I think you misunderstood him, pride in ownership, not proud in your abilities. I'm not proud of my ownership of a hammer, but I can do good work with it. Some of you guys in southern Indiana may even be living in something I hammered on. My Glocks are the same way, tools. Not like, say, a Henry Big Boy. Really not the most useful gun to own, but its gorgeous and something people want to show off and take pride in owning.
I understand him perfectly.
I also have similar feelings of my Kimber tool, my Colt tool, and my Wilson Combat tool.