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

[rpbcab]

I JUST LOVE West Tennessee for all of the reasons that I have seen in this thread. I have been trying to think of someone, I know, in my county, Crockett County, that does not have a gun. Most of the people in our church hunt, our pastor owns guns. I can think of at least 4couples that hunt together. The guys I work with all talk about their guns and shooting. When my father in law passed away in St. Louis, Mo. my mother in law gave me his hand guns, rifles and her rifle. My 22 year old granddaughter sends me pictures of the deer she kills. She graduates from college in May, in Virginia, and many of her friends are pro-gun. My wifes niece in St. Louis and her husband have questioned me about carrying and when we discuss it they think I'm over reacting, and her dad is a retired St. Louis police officer and she has been around guns all of her life??? So I don't know about some people these days. All of the folks that don't like guns need to tell the police to leave their guns at the office when they call for help. As for me and my house we will praise the Lord, and own guns and carry guns....

 

[Shooting4life]

Always fun to talk guns with non gunnies. I have found that once people get over the initial shock that you can usually get through to them. Mis information is our biggest threat. Taking new shooters to the range will change 90% of antis minds about guns because most antis are just that because no one has ever shown them what gun ownership is all about. Everyone that has actually shot a gun enjoys it to some degree.

 

[Beemerguy53]

...I believe the best response may be "More than I need, but less than I want."...

LOL! I actually used that line at work last night, when a co-worker asked me how many guns I own. My concern was more security-oriented, though...I am not about to tell strangers what valuable property is in my home!

 

[W Fargo]

Just a side-note guys;

I live in the Netherlands and we do not have a right to bear arms. For us it is a privilege and for sportshooting only...
so you would think that if someone would find out that I own guns they would be realy apprehensive/negative/afraid? as it is so uncommon (we have, I believe about 40.000 - 50.000 sport shooters in the Netherlands not counting hunters and we have about 16 million people living here)
I have never had a negative word from anyone. Also people who aren't in the least bit interested in firearms still remain positive and at the very least restrain themselves from making negative comments.
Maybe it is because we don't own guns to protect ourselves and our loved ones... but just for sports...
J
ust wanted to share...

 

[galleta loco]

One of my Daughters friends once ask me "your a fireman I can't believe you have guns,your supposed to help people".I told her that was my intention to help my family if the need arose,and to help the dirtbag off this big spinning rock we are perched on.She called me a cowboy,I thanked her,years later she came around and wanted to learn to shoot. I called her a cowgirl.

 

[lonejacklarry]

I've used a really old story for my response.

Q- "You have a gun there? Are you expecting trouble?"

A- "No. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought a shotgun!"

Usually, the questioner will then stand there and open and close his/her mouth like a guppy. It is worth being pestered just to witness the response.

 

[turnerriver]

Funny things...

The other side of this coin is the positive reaction I've received
on more than a few occasions when people have found out
I collect guns.They've ranged from "I love guns I grew up
shooting with my dad" to "My father brought back a gun
after WW II & I don't know anything about it." I agree that
just about anyone would enjoy shooting-I took a bunch
of my son's high school friends shooting some years ago
& they all loved it,rifles & handguns,they remind me of it
every time I see them. Every encounter is an opportunity
for education.I'm not a gun nut-I'm not any kind of nut-
& I've had the opportunity to change some minds about
gun ownership.There are always those
who will respond
with contempt prior to investigation but there is nothing
I can do for those who refuse to keep an open mind .
Regards,
turnerriver
SWCA 1426

 

[Mule88]

A great thread with great responses

 

[cmort666]

At Christmas dinner outside of Chicago, my second cousin asked ME about Illinois gun laws. He thought he didn't need an FOID to buy a shotgun. I told him that in fact he did need one. I told him that if he wanted to get a shotgun, to get a Mossberg or Maverick at Walmart and to call me if he had any questions.

I showed my holster samples around to a few relatives, and got a very positive reaction.

