[DeanFL]

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This is an ANONYMOUS POLL. Will not be tracked by responder etc.

With all the unrest going on in the USA currently and possibly into the future-

What is YOUR personal position on OWNING A FIREARM?
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[Number 10 GI]

I didn't author this and the individual I got it from doesn't know the author either.


I don't carry a gun to kill people; I carry a gun to keep from being killed.

I don't carry a gun because I'm evil; I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the World.

I don't carry a gun because I hate the government; I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.

I don't carry a gun because I'm angry; I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone; I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.

I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man; I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.

I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate; I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.

I don't carry a gun because I love it; I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.


Police protection is an oxymoron: Free citizens must protect themselves because police do not protect you from crime; they just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess. Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take a whoopin'!

[Gpsma]

Just go over to Shooters World and see how many people are buying guns.

I own more then the sumter county police

[Kenswing]

When seconds count the police are only minutes away..

[Freehiker]

One of the questions should be “I own multiple firearms”

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[ejp52]

Curious, what business is it to you if people own a gun?

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by ejp52

Curious, what business is it to you if people own a gun?

Probably the same business as if someone asked you "Are you a vegetarian?" or "Who are you going to vote for ?". You're not required to "vote" in the poll. He's not asking names just opinions. No one has to reply with a message, just answer the poll - or not. Besides you're not a real man around here unless you're packin' ! Ya gotta watch out for them thar varmints hiding behind the shrubs. BAM BAM! There's been lotsa shoot-ups in Brownwood which is why that cowboy is always stationed at the entrance to the square although if 75% of the people at City Fire bar (when it was opened) who are drunk as a skunk are carrying I'd be VERY scared.

{disclaimer: you is NOT YOU personally, just a generic "you" so don't get insulted! }

To stay on topic .... it's obvious that NO I don't. I'll take my chances in the wilds of The Villages Wilderness. The caravan isn't getting close enough.

[DeanFL]

Originally Posted by ejp52

Curious, what business is it to you if people own a gun?

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...just curious, and would be interesting for ToTV population to know a sample result esp from The Villages. As I said completely anonymous. I have a pretty good idea of my neighbor's posession or not. And I certainly know my position and completed my poll selection.

Certainly not scientific. And...I have no dog in the hunt.... To each their own - as they say - Free Country.
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[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I don't own a firearm and I won't own a firearm. I do own a bow and have a quiver of arrows, but I'm also not a hunter.

If I ever felt the need to catch my own food, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot down a deer for supper. I wouldn't feel guilty about murdering Bambi.

But I won't use a weapon to kill something I don't plan on consuming. And as such - I will never use a weapon against another human being.

I have no problem with other people choosing to own a firearm for self-defense or target shooting (which is fun, at least with archery).

I do have a problem with ANY people doing that though. I feel firearms need to have controls, checks and balances. It needs to be national. In every state in this country, you need a license to drive a car, and that license requires a written test, an eye test, and an actual driving test. I feel it is not unreasonable to require the same for anyone wanting a license to own a firearm. You have to know the laws of your state and the regulations for using it, you have to prove you're capable of seeing the target, and you have to prove you know how to use it properly.

I think that's reasonable. Sadly that's not the case in this country, some states don't care one way or another and some states have so many restrictions it's easier to just not bother at all.

[retiredguy123]

I find it ironic that the more people talk about gun control, the more people decide to buy guns.

[Velvet]

Did in the past. Handguns and crossbow. Not for self defense, for competition. I won’t willing go anywhere where I need a gun for self defense if I can help it.

[TimeForChange]

I have owned guns all my life. I am prepared and will stay prepared.

[Mrprez]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

Probably the same business as if someone asked you "Are you a vegetarian?" or "Who are you going to vote for ?". You're not required to "vote" in the poll. He's not asking names just opinions. No one has to reply with a message, just answer the poll - or not. Besides you're not a real man around here unless you're packin' ! Ya gotta watch out for them thar varmints hiding behind the shrubs. BAM BAM! There's been lotsa shoot-ups in Brownwood which is why that cowboy is always stationed at the entrance to the square although if 75% of the people at City Fire bar (when it was opened) who are drunk as a skunk are carrying I'd be VERY scared.

{disclaimer: you is NOT YOU personally, just a generic "you" so don't get insulted! }

To stay on topic .... it's obvious that NO I don't. I'll take my chances in the wilds of The Villages Wilderness. The caravan isn't getting close enough.

It is illegal to be sitting at a bar drinking while in possession of a firearm.

[Bad Moon Rising]

It's Illegal to be carrying a gun under the influence of alcohol no matter where you are!

[Coal Miner]

If needing to carry a gun makes America great then I. Out.