Have you ever used a firearm?

Started by John Murdoch2 pages

During my youth: just a .22 at my stepdad's farm.

As an adult: M16, M4, Remington 870 shotgun, Ruger and S&W 9mm handguns, all for military and law enforcement employment. Not near as proficient as our fair moderator, I'm sure; I was just a lowly welder in the Army vs his 11B.

Own a Remington 870 express shotgun (the budget or diet version of the 870).

training since i was 13, now 25 🙂 must have shot thousands of bullets tbh

Yes, several. currently own a 9mm, .380, two .22 rifles and a AR-15.

No bump-stock though. they're useless as bump firing is rather easy.

My paternal grandfather was in the Army and my maternal grandfather was in the Navy. My father was in the Air Force.

My paternal grandfather owns property in Durand where he, my father, and my uncles would hunt deer. His home is also on a large plot, which includes and archery range.

My father was a member of a gun club, and he would occasionally take my brother and I to skeet shoot.

All of this is to say that I was raised in a culture of guns. We had them in our home, and we learned to shoot bows, crossbows, pistols, and rifles.

My vision is better than 20/20, so I was actually quite good at it. However, I have very little interest in firearms of any kind.

I have only been threatened with a firearm once, and it did not take a firearm to deescalate the situation.

I am intrigued by the Salt gun and some smart gun technologies though. These days, I lean toward non-lethal weapons.

At 8 or 9 years old my parents got me a BB gun. By the time I was 11 my father had me hunting squirrel and rabbits. Then grouse, ring-neck and on to deer. My father is long gone but I still love to hunt and shoot.

Yes since childhood. Still own about 20 of them. Avid turkey and deer hunter.

Originally posted by Adam_PoE

I am intrigued by the Salt gun and some smart gun technologies though. These days, I lean toward non-lethal weapons.

Oh I would LOVE to hear this story.

Originally posted by Flyattractor
[b]No. A "Pistol Crossbow" does not COUNT! What a Crossbow does vs what a Gun Does is TOTALLY Different.


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Too bad. Those little arrows were cute AF.

Originally posted by Mindship
Too bad. Those little arrows were cute AF.

You could just hug them.

I used an ak 47 a while back.