As a Democrat, Do you own a gun?

[texasfiddler]

126 votes, 7 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	I own a gun
	82 (65%)
	Hell no. I do not own a gun.
	36 (29%)
	I would buy a gun if the situation in the US became more dire.
	8 (6%)
	7 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Sherman A1]

1. Don't have a gun, don't want a gun

not going to buy a gun.

[gay texan]

2. Out in the sticks of west texas,

You really need one. Wild hogs are not your friend.

[TexasBushwhacker]

81. Or rattlesnakes n/t

[hunter]

104. I leave rattlesnakes alone mostly.

They're fairly shy and eat critters that are worse.

Killing a few of them doesn't reduce the overall population much so there's not much point to it.

Pigs are the scariest animals in the California forests, more so than bears, and they're an invasive species.

[frogmarch]

113. My rattlesnake

Many years ago when we were living in the basement of the house we were building in the wilds of South Dakota, my then-6 year old daughter called out from the bathroom, "Mom, I need toilet paper! Also, there's a snake." I dropped the dish I was washing and ran and cracked the bathroom door open. A large rattlesnake was coiled a few feet from the toilet and my daughter. It was shaking its rattles. I told my daughter to not move, and I ran and looked for my husband's 22 (his dad gave it to him as a kid, but my husband had never shot it, or any gun). I had never shot a gun either. Still, not even knowing if it was loaded, I took aim at the snake and fired. Turns out, it was loaded. I got the snake - and also the water heater. My daughter was okay and again asked for toilet paper.

[True Dough]

3. I have a

slingshot. Does that count?

[Bucky]

42. If you use it to shoot flaming projectiles, it's literally a firearm

unless you're darker than Tony Orlando. Then it's a invitation for police violence

[drexelkathy]

4. Multiple

Just got more this week.


Had my baby shower at a shooting range. My husband is a skilled and competitive marksman. I have freezers full of meat.

[USALiberal]

23. Ahhh, ok??

[drexelkathy]

40. It was a poll

I answered.

[elleng]

5. No, and I wouldn't own a gun even if I were 'merely' independent.

(I did teach riflery and archery when in summer camp in high school.)

[marie999]

6. Many

[Maru Kitteh]

7. Don't have one don't want one, but neither will I say never.

I live in the forest, in one of the reddest counties of one of the reddest states in the country.

[aeromanKC]

8. Never have Never will!!

[FreeState]

9. Nope - they are not allowed on my property period

Unless I call the cops no guns ever.

[forthemiddle]

10. Multiple

My husband is a hunter, and we both enjoy shooting sporting clays.

[Shrike47]

11. Several, mostly inherited but some bought.

[rownesheck]

12. Will never own a gun.

Plus, my reflexes are hyper fast. I would charge a fucker shooting at me while dodging all his bullets. Then I would grab his gun, beat him to death with it, and have it melted down.

While all this is going down I would be laughing at him and making fun of his bullshit "Come and Take It" sticker on his truck.

[True Dough]

30. Have we seen you in action

in any big-screen films, by chance? The Matrix? James Bond? Die Hard?

[sarisataka]

45. Buckaroo Banzai nt

[Woodswalker]

31. Please just keep this in your fantasies

[Duppers]

75. 😂

[LiberatedUSA]

103. That's all?

Have it melt down into tiny miniatures of you beating him to death and have the copies sent to all his relatives.

[hunter]

106. When I was a kid my mom went berserker on a fool holding a rifle.

He was probably too busy shitting his pants to pull the trigger. Or possibly he suffered a moment of common sense.

My mom broke his gun, but she didn't beat him to death with it.

We're pacifists in my family by necessity, not by any natural inclination.

I've had too much gun drama in my life. I don't romanticize it.

Gun fetishes are disgusting.

[Caliman73]

138. Agreed.

Guns are tools and can be deadly either on purpose or by negligence. It is a huge responsibility to own and carry one. Too many people "like" or "love" guns which is really odd.

I don't demonize guns and I don't deify them. I see them as what they are and understand the consequences of their use and misuse.

