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YoshiEgg25 wrote:I also have taken five shots from a shotgun

Holy shit, man! How did you survive?

Anyway, I have an AK-47. It was a Christmas gift from my dad. Never cared much for guns, but an AK-47 is pretty damn cool.

I have shot a decent amount of shit. I still want to buy a Colt .45 1911

alienjesus wrote:This is a very American thread. I always found gun afficianados kinda creepy, although I don't mean to insult anyone here. I think it's just a very different attitude to them over in the US to here.

well, some 'game afficianados' are pretty damn creepy too. I know he's a character and not a real person, but look at Keith Apicary. There are ACTUAL people out there like that. That's way more creepy than a guy who likes to fire pistols if you ask me. I dont think the firearms hobby is more American than any other country. I've been at the range with some Japanese guys who work for Dell, they are actually from Tokyo and they love guns. They say they are into guns back home too.

Sure I dont know how true that is, but it would only make sense.

As civilians we have "firearms", "weapons" are for military use.

Ack wrote:I haven't been to the range in ages, as there wasn't any I had access to in Tuscaloosa, and with all the gun shops in Auburn closing, the only way to get a pass to the outdoor range here is to go buy a year pass at the Forest Ranger station in nearby Tuskegee. I own a Ruger Security Six .357, a SIG Sauer P226 9mm, as well as the traditional 12-gauge pump shotgun. I've taken the shotgun hunting before, but I've only been once, so it's a new experience for me.

Of the three, I prefer the Ruger. I prefer revolvers to automatics. Guess I'm just old fashioned.

Sweet Jeebus! Don't piss off Ack!

indecks wrote:I dont think the firearms hobby is more American than any other country.

I do think it is more "American" than most other hobbies. How many countries ensure a "right to bear arms" in their founding documents?

I'm serious, I really don't know...

dsheinem wrote:

indecks wrote:I dont think the firearms hobby is more American than any other country.

I do think it is more "American" than most other hobbies. How many countries ensure a "right to bear arms" in their founding documents?

I'm serious, I really don't know...

I think its more how many countries still think of this as an important value to hold. I imagine there was some sort of right to bear arms in some old English documentation, but unlike the US, we can't walk into a supermarket and buy a gun.

We have a waiting period at point of purchase and proper permits.

alienjesus wrote:[...]unlike the US, we can't walk into a supermarket and buy a gun.

They actually took a major part of gun selections out of most stores (some stores entirely)... at least in my area. Never looked at 'em honestly.

I don't normally buy a box of shotgun shells with the gallon of milk I came for.

Opa Opa wrote:

alienjesus wrote:[...]unlike the US, we can't walk into a supermarket and buy a gun.

They actually took a major part of gun selections out of most stores (some stores entirely)... at least in my area. Never looked at 'em honestly.

I don't normally buy a box of shotgun shells with the gallon of milk I came for.

Actually the only supermarket I know of that you can walk into and buy a gun is in Wal-Mart, and Wal-Mart only offers a limited selection in the sporting goods section, similar to a stripped down hunting supply store. The firearms stuff is generally between paintball and fishing and has hunting equipment and sport shooting gear mixed throughout. For the record, the sporting goods is usually between electronics and automotive, so you can buy milk, a DVD-player, a shotgun, and new tires all in one trip. Beyond that, you can generally only buy guns in either sporting goods or hunting supply stores, gun stores, or from private collectors.

At least, that's my experience with them here in Alabama.