(02-15-2018, 07:13 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(02-15-2018, 06:38 PM)HandsomeRob86 Wrote: People who don't own guns really don't understand this in my experience. They think that gun owners pretty much like guns cause they are 'cool' or something like that. Nonsense. The only reason I have a gun is protection. Not to say it isn't fun to go to a range and shoot, but I wouldn't have one just for that purpose.

That’s not entirely true. There are people on this very board who have well over 10+ guns. Do they need all 10 for protection? Protection from what?

There are plenty of gun owners who have them because they’re cool.

First of all, do I need the quantity of firearms that I happen to own?  No.  I wouldn't say that I need them, but I want them.  You do realize that many people not only own firearms for protection, we also use them for hunting, sport shooting, etc.  Look at it this way.  I used to fish in bass fishing tournaments all the time.  I have probably 10 - 15 fishing rods in my boat at any given time.  Do I NEED that many fishing rods/reels?  No, but it's what I want.

As far as protection, I use my firearms as protection from everybody else for my family and I.  That includes not only robbers, intruders, rapists, etc., but also from our very government.  I also use them for protection on my property.  I'll have to see if I can find the picture of it, but not long ago I used my "assault style" shot gun to protect my family from a large rattlesnake hanging around too close to our camp.  I have a good friend and neighbor that protected his family with a firearm from a cottonmouth on his property after Hurricane Irma flooded the back part of his property.

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