Do you own any guns?

[Comet Tail 808]

Whew, I still believe nobody at all should have guns, but you do have some very valid arguments. It really makes you think about how good the average person really is.

 

Well, if it were possible that all guns and the very idea of firearms could cease and vanish forever, then I'd be for that. But the issue is more in execution of it than the actual idea.

 

Hmm. Was it one of the early philosophers that said it? But anyways, I mostly agree, people are "Neither angels nor demons", a curious thing. I think generally speaking people are really good, but we fail to create Utopia because they fail to have the moral resolve to do things like turn down bribes, or care about others instead of wallowing in their own woes.

[Aenrhien 3]

I have a couple of airsoft guns, but I dislike real ones. Sudden loud noises bother me, and more recently I've acquired a more personal reason for disliking them.

[Onyx Inferno 8]

GUNS, I LIKE GUNS :3

here a list:

1 AK-74

2 ruger 10/22

2 ruger vaquero .45

1 *broken* henry lever action

1 AR-15

1 colt M1911

1 m9

1 remmington over-under double 12

 

BTW, this is a very random post...

[FLARE 951]

no real guns and no airsoft guns.... but i do have a paintball marker ^^

 

Same, I had a painball gun, however I got it for my birthday while overseas and when I went through the customs in Australia because it shot a projectile was considered an illegal weapon...crazy huh?

[Smokin'HotRarity 182]

guns are bad

[Whinny-Millie 28]

Unfortunately not, though I think a perfect world would be rather dull...

 

I don't agree with people who aren't in the forces being allowed to keep guns. I understand that you want to protect your property and families, but if guns are scarcely available chances are the robber won't have one, and then you just need a big dog.

 

Old fashioned methods FTW.

[Robojot 152]

Same, I had a painball gun, however I got it for my birthday while overseas and when I went through the customs in Australia because it shot a projectile was considered an illegal weapon...crazy huh?

 

indeed. its infact very hard to do real damadge to someone who is wearing a mask Edited February 16, 2012 by Robojot

[PyRE4243 51]

Whew, I still believe nobody at all should have guns, but you do have some very valid arguments. It really makes you think about how good the average person really is.

 

I'd like to say here, what about target shooting? And Clay Pigeon Shooting? And Hunting? Guns can't be used just for self defence. The MINORITY that would use it to hurt people can eventually get ruled out, not by makings guns illegal, but by (if you have not read my previous posts) making a series of very strict courses before you own a gun. Also, no I don't agree with people holding assault rifles in their homes, but, firstly, assault rifles are not 'all' guns, secondly, they can be ruled out over time.

 

guns are bad

 

How are guns in anyway what-so-ever bad? I can't stress this point enough to a lot of people here: (This is not solely directed at you).

 

It's not guns that kill people! It's people that kill people! The gun is just a machine!

 

Sorry, it does tick me off when people always say this, being an enthusiastic target shooting fan.

Edited February 16, 2012 by Lanzuis

[Nurse Redheart 5]

i do own quite a few guns, i most recently got a moison nagant ($125 bucks too!). I'm a huge fan of colt and winchester. I also have a AK-47, mind you i do have the class 3 permit for it, as well as quite a few other assault rifles

[Eenohay 318]

I'd like to say here, what about target shooting? And Clay Pigeon Shooting? And Hunting? Guns can't be used just for self defence. The MINORITY that would use it to hurt people can eventually get ruled out, not by makings guns illegal, but by (if you have not read my previous posts) making a series of very strict courses before you own a gun. Also, no I don't agree with people holding assault rifles in their homes, but, firstly, assault rifles are not 'all' guns, secondly, they can be ruled out over time.How are guns in anyway what-so-ever bad? I can't stress this point enough to a lot of people here: (This is not solely directed at you).It's not guns that kill people! It's people that kill people! The gun is just a machine!Sorry, it does tick me off when people always say this, being an enthusiastic target shooting fan.

hey, i've already said that we couldnt ban all guns cause of hunting, i talk about guns designed to harm other people

[Ethereal Cereal 84]

Going to pick up my Type 99 today. I'll take pictures when I get it home tonight. Can't wait to get it in my ownership.

 

Anyone gone to any gun shows recently?

[Nurse Redheart 5]

yes actually, went to the one up there in dulles. got there wayyyyyy too early though but thankfuly i had a exhibitor pass

[PyRE4243 51]

hey, i've already said that we couldnt ban all guns cause of hunting, i talk about guns designed to harm other people

 

Ah, ok, for you did sort of use 'guns' in a rather broad fashion, sorry. Edited February 16, 2012 by Lanzuis

[QueenChrysalis 176]

tipp mann sl-62 paint ball

[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

My immediate family doesn't own any guns but some of the nuts on my mother's side of the family have firearms. Not sure if they were legally obtained though

[RippedOffMattress 314]

A BB gun

 

A Lee enfield

 

And an M1 Grand.

 

Come at me bro!

[Ethereal Cereal 84]

I said I'd have pictures. I'll just post 'em in link form.

 

Lighter wood stock is the Type 99, the dark wood stock is the Type 38.

 

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i191/DethMann/S7300740.jpg

Side-by-side comparison: stock, receiver, bolt.

 

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i191/DethMann/S7300741.jpg

Side-by-side comparison: overall rifle length, bayonet.

 

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i191/DethMann/S7300744.jpg

As you can see...both have the 'mums intact.

