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Have you ever fired a firearm of any kind?

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Posted - February 25, 2018

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  • 53502


      Yes.
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      February 25, 2018 12:32 PM MST
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  • 44600
    I assumed you did...as have I.
      February 25, 2018 12:39 PM MST
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  • 5808
    Basic stuff
    was in US Navy
    for a few years.
      February 25, 2018 12:34 PM MST
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  • 423
    Certainly, of various kinds, but my preference and proficiency is with long-barelled guns - nail the bastard before he even realises you are there - cunningly hidden with him firmly in your sights.
    Can there be many males who have NEVER handled a firearm - even at a fairground shooting gallery?
      February 25, 2018 12:34 PM MST
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  • 53502


      Yes, there are many males who have never handled any kind of firearm.  To assume otherwise perpetuates a stereotype.

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      February 25, 2018 12:36 PM MST
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  • 14795
    Yes..A 4.10 single bore Shot gun and a twelve bore.....and a Brownie automatic hand gun at a police range....
      February 25, 2018 12:46 PM MST
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  • 46117
    Nope.  

      February 25, 2018 1:01 PM MST
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  • I have fired only air-soft guns. Never a real firearm. 
      February 25, 2018 1:15 PM MST
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  • 3463
    Yes, I was raised around guns and have fired one many times.
      February 25, 2018 2:35 PM MST
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  • 22891
    no, i hate guns
      February 25, 2018 2:39 PM MST
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  • 19937
    I have fired a rifle at a range many, many years ago.  Can't say I was particularly intrigued by the experience and came away with a sore right shoulder.
      February 25, 2018 2:40 PM MST
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  • 5354
    No.
      February 25, 2018 7:55 PM MST
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  • 2465
    Just handguns. I own a 38 S&W.  On my headboard, no safety, fully loaded.  This post was edited by ProblemCh1ld at February 26, 2018 7:30 AM MST
      February 25, 2018 8:25 PM MST
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  • 5835
    I started to say "Hasn't everybody?" but of course the answer is "No, not everybody." When I was a kid, almost everybody fired a weapon of some sort at some time, and in the military it was all without exception. My brother and his pals used to hike outside of town and shoot a rabbit now and then. Almost every high school had a rifle club in those days, and students would all carry their rifles to school for club meetings. It is a different universe now. Everybody has gone bonkers. My niece posted a video on Facebook showing preparations at the local school to protect the students from shooters. It was identical to the "duck and cover" flicks made for nuclear bombs, except the kids held books in front of their faces instead of cowering under their desks.

    AND SHE THOUGHT I WAS SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE I SAID HOW DUM I THOUGHT IT WAS.

    That's what I call bonkers!
      February 25, 2018 9:39 PM MST
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  • 11100
    I have I even fired a few cannons - they were home made potatoe cannons but lots of fun. Cheers and happy weekend!
      February 25, 2018 10:50 PM MST
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  • 44600
    Those things are a blast. (Pun intended). I had one at a school I taught at. A carbide cannon.
      February 26, 2018 7:33 AM MST
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  • 17592
    Yes
      February 25, 2018 11:24 PM MST
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  • 16762
    I used to own a .22, hunted rabbits, feral cats and foxes in my late teens and early twenties. I surrendered it after Port Arthur, I hardly ever hunted by then anyway. I've also potted Indian Mynahs with an air rifle, and one enormous feral cat with a shotgun.
      February 26, 2018 3:06 AM MST
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  • 44600
    Sorry, but I have to ask...How did a feral cat get a shotgun.
      February 26, 2018 7:34 AM MST
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  • 16762
    Right in the ribcage. Seriously, the animal was half the size of a panther.
      February 26, 2018 4:08 PM MST
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  • 1713
    Yeah, but just the little guys. Even they kick back pretty hard so I never wanted to try the bigger guys.
      February 26, 2018 5:35 AM MST
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  • 34239
    Yes. 
      February 26, 2018 4:27 PM MST
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  • 1326
    No, and i hope i never will. 
      February 26, 2018 11:09 PM MST
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  • 2706
    Yes, many different kinds.
      February 28, 2018 7:45 AM MST
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