[VarryOn]

13. I grew up hunting...

Never seen it as a big deal. Even have my concealed carry license, but I never carry on my person. Got it so I can have one under my seat in the car.

[Arkansas Granny]

14. I have no problem with responsible gun ownership. I have never desired to own

a gun myself.

[TreasonousBastard]

15. I have no political reason for not having a gun-- it has just never come up.

[Timewas]

16. Yes

Several,also hold an FFL

[Progressive Jones]

17. I am armed due to the magat infestation. Ya never know... nt

[cinematicdiversions]

18. I'm not in the hell no category

I don't own a gun because where I live I don't need one. In the past I have lived in areas where a gun was a more useful tool.

[Mr.Bill]

19. We had them in the house when I was a kid.

I owned one for awhile as an adult. I sold it about 35 years ago and don't have one now.

[Demobrat]

20. No. No reason to.

If bears, boars, or rattlesnakes were a factor, sure I’d have a gun, but I have never felt the need. Nor would I know how to use one if I had it. I’d have to get a lot of training. Now, pepper spray, different story.

[msongs]

21. if gun owners would just stop shooting people, wouldnt need a gun nt

[WaterSong1951]

22. Uh neh

Nope no uh uh

[GusBob]

24. No not a gun

10 actually

[vercetti2021]

25. Yes

I own a few handguns and a couple of rifles. I grew up shooting guns and actually being responsible with them. After our neighbor threatened to kill us. I took more classes on proper usage and storing. I have no trust in that guy since he comes off mentally inept

[Enter stage left]

26. I have owned many, right now I have two...

My father, military trained, taught me gun safety and how to shoot when I was 7-8 years old.

Boy Scouts took over after that, I won every event I entered.

I am also military trained (far advanced training, not just basic) shot expert with pistols, rifles, grenade launchers and mortars. Missed the 105mm cannon. Damn, I'd buy one if they were available to civilians.

I have hunted big game (never birds, I love birds) but now all I hunt are targets at a range. I hope I never have to use a gun in anger, but I'm more than qualified if it becomes necessary.

Any RWNJ that thinks all liberals are going to roll over and play dead when confronted, better get their heads out a very dark smelly place.

[zipplewrath]

27. Don't have a need

If I had a true need, I would get one. As an engineer I can appreciate the technology and workmanship. But at the end of the day there are precious few people who can justify the ownership. God's to honest truth, if you enjoy shooting at targets, go to a range, rent a gun, or store a gun there, and shot as many paper targets as ya want. Go out on the range and plink yer heart out. But leave the gun there.

[sarisataka]

28. What does one

Have to do with the other?

[alittlelark]

29. I own a gun ex husband left with the property

I may learn what to do with it someday.

[yagotme]

133. First thing is to "have it checked" to see if it's loaded...

Mechanical failure could lead to an accidental discharge.

ETA: Have knowledgeable person check if you don't know about said firearm.

[sarisataka]

135. It is FAR more likely

And untrained person would fire it while trying to check it than it firing due to mechanical failure.

Better to have someone who knows firearms check it

[yagotme]

136. Yes, I was assuming the poster had some knowledge of the firearm in question.

I should have posted "Have it checked", instead. That did pass quickly through my head, but I hit "Post" before it fully sank in.

[sarisataka]

137. Back in the day

When I still had the belief the NRA could be changed from within, I taught a class specifically aimed at such situations. It involved no shooting, only to teach a person how to verify if a gun was loaded and unload it if necessary.

It was never a very popular class, which didn't matter, but mostly it was older widows whose husband's left behind guns. The ladies wanted to be sure they could move them to storage or sell them without accidentally shooting someone.

[yagotme]

139. Yeah, a "gun class" with no shooting would be BOOOR-INGGG...

Semper Fi, BTW.

