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Hubbie has several firearms, I am not at all interested in them. He does some hunting and since we live in a rural area, they are also there for self defense. He uses them responsibility and is a good shot. So I don't mind or care about him exercising his 2nd ammendment rights.
Not only men have or enjoy guns. I have more than I can count on one hand and my dear husband has his own. They are for protection, recreation, and hunting.
Oh and I can carry in all 50 states
It's the nature of the language.
Your job? If you can carry in Hawai'i, California, and New Jersey, you're not the average citizen.
That is what I always thought. When I took my son to see a new doctor when we relocated here 5 years ago, one of the questions asked by the person filling out the paperwork was "Do you have a gun in the house?" I was so shocked by the question, I just sat there saying nothing. Probably wrinkling my nose, looking confused, and after 2 or 3 minutes, I said "No?" I would say she probably got the feeling we had an arsenal! It made me so angry that they asked, I called the admin to inquire, and they said this was a new requirement. I called my congress people and voiced an opinion there. Luckily, we practice mostly homeopathic medicine. I don't like anyone in my business that doesn't belong there.
I'm curious as to why I've seen people mention needing more protection in rural areas ?
While it's nobody's business what I have, I think it's readily apparent to those who've read my posts that I'm a gun owner. Our place in PA is very rural. I have guns out here for two 'protection' reasons. The first is wildlife. We had a bear come through a screen one night. (We don't have air conditioning, so we leave our big casement windows open at night.) It's funny now, but it wasn't very funny at 5 am. Fortunately, as soon as the dogs barked, he ran off. Should it happen again, and he can't get out or sees my kids or dogs as a food source, I'll be able to protect them.
Second reason is because our place was broken into twice while it was under construction. We haven't had any problems since, but there is a problem with some meth addicts a few towns over. We're too far out of town to get service from the town, so we'd have to wait for state police to show up. Could take a while.
I do keep a single handgun in NJ, but I guess I don't feel as exposed there, if that makes sense. Plus, in a lot of less rural areas it's too much of a pain to own guns. I refused to get one in NYC due to the outrageous costs. Costs not only for the application, but you can't buy ammo online, so to shoot you have to pay membership fees to a range, buy their over-priced ammo, and pay your re-registration to the city every three to five years.
Technically yes. We have a shotgun that lives in a closet that my husband brought to the marriage for sentimental reasons. However, we don't believe it actually works (although it might).
Having guns in the house makes me uncomfortable but I am OK with those those who want them at home for protection provided they are properly secured. Around here it unfortunately seems that there are a lot of accidents from guns kept for protection (e.g. a kid shooting another kid).
Of course it works if you have the shells for it.
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