoosier	Nov 2021	#131
Most Democrats	Elessar Zappa	Nov 2021	#141
We haven't done this in a while, but it usually comes out about 50-50.	SYFROYH	Nov 2021	#110
I have two	Shrek	Nov 2021	#112
Yes, we have these in the fields around us	DashOneBravo	Nov 2021	#116
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Nov 2021	#117
My daughter gave me a gun because I live way out in the country	womanofthehills	Nov 2021	#118
I'd suggest a compressed-air rifle for your needs. No gunpowder, fine for small/medium game. n/t	Decoy of Fenris	Nov 2021	#119
I thought you could only own a gun as a gun owner.	Iggo	Nov 2021	#126
Yes... quite a few.	Happy Hoosier	Nov 2021	#130
I own sporting firearms.	Act_of_Reparation	Nov 2021	#140
Yeah, but just an old-fashioned lever action	sir pball	Nov 2021	#142
Don't. Did one/once. My government trained me 2 major occasions. Support drivers license type rules.	UTUSN	Nov 2021	#143

Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 07:55 PM

Sherman A1 (38,958 posts)

1. Don't have a gun, don't want a gun

not going to buy a gun.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 07:57 PM

gay texan (2,125 posts)

2. Out in the sticks of west texas,

You really need one. Wild hogs are not your friend.

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Response to gay texan (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 11:27 PM

TexasBushwhacker (19,279 posts)

81. Or rattlesnakes n/t

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Response to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #81)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 01:45 PM

hunter (37,647 posts)

104. I leave rattlesnakes alone mostly.

They're fairly shy and eat critters that are worse.

Killing a few of them doesn't reduce the overall population much so there's not much point to it.

Pigs are the scariest animals in the California forests, more so than bears, and they're an invasive species.

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Response to gay texan (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 02:29 PM

frogmarch (12,110 posts)

113. My rattlesnake

Many years ago when we were living in the basement of the house we were building in the wilds of South Dakota, my then-6 year old daughter called out from the bathroom, "Mom, I need toilet paper! Also, there's a snake." I dropped the dish I was washing and ran and cracked the bathroom door open. A large rattlesnake was coiled a few feet from the toilet and my daughter. It was shaking its rattles. I told my daughter to not move, and I ran and looked for my husband's 22 (his dad gave it to him as a kid, but my husband had never shot it, or any gun). I had never shot a gun either. Still, not even knowing if it was loaded, I took aim at the snake and fired. Turns out, it was loaded. I got the snake - and also the water heater. My daughter was okay and again asked for toilet paper.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 07:58 PM

True Dough (16,081 posts)

3. I have a

slingshot. Does that count?

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Response to True Dough (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:49 PM

Bucky (52,825 posts)

42. If you use it to shoot flaming projectiles, it's literally a firearm

unless you're darker than Tony Orlando. Then it's a invitation for police violence

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:00 PM

drexelkathy (118 posts)

4. Multiple

Just got more this week.

Had my baby shower at a shooting range. My husband is a skilled and competitive marksman. I have freezers full of meat.

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Response to drexelkathy (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:29 PM

USALiberal (10,877 posts)

23. Ahhh, ok??

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Response to USALiberal (Reply #23)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:46 PM

drexelkathy (118 posts)

40. It was a poll

I answered.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:00 PM

elleng (125,961 posts)

5. No, and I wouldn't own a gun even if I were 'merely' independent.

(I did teach riflery and archery when in summer camp in high school.)

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:02 PM

marie999 (3,334 posts)

6. Many

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:02 PM

Maru Kitteh (27,386 posts)

7. Don't have one don't want one, but neither will I say never.

I live in the forest, in one of the reddest counties of one of the reddest states in the country.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:02 PM

aeromanKC (3,213 posts)

8. Never have Never will!!

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:05 PM

FreeState (10,455 posts)

9. Nope - they are not allowed on my property period

Unless I call the cops no guns ever.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:05 PM

forthemiddle (1,344 posts)

10. Multiple

My husband is a hunter, and we both enjoy shooting sporting clays.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:05 PM

Shrike47 (6,913 posts)

11. Several, mostly inherited but some bought.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:05 PM

rownesheck (2,338 posts)

12. Will never own a gun.

Plus, my reflexes are hyper fast. I would charge a fucker shooting at me while dodging all his bullets. Then I would grab his gun, beat him to death with it, and have it melted down.

