Real reason for acquiring handguns.

I drink the Walter Mitty kool aid alittle too much sometimes.

But when I see & hear the getto-bird circling my crib day & night, week-ends & holidays included, I don't think the pilots are looking for the Hulk or Spiderman.
 
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Your so right warningshot...

...ghetto-birds circling the crib has a way of eventually making gun owners outta many a non-gun owner.
Having had my first handgun since my early teens(shotgun,rifle, much earlier) and being raised around shooting and hunting, guns have just always been a way of life.

The main reason I own guns....The shooting sport is good, clean fun, teach's discipline and is a very good family activity to get into whereas the family can spend quality time together.
 
my biggest reason

cuz the dude down the street is unemployed and his kids are hooligans that have been looting my neighbors' homes
 
Real reason for acquiring handguns

I like guns for the sport at the range. I also like to instruct others in the safety, stance, breathing, grip and trigger pull and to see the faces light up with better groupings. I also notice that after about 1.5 hours on the range, my blood pressure mellows, probably because of the extended concentration away from worldly matters!
 
I own firearms so that I may, should the need arise, shoot people. I care not a whit about mechanics, artistry, engineering, competition, hunting, or collecting for the sake of collecting. I have as many firearms as I need for them to each do their jobs. I can walk past the firearms at a show or shop without feeling the need to buy a new one because I already have what I need.

I have a full-sized pistol that i carry when I do armed security, and it stays in the bedside stand at night for home protection. It is backed up by a 12-gauge shotgun in case that would be a better application depending on the circumstances.

I have an easily concealable pistol that I CC when not in uniform, and I have a second pistol of the same make and model which stays at home. If I ever do need to use the CCW pistol to defend myself and it is confiscated from me after the shooting, it's twin will fill the empty holster as soon as I get home.

I have an older full-sized pistol that I carried for twenty years until I found something better to replace it, and although it's as close to a "safe queen" as I have, it is still a fully functional tool and I have no reason to get rid of it.

Regarding End of the World scenarios, because I live in the Las Vegas valley along with 2 million other people, a desert surrounded by much more desert, a hunting rifle or shotgun would serve little purpose in a long-term catastrophic situation. For folks like me, preparation is key, not hunting/fishing/foraging.

All of my pistols use the same calliber cartridge, and I practice (dry and range) with all of my firearms. If I do purchase another pistol in the near future it will probably be a revolver with a shrouded hammer for my gf, and that of course will be hers and not mine.

For me, firearms are just another set of tools. I may appreciate the craftmanship or beauty of a hammer, but I don't drool over a rack of them when I walk down that aisle at Home Depot, and don't show off my screwdrivers when my buddies come over, and I don't enter competitions to win a medal for being the fastest guy with an allen wrench.

Edited to add a very minor point: I will probably also purchase a .22 rifle for the inevitable TEOTWAWKI/Zombie Apocolypse for the job of pest control/protein harvesting. My gf will not be happy with the idea, but I bet Alley Cat Stew smells awfully good when your tummy has been empty for a week.
 
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My dad was a hunter & I tagged along at a very young age. I couldn't wait to get a BB gun, then pellet gun. The bug just grew from then on. Now I have a room full of guns, 60 years later. They just make me happy & yes, I do shoot a lot!:D
 
Good thread. Good posts. All this mostly just cuz... If it's gotta be explained then it probably won't be understood. And by the grace of the All Gracious, they are the only thing I haven't lost in divorces :rolleyes:
 
At first I did it because I could, they're an ego boost, they're cool, they were a challenge and they were fun. After a bit I realized except for CC a long gun is always an equal and usually better tool and handguns just make excessive noise. I don't need extra challenge at the range, I don't need extra challenge in the field, I don't need the extra noise, I don't need em for HD, I don't need cool and I don't need an ego boost. In short, I keep the few I have around for the rare times they are more fun.

LK
 
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