Top 3 reasons you have a firearm

[jnicol6600]

1. hunting
2. protect my family and rights
3. Mechanical thingys are interesting

 

[teddy12b]

1. I've always been amazed at how guns work and enjoyed shooting all kinds of them.

2. To remember the history of those who have carried such guns to protect their ways of life.

3. God gave us free will, and my owning guns doesn't hurt anyone or anything other than deer & bear.

 

[TheLoneRaider]

1) For protection of myself and family.
2) For shooting sports
3) To anger the anti-gun crowd

 

[M107]

1-Fun to shot
2-Fun to own
3-And you never know when you may need one

 

[CapBuster49]

1. Protect my family, my friends, and myself in the Ghettos of Southeast Hamilton County.

2. Because I am a firearm addict and it gives me a fix..

3. Because I own a lot of ammo..

 

[longbow]

I don't smoke
I don't drink much
And for protection.....

 

[elaw555]

Protection
Protection
Protection

 

[dice dealer]

pretty much everything stated by the 87 folks before me

 

[Comp]

1. It makes cops notice me
2. It makes my mom think I am crazy and paranoid
3. It keeps the hordes of girls at bay who I am sure otherwise would want to date me

 

[PwrCruz]

1. Protection and 2A rights
2. To remind me of all the good times I had shooting with my Dad and other friends and family that are no longer around.
3. Because I love things that are loud and go fast.

 

[Eddie]

1. Self Defense and the Defense of others. I never was a big guy and I'm getting older. Guns level the playing field.

2. Shooting tasty animals. I grew up hunting and eating some of the delicious fauna our state has to offer. My kids ate venison tonight for dinner. As an added bonus there is no tax paid for meat that you kill yourself.

3. Legacy. I have a .22 rifle that one grandfather carved his name into the stock as a young man. I own a .25 auto that my grandmother used to carry in her purse. I have a .45 that my grandfather on my dad's side brought back from WWII. I own some guns that belonged to my mom's uncle and cousin. I even have a cheapo .38 snubby that was owned by a deceased aunt. All of these are treasures and will be passed down to my boys.

 

[Dennis0130]

1. Personal Protection
2. A fun/pricey hobby
3. My 2nd Ammendment right

 

[Andre46996]

1. It is my GOD given right to be armed

2. Protection of myself, my family and friends.

3. To help to protect from a Tyrannical Government.



The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson

 

[KA9NTZ]

Son
Mom
Dad

All live with me....need I say more!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jmemmert]

protection
hunting
fun

 

[yenningcomity]

1. I enjoy target shooting.
2. Self defense.
3. I might decide to hunt someday.

 

[AllenM]

1 I like shooting them
2 Self defense
3 Shared this interest with my Dad

 

[dburkhead]

1. Just because I can.
2. Shooting and collecting is fun.
3. To need and not have is much, much worse than to have and not need.

I noticed that rearranged a bit my reasons come down to life (3), liberty (1), and the pursuit of happiness (2).

 

[45calibre]

1. Personal protection
2. Because I can
3. They're effing cool !