[Woodswalker]

32. I'm a true Blue Dem and

Not only own guns but also never leave the house unarmed

[Haggard Celine]

33. Never had one, but not ruling it out.

I wish there were a lot fewer guns in this country, but at the same time I understand why people would want or need one. My friends encourage me to get one because I live alone and my neighborhood isn't the best in town. But I feel safe here, not afraid to go anywhere around here. With the way things are going in this country, though, I'm beginning to think that owning a gun would be the best thing for my safety. If I get one, it'll be something easy to handle and shoot, like a .22, maybe.

[Poiuyt]

34. I did have one that I used for target shooting, but got rid of it

[LeftInTX]

35. No, but I probably would never own one regardless of political leaning

[liberaltrucker]

36. Yes

A .357 Mag revolver and a 30.06 hunting rifle.
Thinking of getting a Sig Sauer or Walther 9mm, since
I live in very red western PA.

[Enter stage left]

43. I own a Walther P99 compact SA, look into it, wonderful action...

won't fit in a pocket well, but a small holster is ideal.

No safety, has a "decocker" feature after inserting the magazine. After decocking, first round is double action, about 11-12 #'s pull, all rest are single action, about 5#'s pull.

Extremely accurate, fits my smaller hands.

[liberaltrucker]

51. Thanks, I'll check it out

[LakeArenal]

37. Mr Lake sold nine guns when we moved to Costa Rica are not banned but hard to get.

It was never about shooting people and many times not about deer. Some of the best times at night with his dad or brother just hanging. Not always getting a deer.

[SYFROYH]

124. recreational shooting is somethine me and my teenage son enjoy.

My body is too broken down to play sports with him and I'll never understand his video games, but hitting the range is something we can do.

[LakeArenal]

125. Yep it's not really how many guns. Although they are beautiful pieces of machinery.

Mr Lake used to say to NRAcaller: Hillary Clinton doesn’t want to ban-guns. She wants to stop weapons of mass destruction.

[MontanaFarmer]

38. Yes. Many several.

Sporting rifles, shotguns, a couple pass down 22s. Haven't changed any gun ownership habits due to political climate but i refuse to say that i wouldn't given where i live and the fact that i believe our country is teetering on the edge of authoritarianism.

[MenloParque]

39. Not me...hubby has and needs for utility work in NorCal. Works often deep in Emerald Triangle.

[hunter]

109. That sucks.

I wish they lowered the entry level for legal cannabis farms and reduced the taxes enough to put the violent guys out of business.

They'd switch to meth, of course, but you don't need a hidden place in the forest to make that.

[Wingus Dingus]

41. My husband has a couple shotguns from his dad who passed away some years ago.

He doesn't hunt anymore, so they're just basic home defense now, along with barky little dogs.

[Igel]

44. there's a question.

My father owned a gun.

He died.

I am his heir. I will own the gun.

But it's in probate. So I don't quite own it.

But he committed suicide. With the gun. It's why he bought it.

And the fiduciary knows nothing of it. It's at my brother's. A federal firearms dealer. In his gun safe. And the local police granted me custody of the gun to prevent my mother, suffering from dementia, custody of the gun. I mean, she came at me with a knife, why would the cops let her have a gun?

So do I own a gun? Do I want to own *that* gun? Do I want to own a gun, in principle.

CH3CH2OH.

[texasfiddler]

60. I am not a gun enthusiast. I am just curious. That is a tough situation.

I would personally prevent my mother from getting it, due to dementia. I am sorry you are going through this.

[former9thward]

64. Its your gun.

Why its part of probate is beyond me. Normally that stuff is outside any will unless it has special value (antique) or it was specifically given to an heir in the will. If there was no will then you will have to answer your last two questions as you see fit.

[fescuerescue]

99. Technically EVERYTHING is in probate

Not just the stuff mentioned in the will. Technically the gun is owned by the estate right now.

But as a practical matter? Exactly what you said.

[Septua]

46. Yep, got a gun...

I started "carrying" legally several years ago because of the pre-Trump kooks. You can be sitting in a restaurant or shopping at Walmart and some wingnut might show up. I want to be in a position to defend myself if I can't find an escape exit...for me, it's just common sense.

