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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