While all this is going down I would be laughing at him and making fun of his bullshit "Come and Take It" sticker on his truck.

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Response to rownesheck (Reply #12)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:32 PM

True Dough (16,081 posts)

30. Have we seen you in action

in any big-screen films, by chance? The Matrix? James Bond? Die Hard?

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Response to True Dough (Reply #30)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:51 PM

sarisataka (16,468 posts)

45. Buckaroo Banzai nt

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Response to rownesheck (Reply #12)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:32 PM

Woodswalker (549 posts)

31. Please just keep this in your fantasies

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Response to rownesheck (Reply #12)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 10:33 PM

Duppers (27,654 posts)

75. 😂

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Response to rownesheck (Reply #12)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 01:45 PM

LiberatedUSA (1,666 posts)

103. That's all?

Have it melt down into tiny miniatures of you beating him to death and have the copies sent to all his relatives.

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Response to rownesheck (Reply #12)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 02:01 PM

hunter (37,647 posts)

106. When I was a kid my mom went berserker on a fool holding a rifle.

He was probably too busy shitting his pants to pull the trigger. Or possibly he suffered a moment of common sense.

My mom broke his gun, but she didn't beat him to death with it.

We're pacifists in my family by necessity, not by any natural inclination.

I've had too much gun drama in my life. I don't romanticize it.

Gun fetishes are disgusting.

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Response to hunter (Reply #106)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 12:12 PM

Caliman73 (11,264 posts)

138. Agreed.

Guns are tools and can be deadly either on purpose or by negligence. It is a huge responsibility to own and carry one. Too many people "like" or "love" guns which is really odd.

I don't demonize guns and I don't deify them. I see them as what they are and understand the consequences of their use and misuse.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:07 PM

VarryOn (2,343 posts)

13. I grew up hunting...

Never seen it as a big deal. Even have my concealed carry license, but I never carry on my person. Got it so I can have one under my seat in the car.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:08 PM

Arkansas Granny (31,268 posts)

14. I have no problem with responsible gun ownership. I have never desired to own

a gun myself.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:14 PM

TreasonousBastard (42,902 posts)

15. I have no political reason for not having a gun-- it has just never come up.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:15 PM

Timewas (2,055 posts)

16. Yes

Several,also hold an FFL

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:17 PM

Progressive Jones (6,011 posts)

17. I am armed due to the magat infestation. Ya never know... nt

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:17 PM

cinematicdiversions (1,969 posts)

18. I'm not in the hell no category

I don't own a gun because where I live I don't need one. In the past I have lived in areas where a gun was a more useful tool.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:20 PM

Mr.Bill (22,519 posts)

19. We had them in the house when I was a kid.

I owned one for awhile as an adult. I sold it about 35 years ago and don't have one now.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:24 PM

Demobrat (8,501 posts)

20. No. No reason to.

If bears, boars, or rattlesnakes were a factor, sure I’d have a gun, but I have never felt the need. Nor would I know how to use one if I had it. I’d have to get a lot of training. Now, pepper spray, different story.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:24 PM

msongs (66,216 posts)

21. if gun owners would just stop shooting people, wouldnt need a gun nt

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:28 PM

WaterSong1951 (74 posts)

22. Uh neh

Nope no uh uh

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:29 PM

GusBob (7,269 posts)

24. No not a gun

10 actually

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:30 PM

vercetti2021 (9,819 posts)

25. Yes

I own a few handguns and a couple of rifles. I grew up shooting guns and actually being responsible with them. After our neighbor threatened to kill us. I took more classes on proper usage and storing. I have no trust in that guy since he comes off mentally inept

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:30 PM

Enter stage left (3,232 posts)

26. I have owned many, right now I have two...

My father, military trained, taught me gun safety and how to shoot when I was 7-8 years old.

Boy Scouts took over after that, I won every event I entered.

I am also military trained (far advanced training, not just basic) shot expert with pistols, rifles, grenade launchers and mortars. Missed the 105mm cannon. Damn, I'd buy one if they were available to civilians.

I have hunted big game (never birds, I love birds) but now all I hunt are targets at a range. I hope I never have to use a gun in anger, but I'm more than qualified if it becomes necessary.