During the past 6 months, I bought more guns...for the post-Trump kooks...I take their threats seriously and am very concerned as to how far they will go.

I'm not gun crazy or even fond of guns...soon as I started carrying, I took an online course in pistol shooting, safety and gun owner responsibilities. I know how to handle and shoot a pistol safely and I know what I can and can't do, legally. Trump's kooks are not as conscientious as me...

[KY_EnviroGuy]

47. Yes but only if you include antique 22cal. rifles not fired in decades.

KY.........

[Calista241]

48. So I'm surprised by the results and posts in this thread.

Given the vocal number of gun control people on DU.

[Crunchy Frog]

71. I've noticed that many of the posters in this thread almost never post here.

I've rarely seen so many posters whose usernames were so totally unfamiliar.

[Calista241]

72. Yeah, but there's a whole lot of posters here with very high post counts.

[petronius]

79. Perhaps, but you can also click the link in the poll to see who voted on each answer

Lots of long-term regular posters in each of the answer categories...

[lagomorph777]

111. It's really depressing, if true.

We have fallen down the rabbit hole. America is about to explode in unprecedented violence.

Imagine how the Civil War would have gone if:
(1) There were no North and South, but instead a Swiss-cheese with thousands of pockets of Red and Blue (instead of Gray and Blue)
(2) Instead of muskets and revolvers, everybody was carrying assault rifles

[forthemiddle]

115. Since I've NEVER lived in a household without a gun

I doubt I’m part of “falling down the rabbit hole”

For my whole life, a gun has been nothing but a tool. Everyone in my family has been trained in gun safety. I won’t give up my guns for a political ideology.

And if, in the end, there truly is a Civil War, you will be happy I’m on your side.

[obamanut2012]

123. I am for very strict gun control

And, I am also a gun owner. You can be both.

[GusBob]

128. There's nothing wrong with responsible gun ownership

or is there?

[Bucky]

49. Got a lil .22 for the fun of target practice

Doubt I could shoot a person. Don't like to think about it.

My gun nut friend took me to a shooting range to practice with his rifle once. I was pretty obnoxious about my support for Obama while there and pissed off several of the other customers.

After I took my turn hitting the target, one of the rednecks told me I had "a pretty good spread." I told him he'd have to buy me dinner first if he wanted to find out for sure. I did not make any friends that day. My proudest moment.

[Septua]

50. Interesting statistic...

70% of the poll takers own a gun...and the Republicans think WE Dems want to take them away.

[traitorsgalore]

52. Ever hear of "google"? LOL

https://www.statista.com/statistics/249775/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-party-affiliation/

[texasfiddler]

55. Ever hear of Google isn't everything? LOL

[Septua]

78. I have...

..and seen that set of statistics, which makes 70% interesting.

[mvd]

53. No, and don't plan to

Maybe an all out civil war would make me, but it would have to be quite dire.

[Doodley]

54. No. I would be a hypocrite to own a gun and also be against guns.

[cntrfthrs]

56. I live in trump-red north dakota with all the racists/white supremacists...

I'm armed to the teeth...

[BumRushDaShow]

62. Where the entire population of North Dakota

is less than HALF the population of my one city of Philadelphia (which encompasses 142 sq. miles vs ND's 70,700 sq. miles).

[Crunchy Frog]

57. At this point I probably would if I didn't have kids.

[dsp3000]

58. gun toting liberal here

although i don't advertise it like some people do and no one would know it if they saw me. If the other side is armed, you better be ready too. also i'm a minority in an all white neighborhood. i'm in a very purple rural suburb in bucks county pa ( went trump by literally 4 votes in 2016, and biden by a few hundred in 2020) and some people are not right here. I bought my first firearm at the beginning of the pandemic but would have bought one sooner. Have shot before that though.

[NewHendoLib]

59. Nope. Never.

[Generic Brad]

61. My neighbors think I have a gun

I don’t. But they don’t need to know that.

