# Do you own any firearms? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 22, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571 "2010-11-22T20:32:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/21 "2010-11-23T15:47:12Z")
Not yet. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/22 "2010-11-23T15:48:41Z")
I have an S & W Model 66 .357 Magnum; hasn’t been fired in three years and probably won’t ever be fired again, or at least by me. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/23 "2010-11-23T15:50:29Z")
Never had one and don’t plan to have one any time in the future. Not even the slightest twinge of desire for one. And having small kids, I’d be a nervous wreck with one in the house. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/24 "2010-11-23T15:50:51Z")
I put “may in the future”, but I really mean “I’m not completely ruling it out”. Chances are slim. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/25 "2010-11-23T15:51:03Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > I have an S & W Model 66 .357 Magnum; hasn’t been fired in three years and probably won’t ever be fired again, or at least by me. I have a square-butt Model 66. The 66 was, and is, a nearly perfect .357 for self-defense carry. You have good taste in revolvers. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/26 "2010-11-23T15:57:47Z")
I have a S&W .38 Special (model 36, I believe) and an Ithaca model 37 12-gauge shotgun. Also, I have a very small caliber gun which I would not fire unless my life depended on it. It may be a .22, but all I know is, it looks like it will spontaneously combust the next time it is fired. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/27 "2010-11-23T16:02:09Z")
Never have, never will. Just have no interest in owning a firearm of any sort, and I don’t think there’s any situation that would prompt me to get one; I’d change other aspects of my life concerning safety/protection/defence/whatever long before getting a gun. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/28 "2010-11-23T16:05:18Z")
We own one shot gun that was given to us by a friend. It has been tucked away at the back of a storage closet for more than 20 years. I have never felt the need to purchase or use a firearm. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/29 "2010-11-23T16:13:41Z")
I was slightly better armed than Nicaragua before they were all stolen by gypsies. I’m one of those people who, when reading a story about someone found with 10,000 rounds of ammo, doesn’t think “crazy lunatic” but “must have been a sale at Turner’s.” ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/30 "2010-11-23T16:20:53Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I have a S&W .38 Special (model 36, I believe) and an Ithaca model 37 12-gauge shotgun. Like! My favorite kind of pump-gun.\* The Featherlight ejects downwards, making it very popular with lefties. Sadly, I don’t have one - My father _did_, but he sold it. ☹ > [@](#): > > Also, I have a very small caliber gun which I would not fire unless my life depended on it. It may be a .22, but all I know is, it looks like it will spontaneously combust the next time it is fired. Heh! One of my plinkers is a crazy little thing from J. Stevens A&T Co. - A long-barreled tip-up single-shot .22LR rimfire without trigger guard. It’s a _sweet_ little plinker, despite looking like a child’s drawing or parody of a pistol. The example I have has been abused and restored, so has very little collectable value, despite being quite rare and fairly old - Late 19th Century. \*Technically, _slide_ action. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/31 "2010-11-23T16:28:44Z")
> [@Tranquilis](#): > > My father _did_, but he sold it. Yeah, these all belonged to my father, and I inherited them. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/32 "2010-11-23T16:29:15Z")
I own lots of rifles and handguns. And lots of ammo. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/33 "2010-11-23T16:31:52Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I’m one of those people who, when reading a story about someone found with 10,000 rounds of ammo, doesn’t think “crazy lunatic” but “must have been a sale at Turner’s.” I consider 10,000 rounds a good start. LOL. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/34 "2010-11-23T16:35:44Z")
One large bore revolver and I just purchased a .22 rimfire lever action rifle from my father. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/35 "2010-11-23T16:36:44Z")
Nope. Never have, never will. My opinion on guns\* is pretty much unprintable. \*other than for subsistence hunting and law enforcement ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/36 "2010-11-23T16:37:57Z")
For me, personally, gun ownership would be a dubious choice. I’m a mechanical klutz, and wouldn’t trust myself to operate a gun safely, even after training. Then too, I’m prone to depression, and would be at risk of self-harm. So, I rely on others to keep the bad guys guessing as to who packs and who doesn’t. The rest of you, have at it! ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/37 "2010-11-23T17:01:53Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Yeah, these all belonged to my father, and I inherited them. As my father ages, he’s been selling or distributing his rather extensive collection - keeping only those he’s still able to use. Very practical of him. Very distressing for those of us whom miss out on the the distribution or sales. 😛 Ah, well. His collection, his choice. Plus, there’ll be fewer fights over his will, when that time finally comes. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/38 "2010-11-23T17:21:05Z")
I would like to go to the range one day, actually. I think it might be fun. I’d like to own a couple of handguns, and maybe a shotgun. I don’t own any now, though, and if I never do, I won’t be heartbroken over it. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/39 "2010-11-23T18:40:08Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > I have a square-butt Model 66. The 66 was, and is, a nearly perfect .357 for self-defense carry. You have good taste in revolvers. Thank you. I have a CCW because I used to deliver prescription drugs to nursing homes at night----I chose the weapon on the theory that if I had to shoot someone, I dern well wanted that person to stay shot. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571/40 "2010-11-23T18:48:18Z")
We have the shotguns from our parents’ homes. My husband has a hunting gun but I’m not certain where he is keeping it. He conceal-carries due to his job so that one is in the house overnight. I have a pellet gun and a handgun which are in a storage shed across town. We are not of the heavy-duty gun culture crowd but all my family is able to use one. Think my husband is the only one who does and that’s once a year when he goes hunting with some co-workers. We just accumulated them over the years except for the handgun which I purchased a couple of years ago when the first banks failed in CA. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571.md?page=3)