Any RWNJ that thinks all liberals are going to roll over and play dead when confronted, better get their heads out a very dark smelly place.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:30 PM

zipplewrath (16,642 posts)

27. Don't have a need

If I had a true need, I would get one. As an engineer I can appreciate the technology and workmanship. But at the end of the day there are precious few people who can justify the ownership. God's to honest truth, if you enjoy shooting at targets, go to a range, rent a gun, or store a gun there, and shot as many paper targets as ya want. Go out on the range and plink yer heart out. But leave the gun there.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:31 PM

sarisataka (16,468 posts)

28. What does one

Have to do with the other?

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:31 PM

alittlelark (18,850 posts)

29. I own a gun ex husband left with the property

I may learn what to do with it someday.

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Response to alittlelark (Reply #29)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 11:48 AM

yagotme (1,517 posts)

133. First thing is to "have it checked" to see if it's loaded...

Mechanical failure could lead to an accidental discharge.

ETA: Have knowledgeable person check if you don't know about said firearm.

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Response to yagotme (Reply #133)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 11:52 AM

sarisataka (16,468 posts)

135. It is FAR more likely

And untrained person would fire it while trying to check it than it firing due to mechanical failure.

Better to have someone who knows firearms check it

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Response to sarisataka (Reply #135)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 12:00 PM

yagotme (1,517 posts)

136. Yes, I was assuming the poster had some knowledge of the firearm in question.

I should have posted "Have it checked", instead. That did pass quickly through my head, but I hit "Post" before it fully sank in.

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Response to yagotme (Reply #136)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 12:07 PM

sarisataka (16,468 posts)

137. Back in the day

When I still had the belief the NRA could be changed from within, I taught a class specifically aimed at such situations. It involved no shooting, only to teach a person how to verify if a gun was loaded and unload it if necessary.

It was never a very popular class, which didn't matter, but mostly it was older widows whose husband's left behind guns. The ladies wanted to be sure they could move them to storage or sell them without accidentally shooting someone.

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Response to sarisataka (Reply #137)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 12:12 PM

yagotme (1,517 posts)

139. Yeah, a "gun class" with no shooting would be BOOOR-INGGG...

Semper Fi, BTW.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:34 PM

Woodswalker (549 posts)

32. I'm a true Blue Dem and

Not only own guns but also never leave the house unarmed

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:35 PM

Haggard Celine (16,628 posts)

33. Never had one, but not ruling it out.

I wish there were a lot fewer guns in this country, but at the same time I understand why people would want or need one. My friends encourage me to get one because I live alone and my neighborhood isn't the best in town. But I feel safe here, not afraid to go anywhere around here. With the way things are going in this country, though, I'm beginning to think that owning a gun would be the best thing for my safety. If I get one, it'll be something easy to handle and shoot, like a .22, maybe.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:36 PM

Poiuyt (17,860 posts)

34. I did have one that I used for target shooting, but got rid of it

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:38 PM

LeftInTX (22,490 posts)

35. No, but I probably would never own one regardless of political leaning

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:40 PM

liberaltrucker (9,118 posts)

36. Yes

A .357 Mag revolver and a 30.06 hunting rifle.
Thinking of getting a Sig Sauer or Walther 9mm, since
I live in very red western PA.

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Response to liberaltrucker (Reply #36)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:50 PM

Enter stage left (3,232 posts)

43. I own a Walther P99 compact SA, look into it, wonderful action...

won't fit in a pocket well, but a small holster is ideal.

No safety, has a "decocker" feature after inserting the magazine. After decocking, first round is double action, about 11-12 #'s pull, all rest are single action, about 5#'s pull.

Extremely accurate, fits my smaller hands.

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Response to Enter stage left (Reply #43)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:01 PM

liberaltrucker (9,118 posts)

51. Thanks, I'll check it out

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:41 PM

LakeArenal (27,724 posts)

37. Mr Lake sold nine guns when we moved to Costa Rica are not banned but hard to get.

It was never about shooting people and many times not about deer. Some of the best times at night with his dad or brother just hanging. Not always getting a deer.

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Response to LakeArenal (Reply #37)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 10:58 AM

SYFROYH (33,824 posts)

124. recreational shooting is somethine me and my teenage son enjoy.

My body is too broken down to play sports with him and I'll never understand his video games, but hitting the range is something we can do.