[Sapient Donkey]

65. Why do your neighbors think you own a gun?

Also, I am curious why you may want them to believe you own one. I only ask because your comment made me laugh and curious about the situation you’re in. I never thought much about the gun ownership status of my neighbors

[MuseRider]

63. When we moved out here in the country

my husband thought we needed a couple of guns. I do not know where they are, I do not know where the ammo is and I have no idea why we needed them, it isn't like there are bears out here. They have never been used or needed. The funny thing is, my husband had never shot a gun before. I KNOW how to shoot, my dad taught me when I was just a wee little girl and I had to learn again when I worked at the zoo, just in case. I have probably shot no more than 20 times in my whole life nor do I care to ever do it again. The guns are well away from anywhere that is easily accessible. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it?

Protection, lol. It would take an hour for him to find everything and put it together.

[Quixote1818]

66. I ran the numbers. Statistically I decided my family would be less safe with a gun around

Maybe if I lived in a high crime area or had a specific threat I might consider it. As my statistics professor would say, if you think owning a gun makes you safer then you are mathematically challenged. That being said, I think if I was an ex-cop or military and extremely skilled and knowledgeable, I might consider it. I think someone extremely well trained is probably safer with a gun around.

https://www.thetrace.org/2020/04/gun-safety-research-coronavirus-gun-sales/

[doc03]

67. I have 10 at this time nt

[Amishman]

68. In the middle of nowhere with 30 minute police response time

Yes I do.

I have a few old heirlooms, but also a modern pistol (CZ 75) that stays in a bedside quick access lockbox.

[MenloParque]

114. My hubby loves his CZ75B Single Action. He says it's butter smooth.

I assume it’s a soft shooting pistol with little recoil. He likes steel pistols and hates plastic, polymer pistols.

[UpInArms]

69. More than one

I live in the middle of nowhere …

Have had a rabid skunk in my yard … you have to at least have a critter gun

[Baked Potato]

70. We go hiking in remote areas and have physical limitations.

Sometimes bad people hang out in the woods, so pack we do.

[ripcord]

73. I've owned guns all my life

Gun safety has been drilled into me as long as I can remember. I live in a fairly remote part of the desert and unfortunately with all the meth labs and illegal pot farms "hiding" out here 4 legged varmints aren't all I have to worry about.

[Dial H For Hero]

74. Having downsized my collection a great deal, I now only have 14.

[madville]

76. Many

I don’t post in many gun/2nd amendment threads here anymore, it’s a futile endeavor and no one will change their mind. I have hunting rifles, antique family guns (Colt 1903, 1911, and two police positive revolvers), modern concealed carry handguns, shotguns, etc.

I deer and hog hunt, I’m trying to get through the 50 pounds of ground venison I still have left from last season, so the freezer will be almost empty when it reopens in about a month I rarely buy meat at the store except some occasional chicken or seafood, usually get 200-300 pounds of venison and wild pork a year.

[KentuckyWoman]

77. I own 3

I do not own any bullets. These days my idea of hunting food is sales and coupons.

In my younger days, I could track and shoot better than the men in my family.

[Rob H.]

80. Two .22 pistols

One’s a collector piece that lives in its case, the other is the one I use to go target shooting with my dad.

[TexasBushwhacker]

82. As a person who lives with depression

I will never own a gun. I've lost 2 friends and a boss to firearm suicides. Nothing is as fast and lethal as a gun.

[myohmy2]

83. this day and age...

...why would you not own a gun?

...

[Tribetime]

84. If Republicans trust God to take care of them during covid

Then why do they need guns

[Polybius]

85. It's too much work to get one in NYC

Maybe if the Supreme Court makes it easier here.

[struggle4progress]

86. Nope: there are too many people I'd like to see lined up against a wall and shot.

As long as I'm still trying to learn how to love my enemies, I'll keep telling myself not to make it too easy to murder them

[GulfCoast66]

87. Several. Shotgun for bird hunting. Other for duck hunting

The deer rifles which I can hit a salad plate sized target at 300 yards. The gun can shoot farther but 300 yards is my limit. At 100 yards I put 3 shots in the size of a penny. Many hunters think humane kills are important. If you can’t hit where you aim you should not hunt. Vegans and vegetarians are free to criticize hunters. But if you eat meat you are paying someone else to do your dirty work. Hunters do it themselves. And get better meat.

