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riderinthestorm

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41. +1. Family heirloom passed down to me but I've never shot it, no will I ever. No ammunition.

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 07:50 PM

Dec 2012

HOWEVER, I do hold onto mine since my nieces and nephews are just now entering their teens. Someone may actually want it (my kids do not).

Every 2 - 3 years a friend takes it home for me, cleans and oils it. Makes sure it shoots fine and hands it back. Then I store it in the ceiling tiles of my barn until my calendar says its time for maintenance.

If no one indicates any interest in it in the next 20 years I'll pass it along to the LEOs. For now it waits.

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Do you own any guns? (repost w/poll for BVAR) [View all] rDigital Dec 2012 OP

I own a single gun, because NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #1

I live in the sticks, too Aerows Dec 2012 #19

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I inherited 2 .22 rifles and .22 handgun. (I think. Looks kind of like an old cowboy gun.) I am not GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #2

Three shotguns, two rifles and one handgun. Scuba Dec 2012 #3

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I've got one too. LeftInTX Dec 2012 #7

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ROFL - Same BB gun, same reason LeftInTX Dec 2012 #23

No guns OutNow Dec 2012 #5

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As broadly as possible OutNow Dec 2012 #12

All guns can be used to assault. That could be pretty broad. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #17

I'm a democrat who thinks it's really no one's business how many guns I own Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #6

The un is carefully monitoring this poll for the upcoming confiscation. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #29

More than one but not several. nt rrneck Dec 2012 #9

Two rifles, two shotguns, two pistols. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #10

I am a democrat who owns no guns, Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #13

Thank You for posting this poll. bvar22 Dec 2012 #14

No Problem. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #15

Never in my life have I felt the need to own a gun. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #16

Same here.... RichGirl Dec 2012 #49

2 bolt action rifles Kaleva Dec 2012 #18

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Same here. Police response time is measured with a calendar or sundial. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #21

Precisely n/t Aerows Dec 2012 #22

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Interesting.... RichGirl Dec 2012 #51

Clearly, you don't live in the sticks Aerows Dec 2012 #58

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I own 2 although I don't consider that "several" SpartanDem Dec 2012 #25

a glock 22 a glock 27 two 12 gauge pump actions a m4 carbine and a m16a1 loli phabay Dec 2012 #26

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but they are stored in a locked gun safe nt Fresh_Start Dec 2012 #28

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I own several. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #31

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You posted a partial quote. bvar22 Dec 2012 #61

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