I grew up with guns but never fired one as an adult until I enlisted into the Army. I guess you can say my first weapon (we were forbidden to calls them guns) was an M16 A2. Of course it wasn't technically mine but I lived with it for the duration of boot camp. When we were in the field we had to sleep with it in our sleeping bags.

 

Now I have a 1911 .45 I keep in the living room, a shotgun that stays next to my bed, and a .308 rifle I received as a gift a few months back. My husband is looking for a small .45 I can CC when I get my permit. I prefer .45 over 9mm. One shot will do more damage, and as a female who has never taken a self defense course, I need stopping power if someone comes at me and I want it to be with as few bullets as possible in case of a malfunction.

 

My husband has a 9mm Shield for CC, a 9mm for the house, a hunting rifle and something else. I honestly don't remember what it is. 

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