Reasons to own a buncha guns...

45King · May 7, 2000, 06:40 AM

Reasons to own a buncha guns

1. So that you can call yourself a "collector" instead of a gun nut.

2. Because the notion of "the right gun for the job" can be interpreted any way you see fit.

3. Because each of your great-great-great-great-grandchildren should have something to remember you by.

4. Because when Armaggedon strikes, and you rush to the gunstore, and the only box of ammo they have left is 6.5 x 55 mm, and you have nothing to shoot it out of… well, aren't you going to feel pretty darn foolish.

5. Because diversity is our greatest strength.

6. Because you owe it to your fellow gun nuts to make them look reasonable by comparison.

7. Because every gun teaches you something.

8. Because you can.

9. Because every time you buy a gun, you're keeping it out of the hands of a bad person.

10. Because you want to be able to identify with the hero in any action flick.

11. Because Elvis would.

12. Because if time travel is ever perfected, and you can bring all of them back to the Alamo, Davy Crockett, Bill Travis and Jim Bowie are going to think YOU THE MAN!

13. Because one day, when you're famous, every gun you ever owned will be worth a fortune.

14. Because when the government makes a list of every kind of gun you're not allowed to own anymore, you'll have a few that they never even thought of.

15. Because when the cops lay all your stuff out on a sheet, take a picture of it, and publish it in the local paper, you want all the other gun nuts to be envious.

16. Because .25 autos need love too.

17. Because owning at least one of everything is the only known cure for that woozy feeling you get when you stare into the cases at the gun store.

18. Because the more guns you keep in your safe, the harder it'll be for a crackhead to load it onto a handtruck and cart it out the door.

19. Because your dot-com stocks may crater but you'll always be able to swap a Glock for airfare out of any Third World hellhole on the face of the earth.

20. Because unlike computers, the guns you buy now are not going to be available cheaper and more powerful in six months.

21. Because "number of deadly weapons owned" is an extra credit question on the entrance examination to Valhalla.

22. Because you don't want to be "out of it" when the merits of the Nambu Type 14 are discussed on the API list.

23. Because Bill Clinton doesn't want you to.

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Feel free to add to this list.....

I happen to like #'s 8,9,12,21,& 23 myself, esepcially #12 & #21.

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Shoot straight & make big holes, regards, Richard at The Shottist's Center

[This message has been edited by 45King (edited May 07, 2000).]

foxfire · May 7, 2000, 06:53 AM

45King,

Good list, but can be combined into one thought:
RKBA

'nuff said...
'cause any other alternative is unacceptable...

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...defend the 2nd., it protects us all.
No fate but what we make...

Tamara · May 7, 2000, 08:30 AM

Because you need at least two of each: 1 to save because each firearm is a piece of History and needs to be preserved intact, and 1 to shoot because even collector guns were designed to go *bang*!

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"..but never ever Fear. Fear is for the enemy. Fear and Bullets."
10mm: It's not the size of the Dawg in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog!

ArmySon · May 7, 2000, 08:35 AM

Because I can.

HS · May 7, 2000, 09:28 AM

Because my Govt. still lets me....

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"The Gun from Down Under !"
http://www.para1911fanclub.w3.to/
E-mail [email protected]
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Don Gwinn · May 7, 2000, 10:03 AM

My response is that guns are useful. You can shoot your AR for one purpose and your Citori for another, which you can't do with:
<UL TYPE=SQUARE>
<LI>Stamps
<LI>Antique glass jars
<LI>Thimbles
<LI>Pin Cushions and Sewing Tape Measures
</UL>
And other goofy things people collect.

Because there's no sense digging a hole in the backyard big enough for a gunsafe over 2 guns.

Because you might die in bed when you're 90--or you might have to arm 20 of your neighbors in one night.

Karanas · May 7, 2000, 11:30 AM

I have more than 1 CD in my music collection for the same reason I have more than 1 gun ... I get bored playing the same tune over and over again!

chink · May 7, 2000, 06:46 PM

My question is since I own 3 ar-15s, so I own the smae cd 3 times?

or is it like owning the the album, and then a live version of the CD

Why I own a bunch of gun.

There are 2 things that the establishment hates. Guns and Smoking. Gun are just as if not more addicting than smoking. THey both reduce stress. And Guns only hurt other people when I want them to.

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It ain't mah fault. did I do dat?
http://yellowman.virtualave.net/

DaHaMac · May 7, 2000, 08:32 PM

Because it FEEEEEEEEELS so good to own a buncha guns.

ArmySon · May 7, 2000, 08:43 PM

Because I'm am a 1911 addict. Because I MUST own every 1911 variation. Because they speak to me in my dreams and say, "Son! Buy me! Buy me! Buy me! It'll make you feel goooood."

