firearms ownership

[burrocrat]

in the future, do you expect your household will own more firearms or less firearms? and how many firearms are currently owned by your household?

 

[burrocrat]

maybe 'household' was not the correct term, this also means those not in the house. for example, include those under the seat of your car, buried in the yard, hidden under rocks, or stashed high in the trees.

 

[RealMoneyIssues]

I'm afraid to answer because someone might report me to the ATF since I have evil guns in my house... remember, guns kill people...

 

[burrocrat]

I'm afraid to answer because someone might report me to the ATF since I have evil guns in my house... remember, guns kill people...

be careful taking your kid to the doctor then. when we did my son's well child exam/sports physical this year they did something called the 'bright child' verbal quiz. that sounds pretty cool, right? my kid is bright, right?

watch out, it is a rapid fire verbal onslaught and there are a number of sneaky questions designed to trip you up interspersed throughout the normal 'how often do you have peanut butter and jelly for dinner?' stuff. questions like: "have you ever shot a gun?", "are there guns in your house?", "where are the guns in your house?", "are the guns in the house kept locked up?", and "is ammunition stored with the guns?". all this is woven in with other questions like "how many hours do you play video games per week", "how would you handle it if someone hit you in the face?", and "do your parents argue?".

if the kid hesitates or looks at the parent when answering, the nurse starts scribbling down notes for that question.

 

[JTH]

be careful taking your kid to the doctor then. when we did my son's well child exam/sports physical this year they did something called the 'bright child' verbal quiz. that sounds pretty cool, right? my kid is bright, right?

watch out, it is a rapid fire verbal onslaught and there are a number of sneaky questions designed to trip you up interspersed throughout the normal 'how often do you have peanut butter and jelly for dinner?' stuff. questions like: "have you ever shot a gun?", "are there guns in your house?", "where are the guns in your house?", "are the guns in the house kept locked up?", and "is ammunition stored with the guns?". all this is woven in with other questions like "how many hours do you play video games per week", "how would you handle it if someone hit you in the face?", and "do your parents argue?".

if the kid hesitates or looks at the parent when answering, the nurse starts scribbling down notes for that question.

I'm familiar with that line of questioning, they use to ask me that during my annual physical. The nurse was somewhat displeased when I told her it was none of her business, she tried to explain they were building a safety profile.

People who ask me questions about how many guns I have, clearly don't understand why our founders gave us the right to bear arms in the first place.

 

[RealMoneyIssues]

be careful taking your kid to the doctor then. when we did my son's well child exam/sports physical this year they did something called the 'bright child' verbal quiz. that sounds pretty cool, right? my kid is bright, right?

watch out, it is a rapid fire verbal onslaught and there are a number of sneaky questions designed to trip you up interspersed throughout the normal 'how often do you have peanut butter and jelly for dinner?' stuff. questions like: "have you ever shot a gun?", "are there guns in your house?", "where are the guns in your house?", "are the guns in the house kept locked up?", and "is ammunition stored with the guns?". all this is woven in with other questions like "how many hours do you play video games per week", "how would you handle it if someone hit you in the face?", and "do your parents argue?".

if the kid hesitates or looks at the parent when answering, the nurse starts scribbling down notes for that question.

Now THAT is scary... Government OVER-encroachment into our lives...

1984

But is for your safety!! WHO'S safety... sheesh

 

[Lakebound]

I lost all of my firearms in an unfortunate boating accident years ago. As a result, I had to answer your poll accordingly.

Frank

 

[Shamus13]

So I vote & now the banner ad says "should the GOP fight gun control?" Lmfao, now I'm in another data base...

 

[MrBowl]

That is scary, but not entirely surprising. They really are trying hard to make us all live "the right way", as decided by pointy headed university do-gooders. If I'm ever asked the gun question my answer will be "maybe, maybe not. Break in and find out".

I'm afraid to answer because someone might report me to the ATF since I have evil guns in my house... remember, guns kill people...

be careful taking your kid to the doctor then. when we did my son's well child exam/sports physical this year they did something called the 'bright child' verbal quiz. that sounds pretty cool, right? my kid is bright, right?

watch out, it is a rapid fire verbal onslaught and there are a number of sneaky questions designed to trip you up interspersed throughout the normal 'how often do you have peanut butter and jelly for dinner?' stuff. questions like: "have you ever shot a gun?", "are there guns in your house?", "where are the guns in your house?", "are the guns in the house kept locked up?", and "is ammunition stored with the guns?". all this is woven in with other questions like "how many hours do you play video games per week", "how would you handle it if someone hit you in the face?", and "do your parents argue?".

if the kid hesitates or looks at the parent when answering, the nurse starts scribbling down notes for that question.

