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In reply to the discussion: Rural gun ownership. [View all]femmocrat
(28,394 posts)43. Same here.
Lived out here for almost 30 years and never had the need for a gun. We don't keep livestock, though. Had a sick raccoon hissing at us once, but the game warden came quickly and disposed of the poor creature.
We don't even think target shooting is fun. Gun shots frighten the dogs, and I put a curse on all the yahoos around here blasting at the cardboard deer in their yards. We can't go outside during the various critter, varmint, and other woodland hunting seasons. Why does anyone need to kill a gopher or squirrel for food? We feed the deer and love them. They are beautiful and reclusive. I could never shoot one or take a bite out of it.
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I get that. Question I always wonder is if one carries a gun when they do go to the city?
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#2
Not from me: I had to get rabies shots when a pack of 5 attacked my dog and me out on a mountain
byeya
Dec 2012
#41
I think most gun control advocates are not thinking of the hunting rifles or such that rural
mostlyalurker
Dec 2012
#7
Assault weapons have become the weapon of choice for terrorists, mass murderers,
DrewFlorida
Dec 2012
#107
Here is a link to some statistics on mass shootings, I'll get more stats for you
DrewFlorida
Dec 2012
#122
A .308 out of an AR10 is no different than a .308 out of a Rem 700 bolt action.
aikoaiko
Dec 2012
#22
You don't have to buy anything. I'm explaining to you how some people us these firearms.
aikoaiko
Dec 2012
#104
With a standard upper receiver, they're not powerful enough for deer for the most part
Recursion
Dec 2012
#56
Subtlety is lost in these threads. Must we point out the obvious at every step?
Buzz Clik
Dec 2012
#176
My understanding is that .223 is illegal for deer hunting because it's not powerful enough.
lumberjack_jeff
Dec 2012
#115
It's not unnecessary firepower for a brown bear, and they're in all 50 states.
JohnnyRingo
Dec 2012
#125
You're right, they are aggressive and think absolutely nothing of charging a human
HillWilliam
Dec 2012
#126
I just read a story about a guy that went wild in a department store with a ladder and killed 16.
progressoid
Dec 2012
#112
so, a Smith and Wesson M&P 15 semi-automatic rifle and a Glock 22 handgun are used for hunting?
kwassa
Dec 2012
#170
I've been rural for 20 years. From my experience, rural is red. And that explains the guns.
Gregorian
Dec 2012
#35
"The White Tale(sp) deer is already on it's way to becoming extinct."
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2012
#42
The origins of "lock & load" remain mysterious, particularly given that you do the opposite
Recursion
Dec 2012
#96
Can't speak for the OP, but where I grew up animal control was mostly a fiction.
davsand
Dec 2012
#102
but why would you need to take your gun outside of your home and yard?
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#113
I used to live in the lower Sierra Nevada Mountains. I had 20 acres 4 horses 6 dogs 3 cats a bird
upaloopa
Dec 2012
#127
good lord, i'd not want anyone I love going up against a pack of those! Because safer than
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#189
We've had sheep, chickens, dogs and cats become prey for various predators here
tularetom
Dec 2012
#157