Why do I need to own two Class III firearms? Why do I need to fire them in full auto? Because it beats bingo.
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Son
1911 Addiction
"Rangers Lead the Way!"

[This message has been edited by ArmySon (edited May 07, 2000).]

Simon Yu · May 7, 2000, 10:11 PM

Well this was said by a Filipino martial arts instructor with regards to knives, but it still can be adapted here.

"Two to carry, two to draw, two in case I get disarmed, two to pass to a buddy, two to leave by the bodies, two to escape."

Well that was the gist of it anyways.

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"I look at it this way . . . If it gets any worse I'll be too dead to care."

Simon Yu

loknload · May 7, 2000, 11:50 PM

Simply my good fellows, Because they are Cool

And you like them

Happy Shooting

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We preserve our freedoms by using four boxes: soap,ballot,jury, and cartridge.
Anonymous

CindyH · May 7, 2000, 11:57 PM

Because I'm 31 years old and I can still get a cheap thrill out of pi$$ing off my mom.

Destructo6 · May 8, 2000, 12:53 AM

I'll choose:

6
8
15
21
23
24 "I need it"

**Bud Helms** · May 8, 2000, 01:30 AM

I like 12, 15 and 21. Especially 21.

I would add #24. To make Momma (God rest her soul) proud. Now that woman could shoot!

TMoney · May 8, 2000, 02:18 AM

I have around 18 nieces and nephews, so at the request of the current administration, I do it 'for the children'.

Love the list.

John Grey · May 8, 2000, 02:18 AM

Because I should get to own at least as may guns as my wife has pairs of shoes.

Oleg Volk · May 8, 2000, 09:33 AM

Free people own guns, slaves do not.
Jews own guns, yids do not.

Apply to your own ethnic/social group.

Skyhawk · May 8, 2000, 10:05 AM

25. Because the “fashion conscious” gun owner should have at least one different firearm to go with each different “outfit” that they wear.

Skyhawk

Tamara · November 7, 2001, 05:55 PM

...I was sitting around wondering to myself "what are some of the funniest TFL threads I've read?". This blast from the past came to mind, and I figured I'd drag it to the top so some of the newer folks can get as big a chuckle as I did...

Mithirium · November 7, 2001, 06:09 PM

Glad you bought it back for the newer folk like me. Thats got some funny ones on there. A little bit of truth in every one. For a second I thought ArmySon was back.

OBIWAN · November 7, 2001, 07:30 PM

I had a gal in a climbing class that told me she had a mac10

When I asked her why she bought it she said " because I didn't have one"

Bill Barrett · November 7, 2001, 08:15 PM

I bought a Berretta FS for reason #23 The rest because "I felt the need"

ahenry · November 7, 2001, 10:02 PM

The only reason I am interested in is “Because I can”.

444 · November 7, 2001, 11:04 PM

I have been divorced since 1989 but keep buying every gun I can just in case I get married again and have to start justifying my purchases.
I also get a big kick out of getting into these discussions about which is better X or Y and I can answer; I have both and ..........
When people ask me why I own so many, I tell them that when I am sitting on a bar stool and someone brings something up, I can say; I got that.

November 7, 2001, 05:55 PM	#20
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	So, anyway... ...I was sitting around wondering to myself "what are some of the funniest TFL threads I've read?". This blast from the past came to mind, and I figured I'd drag it to the top so some of the newer folks can get as big a chuckle as I did... __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.

November 7, 2001, 11:04 PM	#25
444 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,968	I have been divorced since 1989 but keep buying every gun I can just in case I get married again and have to start justifying my purchases. I also get a big kick out of getting into these discussions about which is better X or Y and I can answer; I have both and .......... When people ask me why I own so many, I tell them that when I am sitting on a bar stool and someone brings something up, I can say; I got that. __________________ You know the rest. In the books you have read How the British Regulars fired and fled, How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farmyard wall, Chasing the redcoats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load.