Also have a .22 for squirrels and rabbits although have not hunted them in decades.

The idea that Democratic Party members don’t own guns is crazy. It’s all about where you live.

[nolabear]

88. I am neurotically terrified of the things. So no.

Realistically I’m not likely to ever need one. Theoretically if I had to protect myself or a loved one I would use one. But I don’t want to be near one or anyone who has one on their body, and I’m not crazy about being in a place with one. And yes, I know it’s extreme.

[Raine]

89. I have several, all kinds

I inherited them. I've never shot them, I doubt I ever will. I probably should take some classes to learn how to handle them safely.

[Straw Man]

90. I have quite a few.

I have a C&R FFL -- that's a "Curio-and-Relic Federal Firearms License," a license for collectors that allows me to purchase firearms over 50 years old or have been deemed "curios" by the ATF, foregoing the usual background check for each purchase. (I still have to have a background check for each purchase of any non-C&R firearm.) I have a small collection of vintage rifles, mostly WW II era, and Cold War era handguns from the Eastern Bloc: Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Yugoslav. I also have more than a few "modern" firearms.

I compete in three target disciplines: trapshooting (shotgun), .22 rifle, and .22 pistol. I also have a permit to carry a concealed weapon. I live in a state that makes that a very difficult thing to get, and the powers-that-be have deemed me sufficiently trustworthy to have one.

[wackadoo wabbit]

91. I do not value this life so much that I would harm another in order to keep it

So, obviously, no, I have no gun.

[In It to Win It]

92. Nope. I think have guns tend to attract other people with guns

More guns = more gun related injuries or harm

No thanks

[Scottie Mom]

93. No. No guns. PERIOD

I hate them and do not have one and do not allow them in my home unless it is law enforcement.

[Ligyron]

94. Own them and am proficient in their usage.

I would never have said this 10 yrs ago, but:

Considering what we are up against?

I urge all Dems who can afford it to purchase one or two plus ear protection, take a basic gun safety course and then become familiar with their use.

Like everything else in life practice makes perfect so … practice, practice, practice.

You might even begin to think this is fun.

But let’s face it: guns and ammo are $$. However, a good, used pump shotgun that can be had for a couple hundred dollars is a very versatile weapon.

[bluecollar2]

95. as a farmer living in hurricane country

yes,,,critter control for the Grove (snakes,iguanas,feral dogs)

Law enforcement non-existent in unincorporated part of the county. When power lines are down after a hurricane you're on your own.

Being a Democrat doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.

[bluedigger]

96. I used to.

I bought a handgun when I lived in the French Quarter after a holdup went bad around the block from me. You could literally climb in my second floor bedroom from the street... Sold it for rent money a few years back after I had moved to Colorado. Now I live 7 miles out of town and am considering acquiring another one for self-defense, but don't really feel any sense of urgency. Army veteran and high scorer on the range in basic training with the M-16...

[Aristus]

97. No.

Once you've fired one of these, nothing else satisfies...

[rdking647]

98. i own several

ivae always said i dont own guns becasue om worried about the random criminal.. I own them becasue im jewish (at least by ethnicity) and i own them incase the whack jobs take over...

I never thought about it actually coming true but i live in texas.

[hunter]

100. Why do I need a gun? I have Spot.

Spot lives under my staircase.

Sometimes I find partially digested guns in his poop.

That and the nukes...

[MisterProton]

101. Interesting that the comments are predominately negative, but the poll is positive

Not sure what that implies beyond the obvious of who is more vocal.

[tavernier]

102. No.

I enjoy buying jewelry and perfume. If I ever have the need to shoot somebody I’ll get some counseling.

[GoneOffShore]

105. Can't get one without jumping through a lot of very necessary hoops here.

[DFW]

107. I live in Germany

In case, that doesn't answer the question, the answer is "nein."