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Thu Nov 4, 2021, 11:20 AM

LakeArenal (27,724 posts)

125. Yep it's not really how many guns. Although they are beautiful pieces of machinery.

Mr Lake used to say to NRAcaller: Hillary Clinton doesn’t want to ban-guns. She wants to stop weapons of mass destruction.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:44 PM

MontanaFarmer (623 posts)

38. Yes. Many several.

Sporting rifles, shotguns, a couple pass down 22s. Haven't changed any gun ownership habits due to political climate but i refuse to say that i wouldn't given where i live and the fact that i believe our country is teetering on the edge of authoritarianism.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:44 PM

MenloParque (467 posts)

39. Not me...hubby has and needs for utility work in NorCal. Works often deep in Emerald Triangle.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 02:13 PM

hunter (37,647 posts)

109. That sucks.

I wish they lowered the entry level for legal cannabis farms and reduced the taxes enough to put the violent guys out of business.

They'd switch to meth, of course, but you don't need a hidden place in the forest to make that.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:47 PM

Wingus Dingus (7,765 posts)

41. My husband has a couple shotguns from his dad who passed away some years ago.

He doesn't hunt anymore, so they're just basic home defense now, along with barky little dogs.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:50 PM

Igel (34,118 posts)

44. there's a question.

My father owned a gun.

He died.

I am his heir. I will own the gun.

But it's in probate. So I don't quite own it.

But he committed suicide. With the gun. It's why he bought it.

And the fiduciary knows nothing of it. It's at my brother's. A federal firearms dealer. In his gun safe. And the local police granted me custody of the gun to prevent my mother, suffering from dementia, custody of the gun. I mean, she came at me with a knife, why would the cops let her have a gun?

So do I own a gun? Do I want to own *that* gun? Do I want to own a gun, in principle.

CH3CH2OH.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:20 PM

texasfiddler (1,940 posts)

60. I am not a gun enthusiast. I am just curious. That is a tough situation.

I would personally prevent my mother from getting it, due to dementia. I am sorry you are going through this.

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Response to Igel (Reply #44)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:30 PM

former9thward (30,002 posts)

64. Its your gun.

Why its part of probate is beyond me. Normally that stuff is outside any will unless it has special value (antique) or it was specifically given to an heir in the will. If there was no will then you will have to answer your last two questions as you see fit.

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Response to former9thward (Reply #64)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 11:10 AM

fescuerescue (4,448 posts)

99. Technically EVERYTHING is in probate

Not just the stuff mentioned in the will. Technically the gun is owned by the estate right now.

But as a practical matter? Exactly what you said.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:51 PM

Septua (1,979 posts)

46. Yep, got a gun...

I started "carrying" legally several years ago because of the pre-Trump kooks. You can be sitting in a restaurant or shopping at Walmart and some wingnut might show up. I want to be in a position to defend myself if I can't find an escape exit...for me, it's just common sense.

During the past 6 months, I bought more guns...for the post-Trump kooks...I take their threats seriously and am very concerned as to how far they will go.

I'm not gun crazy or even fond of guns...soon as I started carrying, I took an online course in pistol shooting, safety and gun owner responsibilities. I know how to handle and shoot a pistol safely and I know what I can and can't do, legally. Trump's kooks are not as conscientious as me...

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:52 PM

KY_EnviroGuy (14,413 posts)

47. Yes but only if you include antique 22cal. rifles not fired in decades.

KY.........

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:54 PM

Calista241 (5,517 posts)

48. So I'm surprised by the results and posts in this thread.

Given the vocal number of gun control people on DU.

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Response to Calista241 (Reply #48)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 10:00 PM

Crunchy Frog (26,362 posts)

71. I've noticed that many of the posters in this thread almost never post here.

I've rarely seen so many posters whose usernames were so totally unfamiliar.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 10:04 PM

Calista241 (5,517 posts)

72. Yeah, but there's a whole lot of posters here with very high post counts.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 11:23 PM

petronius (26,446 posts)

79. Perhaps, but you can also click the link in the poll to see who voted on each answer

Lots of long-term regular posters in each of the answer categories...

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 02:23 PM

lagomorph777 (30,613 posts)

111. It's really depressing, if true.

We have fallen down the rabbit hole. America is about to explode in unprecedented violence.

