thirty7

I'm in the middle of an argument of sorts with my paternal father figure at the moment. He wants to buy a gun and keep it in the house. Well, our house has never been broken into in the 25 yrs we've lived here, and he doesnt go hunting. He just likes target shooting. Even still, its assinine to bring a gun into a suburban house. Wouldnt you agrizzle? Or disagrizzle?

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Dakstang

WC's Resident Redneck

I don't see any problem with someone owning a gun if they have some experience with one and are safe with it.

It should definitely be kept out of reach of any strangers or someone who may get hurt with it. It should be kept in a safe or have a trigger lock for it and the ammo should be kept in a separate place from the gun.

A gun should not be taken lightly, but if you follow the proper precaution, I see no reason to not own a gun if you want one.

Tyler Durden

WC Hall Of Famer

If there's no gun in the house then there's no temptation to use it (and nearly every temptation to use it is wrong anyway!).

So, no, I wouldn't bring a gun into my house.

Of course the temptation is to say, I wouldn't bring anything that can take away life into my house, but doubtless some pro-gun guy would then say "well you have knives in your house" or "you have your own hands on the end of your wrists" or some such baloney.

Bottom line is, I like my hands where they are and I can't cut my food with an AK47.

Gigglypuff

Well what does he feel he needs it for? Is he worried about people breaking in? If that is the case though, what's he gonna do? You cant just go pointing guns at people, thats the kind of thing that often lands the 'good guy' in prison, in this country at least.

If theres no real, solid reason for having it then I say no way.

Tyler Durden

WC Hall Of Famer

Also, if it is kept safely, unarmed and locked up, how the hell is that going to help you anyway if there is an intruder in your house.

What, they're going to hold up and wait while you unlock the cabinet, get your gun out and load it up?

I know people have them for hunting, well I don't agree with hunting either, but that's another issue I guess. Certainly hunting, where it's legal, is the only area of life where I think it's possibly acceptable for a civilian to possess a fire arm.

And why the hell has this subject got such a bad thread title!!

Dakstang

WC's Resident Redneck

I don't keep my guns loaded or locked up. I keep them out of reach of any of the nephews or other kids that might be around.

But my bedroom is upstairs and we have several dogs in our yard. If someone decides to break in, or be snooping around our property I will know. I can have my gun loaded and ready to go in about two minutes.

So that works for me in answer to your question. I don't know about anyone else.

I want to stress the fact that in all seriousness, I do quite play the role of extreme gun nut here on Monks at times just to see the reaction. But I am not really like that. I have never purchased a gun on my own. All of the guns I have belonged to my Dad and now they belong to me after he passed. I very rarely get any of those guns out and could probably count on my fingers how many times I have fired them. I have had a Pistol & Personal Protection Class since I am a Criminal Justice major and I do have a Concealed Weapon Permit. I have never went out in public with a gun though. I don't think people should just be carrying around a gun for no reason. I do find it comforting though that I have guns to protect me if someone does break into my house, and that I have a Concealed Weapon Permit in case I ever need it. I have never been tempted to use a gun in any non-sensible way as of yet.

So if a person knows about how a gun works, knows the safe way to care for and store them, and has a respect for the dangerousness and power of guns, they can be owned safely.

Tyler Durden

WC Hall Of Famer

Nice post Dakster, regrettably, from my experience, you are in the minority when it comes to "guys that are responsible with their arms and don't suffer from small man syndrome!"