 

[Shamus13]

be careful taking your kid to the doctor then. when we did my son's well child exam/sports physical this year they did something called the 'bright child' verbal quiz. that sounds pretty cool, right? my kid is bright, right?
watch out, it is a rapid fire verbal onslaught and there are a number of sneaky questions designed to trip you up interspersed throughout the normal 'how often do you have peanut butter and jelly for dinner?' stuff. questions like: "have you ever shot a gun?", "are there guns in your house?", "where are the guns in your house?", "are the guns in the house kept locked up?", and "is ammunition stored with the guns?". all this is woven in with other questions like "how many hours do you play video games per week", "how would you handle it if someone hit you in the face?", and "do your parents argue?".
if the kid hesitates or looks at the parent when answering, the nurse starts scribbling down notes for that question.

So my wife just took my elementary aged kids for their annual check up. This is a new doctor so I asked my wife if these "safety" questions where asked. My wife told me they were & explained how it went.

Doc - "Are there guns in your house."
My Oldest - "Oh, Yeah!"
Doc - "Do you know were they are kept."
My Youngest - "Yup."
Doc - "Are they kept in a safe?"
My Youngest - "Yup."
Doc - "Is the safe locked?"
My Youngest - "Yes, I try to get in but I haven't figured out the code."
My Oldest - "We'll get it someday!"

Oh boy! My wife also said the kids proved yet again they are mine.

 

[burrocrat]

I lost all of my firearms in an unfortunate boating accident years ago. As a result, I had to answer your poll accordingly.

Frank

i am fascinated by this answer. i have tried for days to figure out a scenario where i would have all my firearms on the same boat at the same time and what kind of accident would send them to the bottom in an unrecoverable place. would you care to explain?

i do have a true story where i once thought i had lost one of my firearms in a boating accident, but as we were floating and drifting for hours i marked the points of all the surrounding coulees and the position of the sun in my mind and whiled away the time until i drowned calculating yardage and range, vowing to come back and dive for it and the 5 ounces of gold with it. as luck would have it, i didn't drown and the next day after thawing out and spending one of the weirdest dream nights sleeping naked in the dirt in a foil space blanket next to the fire, i found the bag the gun and gold was in still lashed to the thwart of the canoe by a 6' length of paracord. it's the simple things in life that give the most pleasure.

 

[userque]

i am fascinated by this answer. i have tried for days to figure out a scenario where i would have all my firearms on the same boat at the same time and what kind of accident would send them to the bottom in an unrecoverable place. would you care to explain?

He's a pirate? With a pirate ship? That lost the fight?

 

[burrocrat]

He's a pirate? With a pirate ship? That lost the fight?

but pirates always get the booty. you just don't leave treasure like that laying around.

 

[nnuut]

SIMPLY, BIG Government wants your guns, but for what reason? I know why just look back in World History the answer is there and it has happened many times before.

 

[maui21ice]

The only thing I own right now is a hunting rifle. I've had it for years but am not a hunter. So it's more of a "just in case" weapon right now. I do plan to buy 2 more (a pistol and shotgun) in the near future.

 

[rktect1]

What i inow about owning guns is that i am the only person that should have them.

I cant trust the rest of you nuts.

 

[RazorCat]

in the future, do you expect your household will own more firearms or less firearms? and how many firearms are currently owned by your household?

More. And "None Yuh".

 

[jkenjohnson]

The only thing I own right now is a hunting rifle. I've had it for years but am not a hunter. So it's more of a "just in case" weapon right now. I do plan to buy 2 more (a pistol and shotgun) in the near future.

Get you an AR15. They are a blast to shoot. You can even get light armor piercing bullets (don't why anyone would need them) if you like.

 

[burrocrat]

so it is probably past time for a little poll analysis. 36 folks, three dozen, have responded and generally speaking here is what they said:

a little less than half plan to own more firearms.
nobody, not a single one, plan to own less firearms.
about 1/5 do not own any firearms, but as this was a multiple choice poll, some of these could possibly have also anwered they plan to own more firearms in the future. either way, those that do not own firearms are a distinct minority.

of the folks who do own firearms, more than half own less than a half dozen. and about 1/5 of all respondents only own one which is similar to those who own none. also, about the same number, 1/5 of the folks who do own firearms, own more than 10.

so there appears to be a rather even spread among firearms owners with not all of them being practical or reluctant owners of just one via specific self defense need or fortuituous inheritance. many of them own several weapons presumably with different purposes, like shotguns for eating birds, rifles for eating mammals, handguns for preventing from being eaten by mammals, and maybe some own them just because they are a blast to shoot. those that own more than 10 are likely very accomplished at what they enjoy doing with firearms and are going to be your best friends during the zombie apacoplypse if you can find their hideout and they decide to let you in.

although there was not a poll answer addressing the 'mass killing psycho' issue, i am willing to bet that none of the 36 folks who answered are it. so i am happy to live in this free country, and I am not at all afraid of my peers or neighbors, nor do i seek to limit their freedom.

carry on.

 

[Buster]

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