Imagine how the Civil War would have gone if:
(1) There were no North and South, but instead a Swiss-cheese with thousands of pockets of Red and Blue (instead of Gray and Blue)
(2) Instead of muskets and revolvers, everybody was carrying assault rifles

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 03:44 PM

forthemiddle (1,344 posts)

115. Since I've NEVER lived in a household without a gun

I doubt I’m part of “falling down the rabbit hole”

For my whole life, a gun has been nothing but a tool. Everyone in my family has been trained in gun safety. I won’t give up my guns for a political ideology.

And if, in the end, there truly is a Civil War, you will be happy I’m on your side.

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Response to Calista241 (Reply #48)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 09:20 AM

obamanut2012 (24,860 posts)

123. I am for very strict gun control

And, I am also a gun owner. You can be both.

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Response to Calista241 (Reply #48)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 11:34 AM

GusBob (7,269 posts)

128. There's nothing wrong with responsible gun ownership

or is there?

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:55 PM

Bucky (52,825 posts)

49. Got a lil .22 for the fun of target practice

Doubt I could shoot a person. Don't like to think about it.

My gun nut friend took me to a shooting range to practice with his rifle once. I was pretty obnoxious about my support for Obama while there and pissed off several of the other customers.

After I took my turn hitting the target, one of the rednecks told me I had "a pretty good spread." I told him he'd have to buy me dinner first if he wanted to find out for sure. I did not make any friends that day. My proudest moment.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:59 PM

Septua (1,979 posts)

50. Interesting statistic...

70% of the poll takers own a gun...and the Republicans think WE Dems want to take them away.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:01 PM

traitorsgalore (1,254 posts)

52. Ever hear of "google"? LOL

https://www.statista.com/statistics/249775/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-party-affiliation/

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:08 PM

texasfiddler (1,940 posts)

55. Ever hear of Google isn't everything? LOL

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 11:19 PM

Septua (1,979 posts)

78. I have...

..and seen that set of statistics, which makes 70% interesting.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:04 PM

mvd (64,973 posts)

53. No, and don't plan to

Maybe an all out civil war would make me, but it would have to be quite dire.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:08 PM

Doodley (8,832 posts)

54. No. I would be a hypocrite to own a gun and also be against guns.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:10 PM

cntrfthrs (15 posts)

56. I live in trump-red north dakota with all the racists/white supremacists...

I'm armed to the teeth...

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:27 PM

BumRushDaShow (118,720 posts)

62. Where the entire population of North Dakota

is less than HALF the population of my one city of Philadelphia (which encompasses 142 sq. miles vs ND's 70,700 sq. miles).

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:11 PM

Crunchy Frog (26,362 posts)

57. At this point I probably would if I didn't have kids.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:13 PM

dsp3000 (441 posts)

58. gun toting liberal here

although i don't advertise it like some people do and no one would know it if they saw me. If the other side is armed, you better be ready too. also i'm a minority in an all white neighborhood. i'm in a very purple rural suburb in bucks county pa ( went trump by literally 4 votes in 2016, and biden by a few hundred in 2020) and some people are not right here. I bought my first firearm at the beginning of the pandemic but would have bought one sooner. Have shot before that though.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:18 PM

NewHendoLib (58,773 posts)

59. Nope. Never.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:24 PM

Generic Brad (14,147 posts)

61. My neighbors think I have a gun

I don’t. But they don’t need to know that.

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Response to Generic Brad (Reply #61)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:34 PM

Sapient Donkey (1,568 posts)

65. Why do your neighbors think you own a gun?

Also, I am curious why you may want them to believe you own one. I only ask because your comment made me laugh and curious about the situation you’re in. I never thought much about the gun ownership status of my neighbors

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:28 PM

MuseRider (33,851 posts)

63. When we moved out here in the country

my husband thought we needed a couple of guns. I do not know where they are, I do not know where the ammo is and I have no idea why we needed them, it isn't like there are bears out here. They have never been used or needed. The funny thing is, my husband had never shot a gun before. I KNOW how to shoot, my dad taught me when I was just a wee little girl and I had to learn again when I worked at the zoo, just in case. I have probably shot no more than 20 times in my whole life nor do I care to ever do it again. The guns are well away from anywhere that is easily accessible. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it?

