ofc an ak in close quarters is silly that's why you go with an American standard of a sawed off shotgun
Honestly I see these "weapons" more as tools. Different ones serve different purposes. I might be a bit biased as I was raised around them and probally had my first experience with shooting at around the age of 6.
Why use a sawed off shotgun, when you could just use a normal one?
If you're so bad that you can't hit someone in close quarters, except with a sawed off shotgun, then there's something wrong... I'd rather use a 12 GA or something
I have fired many weapons in my day and only own a few... Unfortunately, I do not have the military experience you have and have not fired the weapons that you have... (That MK-19 sounds fucking badass, though.)
I only officially own two weapons.
Colt AR-15
I recently acquired this grandfathered weapon as a birthday gift.
Beretta cx4 storm
I believe I made a post about this weapon when I acquired it... some of you may remember.
I unofficially also own a HK P7M13 9MM Pistol. I don't officially own it as I'm not of legal age to own a pistol, but I've already been informed that it is mine upon my 21st birthday. This was the first pistol I ever shot and I absolutely fell in love with it. Between the great safety hand grip feature, the 13 round clip, and the amazing rate of fire, this is definitely my favorite pistol I've seen.
Other than those, I've shot roughly 15-20 firearms since the age of 15. I come from a pretty major 2nd amendment activist family if you couldn't tell...
The weapon I hope to one day use is the M107 .50 cal.
This weapon can apparently be accurate up to 1 mile in distance!
I'm still tired but I think I covered everything I really wanted to... yeah...
Edit: Oh yeah! I completely agree that the AK-47 is a lousy piece of shit firearm.
Cory: In Texas it is legal to own a completely automatic weapon as long as you have a government stamp ($300). Unfortunately, that stamp allows the government to come into your home at any time and check on the weapon to ensure you still own it and to ensure that it is safely secured, etc. IMO, that is completely not worth it... Semi-Automatic weapons are just effective in the kind of combat we would be involved in on the domestic side.
Those are awesome looking guns, though I can't see them as being practical... They're the ones that should be illegal.
The .50 is amazing though. The power behind that thing is insane. And that one you get when you turn 21 or whatever, is AWESOME!
Yeah, I've heard that having a handgun at home actually increases your chance of getting shot. Also having something like AK47 at home for defense is just silly.
Beyond hunting purposes I question that too. I think a handgun puts you at more risk primarily if you have young children in the house :\ Some parents are completely crazy and actually tell their children where their guns are at. Not a good idea *shakes head*
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I've known where my family's guns were since I can remember. Why WOULD my dad hide them from me?
I got a bow and arrow from an uncle when I was like 6 or 7 or something, and I got a pellet gun a year or two after that. I've been shooting my dads shotgun nearly since I was old enough to go hunting with him (6 or 7 or 8 or so).
I also knew where the shells were, and how to load, fire, and aim it.
I guess my dad raised me with gun safety in mind, he was always telling me how important safety was, and never to let the gun point at anyone, even by accident or anything.
Like, seriously? Why in the name of cthulhu do you need guns? Just because you can? I understand that the Army needs guns, the police needs guns (although look at UK, they don't really have armed police there), but why does an ordinary citizen need guns?
Because they are -awesome-.
I never said it wasn't dangerous, but it's been a while since I saw someone get shot in a thread about guns.
Maybe you could point out where someone had a verbal warn ?
I think I see your logic... rec. drugs threads may interest people, and they might end up doing them
Honestly, I agree with your reasoning, but it wouldn't be the end of the world, and I doubt the people would make it very long in life without being offered drugs, and they'd end up doing them any way, I would think, if they're able to be turned to doing them because they read about it on a forum
Dude, you know what's happening to America, we're going to need those arms for the eventual revolution
Also should someone invade America, they'd be in serious shit
Hell yes they'd be in shit. Only problem is, they're their own enemy now xD
Personally, I don't think people should be allowed to own guns outside of hunting purposes. Handguns, semi autos and automatics are totally unnecessary.
I have two very old 410 shotguns (They're 80-90 years old), that work fine for birds, a .22 rifle for other small game and a 303 savage, which is great for deer hunting.
Agreed, but it's too late to fix it now. The only people that wouldn't have handguns, and killing weapons instead of hunting weapons (yes, I believe there's a difference), is the people that would use them for protection, and not for illegal things. The bad people already got what they need
I (my dad) has a 20 GA, a .22 rifle, and a .375 rifle. All hunting. I've shot all of them, and I've also shot a 12 GA, and another rifle, can't remember what it was though, it might've been a 30-06 or something.
Edited by Pomroy, 25 March 2008 - 05:17 AM.
