Funny things anti-gun people will ask when they learn you are a gun owner...

[Inspector-Callahan]

Being from NJ where everyone seems to be anti-gun and working in a white-collar world, I have experienced many, many anti-gun people. I keep a mental notebook of the funny things they will ask.

I have found it interesting that so many anti-gun people (even before they will reveal they are anti-gun) initially will ask, "How many guns do you have?" once they learn you went shooting last weekend, for example (and from experience, this is an indicator the person I'm talking to is anti-gun, before they admit it...and many will not) Does anyone else notice this phenomenon??

There is some magical number in the anti-gunner's mind that is TOO many. If you respond with a number of 1-2, that may be realistic in their minds, but anything over 5 is proof positive that you are a crackpot that is likely to go on a shooting spree in the near future.

Anyone else experience this?

I believe the best response may be "More than I need, but less than I want." That usually is sufficiently vague to thwart their Amount of guns owned vs degree of insanity equasion. Maybe someone else will have a better response handy.

IC

 

[Alpo]

The correct response to "how many guns do you have" is "how much money do you have in the bank, what's the alarm code to your front door, and how often do you and your wife have sex?"

Hopefully the questioner will get the point that "it ain't any of your flippin' business".

 

[GRIZZLYBEAR]

If they ask how many firearms do you own they are told it's none of their business

 

[Bullseye 2620]

Yes, I do.

I always invite these folks to go shooting. I tell 'em, "I'm sure you want to be correct in your factual knowledge, so come on over and I'll give you an opportunity to see what we're talking about, and I'll be happy to answer all of your questions."

This doesn't always work, of course, but it puts the onus on the anti-gunner because refusing your kind offer means that he doesn't care about being "correct in his factual knowledge."

If he does take you up on your offer, you've got 'em. Said an anti-gun candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates after shooting my AR-15 (from a bench rested position), "Hey! This is fun!!"

Remember, you give up a clever put down, but he who laughs last, laughs best.


Bullseye

 

[sipowicz]

I once had an anti-gun friend spot a bullet from a speed strip peeking out of my watch pocket....he asked me what it was for and I told him it's a reload for my 38 on my ankle..then he says, well, okay, at least you don't carry it loaded..

 

[rburg]

Brutal honesty is the best policy. So I tell them with complete truthfulness "I have no idea". Then I smile.

Its best to let them guess if I'm just stupid, drunk, or forgetful. Could be all three!

 

[feralmerril]

Golly! I need to get out more! I am comeing up on 70 and belive it or not I have never been asked or heard negative comments about me haveing guns! But then I cant say I even know one democrat for sure!

 

[P&R Fan]

I rarely get asked that question, and my answer depends on my relationship with the person asking. If a close friend, I'll say something along the lines of "several". If a stranger I'll say what my Dad told me to say if anybody asked me how many guns HE owned. "Just an old shotgun he hunts with". That's what I've told my kids to say.
For me, the less information, the better.

 

[cmort666]

"Not nearly as many as I'd like. If I had more money, I'd have a LOT more."

"Are you planning to shoot somebody?"
"I wasn't before this conversation started..."

 

[LedFowl]

If someone unfamiliar with handguns finds out I've gone shooting at the range, one of the first few questions is usually, "Can I go?" And I will usually say yes.

 

[Onomea]

I get asked that a fair amount. I usually just answer truthfully, "Coupla dozen handguns and half dozen or so rifles." In my case, I never seem to get any follow up questions, unless its a fellow gun guy, and then we get to talking about our collectons and interests. Usually the conversation just stops at that point. Maybe antis see the glint in my eye at that point, and wisely back off...

I think it would be incredibly rude for an anti-gun person to start criticizing my ownership of guns... Yep. That would be bad manners indeed. I would be affronted for sure....

 

[btruman]

I have very little patience with anti gun people. Questions like "Why so many?"(usually asked for any number over one) "What are you afraid of" and statements like "I don't like guns" just plain irk me. I find it pretty easy to be rude right back which most times ends the conversation. When you're my age it's easy to be a grouchy old man about some things.
BT

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Standard answer to a stranger-"Why do you want to know?"
Answer to people I know-" More than I'll ever need but not nearly as many as I want!!"

But I DO like the answer "How often do you have sex with your wife?" I'm gonna remember that one!!

 

[sipowicz]

In Cali, people always ask me why I need more than 1 gun but no one ever questions my 57 cats.

 

[michael thornton]

do you have a ak 47?

 

[yaktamer]

The weirdest thing I hear from anti-gun people upon learning that I shoot, hunt, etc, (and usually with a just a hint of disgust or moral superiority) is "I don't believe in guns." To which I respond, "What, you mean like the Easter Bunny?" Shuts 'em right up, every time.

 

[K.38]

I've been asked if I'm planning on going postal when a co-worker brought over several bandoleers of 5.56 I was buying from him. The guy did ask kind of sheepishly but was going to try and help me if I was having problems. We later talked for an hour or so when we got put on guard duty at the same time. He still didn't think anyone needed that much ammo but understood better when I compared it to buying case lots of food at the commissary.

A neighbor said I was to nice to own guns. She was from the inner city and thought only Police and scumbags had guns.

 

[oldman45]

About the most common thing I am asked is if I am not afraid to have a gun in the house.

I reply that I would be afraid not to have a gun in the house. The more guns, the less afraid I am.

Be careful of taking anti gunners to the range. They like it and want you to take them more often so they can shoot up your ammo and use your gun. This allows them to enjoy shooting at zero cost.

 

[writerinmo]

Last 4th of July BBQ, one of the guys the wife and I used to work with spotted my SW40VE on my waist, asked me if I was expecting trouble. I patted him on the shoulder, told him I always expect trouble, he really needs the read that newspaper before he puts it down for the dog to pee on...

 

[adwjc]

Don't forget, according to the standard, PC NJ mindset, it's not a collection, it's an arsenal.
Up here in God's country (believe it or not) people understand.

Tony (comparatively free after 46 yrs in NJ)