Subj : Re: Guns
To   : Weatherman
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Sun May 04 2025 10:42 am

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 We> Do you own more than 100?  I ask because I'm at the point where I
 We> actually have more guns in my arms room than most gun stores in town.
 We> I like to collect them myself.  Also like to shoot them, but don't seem
 We> to find the time to do that as much as I would like.  I've got stuff
 We> from .22LR to .50 BMG.

LOL - no, not quite. :-) Counting all the pistols and long guns
my wife inherited when my FIL passed, probably 50 is all. :-)

 JA> Because I want to hurt or kill someone? No. It's for protection
 JA> ONLY. Mine and my loved ones.

 We> Agreed.  There's an internet meme circulating basically a caption that
 We> says something along the lines of "When an intruder finally breaks into
 We> a gun owners home" and it shows a person in bed with a menacing grin on
 We> their face.  I despise that meme.  Any serious gun owner realizes that
 We> the use of the firearm to protect person and property is a regrettable
 We> last resort and nothing to smile about.

EXACTLY! And especially as a Christian with a Biblical worldview. 
Matthew 10:28 comes to mind, and I have to be able to justify that
with my 'intent to go armed.'

 JA> I was also raised to respect guns and treat them like the tools
 JA> that they are.

 We> Parents were Marine Corps vets.  Mother was able to hit a gallon paint
 We> can at 20 yards with a 4" .357.  Mother bought me my first gun (an
 We> Ithaca Model 66 in 20 gauge) when I was 14 years old.  I was properly
 We> raised to respect firearms and to use them safely and responsibly.
 We> This is an education sadly lacking in the youth of today - and probably
 We> a significant reason why so many of them are involved in mass shooting
 We> incidents....

That and, and I hate to be stereotypical here, but video games have 
made them 'not really deadly' - just a toy. My first gun that was
MINE was a .22 Browning semi auto when I was seven. Still own it!


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