Protection, lol. It would take an hour for him to find everything and put it together.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:34 PM

Quixote1818 (28,206 posts)

66. I ran the numbers. Statistically I decided my family would be less safe with a gun around

Maybe if I lived in a high crime area or had a specific threat I might consider it. As my statistics professor would say, if you think owning a gun makes you safer then you are mathematically challenged. That being said, I think if I was an ex-cop or military and extremely skilled and knowledgeable, I might consider it. I think someone extremely well trained is probably safer with a gun around.

https://www.thetrace.org/2020/04/gun-safety-research-coronavirus-gun-sales/

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:38 PM

doc03 (33,908 posts)

67. I have 10 at this time nt

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:40 PM

Amishman (5,438 posts)

68. In the middle of nowhere with 30 minute police response time

Yes I do.

I have a few old heirlooms, but also a modern pistol (CZ 75) that stays in a bedside quick access lockbox.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 02:32 PM

MenloParque (467 posts)

114. My hubby loves his CZ75B Single Action. He says it's butter smooth.

I assume it’s a soft shooting pistol with little recoil. He likes steel pistols and hates plastic, polymer pistols.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:47 PM

UpInArms (51,080 posts)

69. More than one

I live in the middle of nowhere …

Have had a rabid skunk in my yard … you have to at least have a critter gun

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:51 PM

Baked Potato (7,733 posts)

70. We go hiking in remote areas and have physical limitations.

Sometimes bad people hang out in the woods, so pack we do.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 10:07 PM

ripcord (4,164 posts)

73. I've owned guns all my life

Gun safety has been drilled into me as long as I can remember. I live in a fairly remote part of the desert and unfortunately with all the meth labs and illegal pot farms "hiding" out here 4 legged varmints aren't all I have to worry about.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 10:16 PM

Dial H For Hero (2,971 posts)

74. Having downsized my collection a great deal, I now only have 14.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 10:37 PM

madville (7,322 posts)

76. Many

I don’t post in many gun/2nd amendment threads here anymore, it’s a futile endeavor and no one will change their mind. I have hunting rifles, antique family guns (Colt 1903, 1911, and two police positive revolvers), modern concealed carry handguns, shotguns, etc.

I deer and hog hunt, I’m trying to get through the 50 pounds of ground venison I still have left from last season, so the freezer will be almost empty when it reopens in about a month

I rarely buy meat at the store except some occasional chicken or seafood, usually get 200-300 pounds of venison and wild pork a year.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 10:49 PM

KentuckyWoman (6,557 posts)

77. I own 3

I do not own any bullets. These days my idea of hunting food is sales and coupons.

In my younger days, I could track and shoot better than the men in my family.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 11:23 PM

Rob H. (5,279 posts)

80. Two .22 pistols

One’s a collector piece that lives in its case, the other is the one I use to go target shooting with my dad.

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Response to texasfiddler (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 11:29 PM

TexasBushwhacker (19,279 posts)

82. As a person who lives with depression

I will never own a gun. I've lost 2 friends and a boss to firearm suicides. Nothing is as fast and lethal as a gun.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 11:32 PM

myohmy2 (3,038 posts)

83. this day and age...

...why would you not own a gun?

...

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 11:37 PM

Tribetime (4,398 posts)

84. If Republicans trust God to take care of them during covid

Then why do they need guns

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 11:46 PM

Polybius (13,457 posts)

85. It's too much work to get one in NYC

Maybe if the Supreme Court makes it easier here.

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 11:51 PM

struggle4progress (115,913 posts)

86. Nope: there are too many people I'd like to see lined up against a wall and shot.

As long as I'm still trying to learn how to love my enemies, I'll keep telling myself not to make it too easy to murder them

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 12:11 AM

GulfCoast66 (11,949 posts)

87. Several. Shotgun for bird hunting. Other for duck hunting

The deer rifles which I can hit a salad plate sized target at 300 yards. The gun can shoot farther but 300 yards is my limit. At 100 yards I put 3 shots in the size of a penny. Many hunters think humane kills are important. If you can’t hit where you aim you should not hunt. Vegans and vegetarians are free to criticize hunters. But if you eat meat you are paying someone else to do your dirty work. Hunters do it themselves. And get better meat.

Also have a .22 for squirrels and rabbits although have not hunted them in decades.