 

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i191/DethMann/S7300745.jpg

Serial number for the Type 99. Did some research, turns out it's a Series 37 Tokyo Juki Kogyo Arsenal piece. Low serial number (59,000 Series 37s built in a span of 5 years) puts it at somewhere around late 1940 to somewhere in 1941.

 

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i191/DethMann/S7300747.jpg

My Type 38 is the second oldest rifle I currently own. Early 1920's Koshikawa Arsenal piece.

[Smokin'HotRarity 182]

why are guns bad?

their true purpose is to kill

hunting = bad

illegal poaching = worse

bullets = made out of lead and toxic to environment when you shoot them outdoors

volume = damages hearing even when wearing protection

danger of ricochet in indoors shooting

people are occasionally shot during practice shooting

[Cynic 336]

why are guns bad?

their true purpose is to kill

hunting = bad

illegal poaching = worse

bullets = made out of lead and toxic to environment when you shoot them outdoors

volume = damages hearing even when wearing protection

danger of ricochet in indoors shooting

people are occasionally shot during practice shooting

 

Why did you come to this thread? To spread propaganda? Let me go through what's wrong with that list:

1.) Would you really rather people starve to death?

2.) I agree with that.

3.) Find me one thing that isn't hazourdous in this day and age. I dare you.

4.) No, it really doesn't.

5.) Really?

6.) They call that an "accident".

 

I just think you're spreading propaganda, and for no reason at that.

[Ethereal Cereal 84]

3.) Find me one thing that isn't hazourdous in this day and age. I dare you

 

Hard-pressed to find much of anything that doesn't do something bad to the environment these days. Lead is the only thing that keeps the bullet stable until it impacts, and steel is mostly used for piercing armor so it wouldn't be practical to hit soft targets. Anything else and I'd imagine it's liable to disintegrate. Either that or be much more expensive to use in mass production.

 

Besides, isn't lead naturally occurring? What kind of 'harm' is being done to the environment when all that's being done is returning a natural element to its natural environment?

[Smokin'HotRarity 182]

Why did you come to this thread? To spread propaganda? Let me go through what's wrong with that list:

1.) Would you really rather people starve to death?

2.) I agree with that.

3.) Find me one thing that isn't hazourdous in this day and age. I dare you.

4.) No, it really doesn't.

5.) Really?

6.) They call that an "accident".

 

I just think you're spreading propaganda, and for no reason at that.

 

Yes i'm sure fat hunters who eat hungry man everyday need trophies to hang up in their lodges. As for third world countries they already have enough war why give them more guns.

 

Everything can be manipulated to be hazardous, including water, since you can drown in it. Yours is a straw-man argument.

 

Tell that to military vets who have hearing loss.

 

Uh...yeah...especially with certain types of ammo, which may or may not be regulated.

 

Uh...yeah...

 

Lead is not typically found concentrated in rivers. When you do outdoors shooting it will eventually become part of the soil and river, especially if the bullet explodes on impact.

 

The real question is why does a topic like this exist, on a forum dedicated to ponies.

Edited February 17, 2012 by glitterlicious

[Ethereal Cereal 84]

Wouldn't that be due to the fact that collecting and shooting firearms is very clearly a hobby shared even by bronies, and as such it provides an opportunity for like-minded individuals to get together to discuss something that they enjoy?

 

Sort of on topic, but I'm quite pleased with my new purchase. I'll be purchasing a Type 32 cavalry sword off of a friend to display between the two Arisakas. The neat part about that piece is it looks like it was actually used.

Edited February 17, 2012 by CadenceAndCascade

[Cynic 336]

 

The real question is why does a topic like this exist, on a forum dedicated to ponies.

 

Just...just stop. You're in the Everfree Forest, the off-topic section of the forum. This thread was made by Bronies who happen to have in interest in weaponry, and if you don't like it, tough. It's alright to have an opinion on something, but when you're just putting down those who support the thing you oppose, that's just unacceptable. Also, nobody forced you to come here. You came to this thread by your own free will, and to do what? Troll and spread propaganda. Unacceptable.

[Smokin'HotRarity 182]

Just...just stop. You're in the Everfree Forest, the off-topic section of the forum. This thread was made by Bronies who happen to have in interest in weaponry, and if you don't like it, tough. It's alright to have an opinion on something, but when you're just putting down those who support the thing you oppose, that's just unacceptable. Also, nobody forced you to come here. You came to this thread by your own free will, and to do what? Troll and spread propaganda. Unacceptable.

 

Just...just stop. You don't understand something so you label it trolling. I call it standing up for the right thing.

[Oblivion 20,265]

Yes I do! Ignoring the flame wars from alllllllll the way back in 2012 yes I do have a very strong interest in firearms! Not because of the "power" you have or anything else but because what other item can easily protect your family from those willing to do harm, put food on your table during hard times all while deterring Crim without ever having to fire a shot.

    That being said I feel as if now with COVID19 it's more important than ever for Americans to arm themselves learn safe firearms storage and gun safety as well as "use of force and when to use your firearm in a defensive situation" and be well prepared. However unlikely it is the government is on record saying that they will not have the time or resources to protect you and that it's up to the citizenry to protect themselves. We are in an odd time in the U.S. as of now where even those that previously were very anti gun rights are running out and buying handguns and shot guns. Which is both a positive and a negative. It's a positive because while it is good that people are now "getting it" it's negative in the sense that many people lack the common sense for basic firearms handling and safetey, in this pandemic if you're going to own a firearm that's great no that's awesome! Just please! As a 2A supporter till the day I die please learn how to properly be safe with your new firearms.