 

[dickttx]

I don't know anyone who is anti-gun. However, LOTS of people I find are completely afraid of guns.

 

[PALADIN85020]

I was at a cocktail party a while back (that's one of those things where the wife makes you put on a coat and tie and polish your scoes and ten stand around drinking and talking to people you don't want to talk to) and was telling someone about a revolver. Some woman wrinkled her nose and said to Me "A HANDGUN? Why those are good for nothing but killing people." I looked her straight in the eye and replied "well DUHHHHHHHHH"
One of the reasons why my wife doesn't like to take me to cocktail parties-the other reason is what happens when I scarf down half a dozed deviled eggs while drinking scotch

Caj, I think you and I are kindred souls. You echo my attitude and I'd probably have said the same thing, or maybe "Damn betcha." Way to go, bro.

 

[bubbiesdad]

Some woman wrinkled her nose and said to Me "A HANDGUN? Why those are good for nothing but killing people." I looked her straight in the eye and replied "well DUHHHHHHHHH"
One of the reasons why my wife doesn't like to take me to cocktail parties-the other reason is what happens when I scarf down half a dozed deviled eggs while drinking scotch

Maybe one day she'll stop taking you to the parties...... Mission accomplished

 

[wbraswell]

You know, I've seen those kind on TV, and I'm the kind of person who might say something just to get a reaction. I'd like to raise an eyebrow to one of them and say, "You know there's a whole lotta people in this world that need killing, and I'm just trying to figure out if you're one of them." Of course, I'm much too polite and cultured to do such a thing. I think.

 

[The Highlander]

Not in East Tennessee...

 

[tom turner]

Here in the heartland of Georgia, I don't know anyone who is anti-gun. I'm sure there must be a few nuts amongst us who are, but they keep a low profile!

It is a great place to live.

 

[Big Cholla]

My wife and I married late in life. Her Mom wasn't anti gun, but wasn't pro gun either. Her Mom and family are from a Eastern anti gun state. I gave my wife her first CCW training. She took to CCW and shooting handguns like a duck to water. We have guns hid in several convenient places of our house "just in case". Her Mom came to live with us. We took her to the range on one of our practice days. Later while visiting back East my last profession (LEO) and the fact that my wife 'carries' came up in a discussion with relatives. My Mom-in-Law was asked, "aren't you afraid in that house with all those guns?" My MIL replied, "After seeing (my wife) and my Son-In-Law (me) shoot, I feel safer in that house than any I have ever lived,.....in fact I sleep like a log and I have never done that before in my life." ....... I love my MIL. She won't put up with any family criticism of me or my wife for packing CCW or being prepared to defend ourselves and her. ..... Big Cholla

 

[srgvaz]

It's best to keep it short and simple and it's never hard to mention how in the end you only need one.

 

[anglaispierre]

I live in the Netherlands and we do not have a right to bear arms. For us it is a privilege and for sportshooting only...
..

I live in France, and the same applies, except that we have about 1 million "chasseurs" or hunters.

With a hunting permit I can buy as many hunting rifles and shotguns as I want - handguns are a different matter - special authorisation is needed -not allowed to carry and a maximum of 12.

One thing that bugs me. If you have the freedom to own guns, surely you also have the freedom not to own. So why criticize "non-believers". They are exercising freedom of choice. It's like freedom of speech or freedom of religeous belief. And if any one of you doesn't know at least one liberal or Democrat who owns a gun, I'll eat my hat. If they give silly reasons, that is a different thing. But if they simply don't like guns and don't want to own them, let them be. And as several guys have said, they have successfully converted anti-gun people. But to make irrational comments about intelligence and/or political beliefs does your cause no good.

My answer to the question "How many...?" is "As many as I can afford at the moment."

 

[gregintenn]

I love my MIL.

Now there's something you don't hear everyday!

 

[dawg23]

I had one young lady ask me if I had suffered a traumatic childhood.

I told her, "No," and added that I don't plan to allow some thug to subject me to a traumatic adulthood.