[lagomorph777]

108. If accurate, this poll result is incredibly depressing.

I didn't realize we were mostly on the other side of this issue.

[krispos42]

120. It's an internet poll

People are self-selecting to answer it, which means the results aren't scientific.

Nonetheless, my opinion on the matter is documented on DU.

[Devil Child]

121. Don't forget to factor in the multiple firearms owned by a typical US gun-owner

For maximum depression!

[lagomorph777]

122. Eeesh.

Apocalypse Soon.

[GusBob]

127. What a curious statement

what "other side" of what "issue"?

Responsible gun ownership has long been advocated here and by most Dem policy makers, along with control of guns like AK's

The real "other side" is claiming we want to eliminate all gun ownership (i.e. 'take away all our guns&quot

Are "you" claiming that nobody should be able to own a gun or are you claiming "we" should be advocating such?

Please explain

[LiberatedUSA]

129. Then I have some worse news for you.

The rate of ownership is likely higher than reflected.

Why would anyone want to answer it “yes I own guns”? Then have that used as proof down the road on a reason to do a house search?

Anyone residing in a state with no gun registration has no gains no benefit from letting others, especially others with opposing views, from knowing that answer; especially if the question is gun type specific.

The point being (from the non benefit of answering truthfully),in the event of an type of gun ban, make it so they can’t prove or disprove you hand guns to hand over or if you handed them all over. You can’t prove or disprove a negative. A court can’t make a person prove they didn’t dig a hole and stuff it with guns the court can’t prove they ever had to begin with.

[lagomorph777]

132. Nice NRA talking points.

Gun ban?

[LiberatedUSA]

134. We don't have an...

…Assault Weapon Ban in our party platform that bans semi-automatic weapons from purchase for those not in Law Enforcement? If that doesn’t classify as a gun ban, then what are the objects being banned classified as?

And as always, we want to ban them for being war weapons, while allowing the same cops we protest for murdering us to keep theirs; and that somehow makes sense to us.

[Happy Hoosier]

131. What do you think the issue is?

The vast majority of Democrats I know do not oppose gun ownership, but rather favor greater regulation of them.

That's me. I own guns. But I favor 100% background checks, tight control of public carry (open or concealed), liability laws, etc.

[Elessar Zappa]

141. Most Democrats

don’t have a problem with responsible gun ownership. I’m very pro-gun control but I don’t have a problem with someone owning a gun or two.

[SYFROYH]

110. We haven't done this in a while, but it usually comes out about 50-50.

But it should be noted that DU gun owners hold a wide variety of views on gun laws and regulations although we all want to see gun violence decreased.

[Shrek]

112. I have two

A pump-action 20-gauge for pheasants and quail, and a 12-gauge over-under for waterfowl.

[DashOneBravo]

116. Yes, we have these in the fields around us

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[womanofthehills]

118. My daughter gave me a gun because I live way out in the country

I think I have shot it only about 3 times because I’m allergic to the gun powder and get an instant headache. A woman in my town taught me gun safety, but I’m definitely not into guns.

I live in rattlesnake country and was bitten by a rattler a few yrs ago and one of my dogs was bitten last month - so if rattlers are near my house, I kill them with big rocks.

[Decoy of Fenris]

119. I'd suggest a compressed-air rifle for your needs. No gunpowder, fine for small/medium game. n/t

[Iggo]

126. I thought you could only own a gun as a gun owner.

[Happy Hoosier]

130. Yes... quite a few.

Mostly antiques. Most I do not actually have live ammo for (or the ammo itself is antique and unfit for use).

I do have a few modern guns. I practice with them occasionally. I enjoy shooting them, but I hate gun culture, so I shoot them less than I otherwise would.

[Act_of_Reparation]

140. I own sporting firearms.

Nothing specifically designed for combat.

And I support gun control.

[sir pball]

142. Yeah, but just an old-fashioned lever action

Not like I can't shoot it as fast as an AR.

[UTUSN]

143. Don't. Did one/once. My government trained me 2 major occasions. Support drivers license type rules.