Virginia Tech massacre (32 kills) would not have happened if it where not so easy to buy a gun.
What if one law-abiding, well-trained student had a concealed carry permit? That may have stopped Cho in his tracks.
OK, I'll go. I kind of like the machining and the workmanship of guns. I like to shoot trap. My grandpa, who was Lakota hunted to feed the family, but the information got lost with my parents generation. It's something I want to take up, but need someone to show me the ropes. So anyone that wants to take me hunting sometime, hint, hint. And yes, I was trained to shoot by the fine instructors on Camp Pendleton Marine Base. Here's what I'm packing: HK USP .45
Grandpa's old Ithaca Model 37 20 GA with original receipt from 1958. Then I saw the 12GA version and had to buy it last year, then I found a 16 GA and am looking for a 410:
Mosin Nagant 9130 7.62X54r
Then on the cruising boat I keep a marinized Mossberg and pop a few clays here and there off the stern pulpit. There's a few others here and there in the arsenal, that's a good start. I'm also into archery, compound and traditional long bow. That's my home defense