The idea that Democratic Party members don’t own guns is crazy. It’s all about where you live.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 12:18 AM

nolabear (41,546 posts)

88. I am neurotically terrified of the things. So no.

Realistically I’m not likely to ever need one. Theoretically if I had to protect myself or a loved one I would use one. But I don’t want to be near one or anyone who has one on their body, and I’m not crazy about being in a place with one. And yes, I know it’s extreme.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 12:34 AM

Raine (30,034 posts)

89. I have several, all kinds

I inherited them. I've never shot them, I doubt I ever will. I probably should take some classes to learn how to handle them safely.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 12:44 AM

Straw Man (6,423 posts)

90. I have quite a few.

I have a C&R FFL -- that's a "Curio-and-Relic Federal Firearms License," a license for collectors that allows me to purchase firearms over 50 years old or have been deemed "curios" by the ATF, foregoing the usual background check for each purchase. (I still have to have a background check for each purchase of any non-C&R firearm.) I have a small collection of vintage rifles, mostly WW II era, and Cold War era handguns from the Eastern Bloc: Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Yugoslav. I also have more than a few "modern" firearms.

I compete in three target disciplines: trapshooting (shotgun), .22 rifle, and .22 pistol. I also have a permit to carry a concealed weapon. I live in a state that makes that a very difficult thing to get, and the powers-that-be have deemed me sufficiently trustworthy to have one.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 01:46 AM

wackadoo wabbit (1,125 posts)

91. I do not value this life so much that I would harm another in order to keep it

So, obviously, no, I have no gun.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 06:04 AM

In It to Win It (7,326 posts)

92. Nope. I think have guns tend to attract other people with guns

More guns = more gun related injuries or harm

No thanks

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 07:41 AM

Scottie Mom (5,569 posts)

93. No. No guns. PERIOD

I hate them and do not have one and do not allow them in my home unless it is law enforcement.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 07:42 AM

Ligyron (7,460 posts)

94. Own them and am proficient in their usage.

I would never have said this 10 yrs ago, but:

Considering what we are up against?

I urge all Dems who can afford it to purchase one or two plus ear protection, take a basic gun safety course and then become familiar with their use.

Like everything else in life practice makes perfect so … practice, practice, practice.

You might even begin to think this is fun.

But let’s face it: guns and ammo are $$. However, a good, used pump shotgun that can be had for a couple hundred dollars is a very versatile weapon.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 07:59 AM

bluecollar2 (3,622 posts)

95. as a farmer living in hurricane country

yes,,,critter control for the Grove (snakes,iguanas,feral dogs)

Law enforcement non-existent in unincorporated part of the county. When power lines are down after a hurricane you're on your own.

Being a Democrat doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 10:52 AM

bluedigger (17,010 posts)

96. I used to.

I bought a handgun when I lived in the French Quarter after a holdup went bad around the block from me. You could literally climb in my second floor bedroom from the street... Sold it for rent money a few years back after I had moved to Colorado. Now I live 7 miles out of town and am considering acquiring another one for self-defense, but don't really feel any sense of urgency. Army veteran and high scorer on the range in basic training with the M-16...

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 11:03 AM

Aristus (64,285 posts)

97. No.

Once you've fired one of these, nothing else satisfies...

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 11:09 AM

rdking647 (5,113 posts)

98. i own several

ivae always said i dont own guns becasue om worried about the random criminal.. I own them becasue im jewish (at least by ethnicity) and i own them incase the whack jobs take over...

I never thought about it actually coming true but i live in texas.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 11:59 AM

hunter (37,647 posts)

100. Why do I need a gun? I have Spot.

Spot lives under my staircase.

Sometimes I find partially digested guns in his poop.

That and the nukes...

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 01:29 PM

MisterProton (56 posts)

101. Interesting that the comments are predominately negative, but the poll is positive

Not sure what that implies beyond the obvious of who is more vocal.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 01:41 PM

tavernier (11,806 posts)

102. No.

I enjoy buying jewelry and perfume. If I ever have the need to shoot somebody I’ll get some counseling.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 01:47 PM

GoneOffShore (17,147 posts)

105. Can't get one without jumping through a lot of very necessary hoops here.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 02:11 PM

DFW (52,339 posts)

107. I live in Germany

In case, that doesn't answer the question, the answer is "nein."

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 02:13 PM

lagomorph777 (30,613 posts)

108. If accurate, this poll result is incredibly depressing.

I didn't realize we were mostly on the other side of this issue.

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #108)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 10:08 PM

krispos42 (49,445 posts)

120. It's an internet poll

People are self-selecting to answer it, which means the results aren't scientific.

Nonetheless, my opinion on the matter is documented on DU.

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #108)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 10:45 PM

Devil Child (2,728 posts)

121. Don't forget to factor in the multiple firearms owned by a typical US gun-owner

For maximum depression!

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Response to Devil Child (Reply #121)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 09:07 AM

lagomorph777 (30,613 posts)

122. Eeesh.

Apocalypse Soon.

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #108)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 11:32 AM

GusBob (7,269 posts)

127. What a curious statement

what "other side" of what "issue"?

Responsible gun ownership has long been advocated here and by most Dem policy makers, along with control of guns like AK's

The real "other side" is claiming we want to eliminate all gun ownership (i.e. 'take away all our guns"

Are "you" claiming that nobody should be able to own a gun or are you claiming "we" should be advocating such?

Please explain

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #108)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 11:36 AM

LiberatedUSA (1,666 posts)

129. Then I have some worse news for you.

The rate of ownership is likely higher than reflected.

Why would anyone want to answer it “yes I own guns”? Then have that used as proof down the road on a reason to do a house search?

Anyone residing in a state with no gun registration has no gains no benefit from letting others, especially others with opposing views, from knowing that answer; especially if the question is gun type specific.

The point being (from the non benefit of answering truthfully),in the event of an type of gun ban, make it so they can’t prove or disprove you hand guns to hand over or if you handed them all over. You can’t prove or disprove a negative. A court can’t make a person prove they didn’t dig a hole and stuff it with guns the court can’t prove they ever had to begin with.

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Thu Nov 4, 2021, 11:42 AM

lagomorph777 (30,613 posts)

132. Nice NRA talking points.

Gun ban?

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #132)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 11:51 AM

LiberatedUSA (1,666 posts)

134. We don't have an...

…Assault Weapon Ban in our party platform that bans semi-automatic weapons from purchase for those not in Law Enforcement? If that doesn’t classify as a gun ban, then what are the objects being banned classified as?

And as always, we want to ban them for being war weapons, while allowing the same cops we protest for murdering us to keep theirs; and that somehow makes sense to us.

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #108)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 11:40 AM

Happy Hoosier (5,468 posts)

131. What do you think the issue is?

The vast majority of Democrats I know do not oppose gun ownership, but rather favor greater regulation of them.

That's me. I own guns. But I favor 100% background checks, tight control of public carry (open or concealed), liability laws, etc.

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #108)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 12:21 PM

Elessar Zappa (12,013 posts)

141. Most Democrats

don’t have a problem with responsible gun ownership. I’m very pro-gun control but I don’t have a problem with someone owning a gun or two.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 02:18 PM

SYFROYH (33,824 posts)

110. We haven't done this in a while, but it usually comes out about 50-50.

But it should be noted that DU gun owners hold a wide variety of views on gun laws and regulations although we all want to see gun violence decreased.

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Tue Nov 2, 2021, 02:29 PM

Shrek (3,848 posts)

112. I have two

A pump-action 20-gauge for pheasants and quail, and a 12-gauge over-under for waterfowl.

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Wed Nov 3, 2021, 07:52 PM

DashOneBravo (2,679 posts)

116. Yes, we have these in the fields around us

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Wed Nov 3, 2021, 09:17 PM

womanofthehills (7,759 posts)

118. My daughter gave me a gun because I live way out in the country

I think I have shot it only about 3 times because I’m allergic to the gun powder and get an instant headache. A woman in my town taught me gun safety, but I’m definitely not into guns.

I live in rattlesnake country and was bitten by a rattler a few yrs ago and one of my dogs was bitten last month - so if rattlers are near my house, I kill them with big rocks.

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Wed Nov 3, 2021, 09:22 PM

Decoy of Fenris (1,954 posts)

119. I'd suggest a compressed-air rifle for your needs. No gunpowder, fine for small/medium game. n/t

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Thu Nov 4, 2021, 11:22 AM

Iggo (47,091 posts)

126. I thought you could only own a gun as a gun owner.

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Thu Nov 4, 2021, 11:37 AM

Happy Hoosier (5,468 posts)

130. Yes... quite a few.

Mostly antiques. Most I do not actually have live ammo for (or the ammo itself is antique and unfit for use).

I do have a few modern guns. I practice with them occasionally. I enjoy shooting them, but I hate gun culture, so I shoot them less than I otherwise would.

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Thu Nov 4, 2021, 12:16 PM

Act_of_Reparation (8,987 posts)