May 7, 2000, 06:40 AM	#1
45King Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 1999 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,033	Reasons to own a buncha guns 1. So that you can call yourself a "collector" instead of a gun nut. 2. Because the notion of "the right gun for the job" can be interpreted any way you see fit. 3. Because each of your great-great-great-great-grandchildren should have something to remember you by. 4. Because when Armaggedon strikes, and you rush to the gunstore, and the only box of ammo they have left is 6.5 x 55 mm, and you have nothing to shoot it out of… well, aren't you going to feel pretty darn foolish. 5. Because diversity is our greatest strength. 6. Because you owe it to your fellow gun nuts to make them look reasonable by comparison. 7. Because every gun teaches you something. 8. Because you can. 9. Because every time you buy a gun, you're keeping it out of the hands of a bad person. 10. Because you want to be able to identify with the hero in any action flick. 11. Because Elvis would. 12. Because if time travel is ever perfected, and you can bring all of them back to the Alamo, Davy Crockett, Bill Travis and Jim Bowie are going to think YOU THE MAN! 13. Because one day, when you're famous, every gun you ever owned will be worth a fortune. 14. Because when the government makes a list of every kind of gun you're not allowed to own anymore, you'll have a few that they never even thought of. 15. Because when the cops lay all your stuff out on a sheet, take a picture of it, and publish it in the local paper, you want all the other gun nuts to be envious. 16. Because .25 autos need love too. 17. Because owning at least one of everything is the only known cure for that woozy feeling you get when you stare into the cases at the gun store. 18. Because the more guns you keep in your safe, the harder it'll be for a crackhead to load it onto a handtruck and cart it out the door. 19. Because your dot-com stocks may crater but you'll always be able to swap a Glock for airfare out of any Third World hellhole on the face of the earth. 20. Because unlike computers, the guns you buy now are not going to be available cheaper and more powerful in six months. 21. Because "number of deadly weapons owned" is an extra credit question on the entrance examination to Valhalla. 22. Because you don't want to be "out of it" when the merits of the Nambu Type 14 are discussed on the API list. 23. Because Bill Clinton doesn't want you to. ============================================ Feel free to add to this list..... I happen to like #'s 8,9,12,21,& 23 myself, esepcially #12 & #21. ------------------ Shoot straight & make big holes, regards, Richard at The Shottist's Center [This message has been edited by 45King (edited May 07, 2000).]

May 7, 2000, 06:53 AM	#2
foxfire Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 1999 Location: Tennessee Posts: 689	45King, Good list, but can be combined into one thought: RKBA 'nuff said... 'cause any other alternative is unacceptable... ------------------ ...defend the 2nd., it protects us all. No fate but what we make...

May 7, 2000, 08:30 AM	#3
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	Because you need at least two of each: 1 to save because each firearm is a piece of History and needs to be preserved intact, and 1 to shoot because even collector guns were designed to go bang! ------------------ "..but never ever Fear. Fear is for the enemy. Fear and Bullets." 10mm: It's not the size of the Dawg in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog!

May 7, 2000, 08:35 AM	#4
ArmySon Staff Alumnus Join Date: April 14, 2000 Posts: 2,926	Because I can.

May 7, 2000, 09:28 AM	#5
HS Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 1998 Location: Brisbane.....Australia Posts: 1,258	Because my Govt. still lets me.... ------------------ "The Gun from Down Under !" http://www.para1911fanclub.w3.to/ E-mail [email protected] ICQ # 68806935

May 7, 2000, 10:03 AM	#6
Don Gwinn Staff Emeritus Join Date: March 9, 2000 Location: Virden, IL Posts: 5,917	My response is that guns are useful. You can shoot your AR for one purpose and your Citori for another, which you can't do with: <UL TYPE=SQUARE> <LI>Stamps <LI>Antique glass jars <LI>Thimbles <LI>Pin Cushions and Sewing Tape Measures </UL> And other goofy things people collect. Because there's no sense digging a hole in the backyard big enough for a gunsafe over 2 guns. Because you might die in bed when you're 90--or you might have to arm 20 of your neighbors in one night.

May 7, 2000, 11:30 AM	#7
Karanas Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 1999 Location: Mandeville,LA Posts: 879	I have more than 1 CD in my music collection for the same reason I have more than 1 gun ... I get bored playing the same tune over and over again!

May 7, 2000, 06:46 PM	#8
chink Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 1998 Location: saratoga, ca, usa Posts: 806	My question is since I own 3 ar-15s, so I own the smae cd 3 times? or is it like owning the the album, and then a live version of the CD Why I own a bunch of gun. There are 2 things that the establishment hates. Guns and Smoking. Gun are just as if not more addicting than smoking. THey both reduce stress. And Guns only hurt other people when I want them to. ------------------ It ain't mah fault. did I do dat? http://yellowman.virtualave.net/

May 7, 2000, 08:32 PM	#9
DaHaMac Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2000 Location: West Central Georgia Posts: 247	Because it FEEEEEEEEELS so good to own a buncha guns.

May 7, 2000, 08:43 PM	#10
ArmySon Staff Alumnus Join Date: April 14, 2000 Posts: 2,926	Because I'm am a 1911 addict. Because I MUST own every 1911 variation. Because they speak to me in my dreams and say, "Son! Buy me! Buy me! Buy me! It'll make you feel goooood." Why do I need to own two Class III firearms? Why do I need to fire them in full auto? Because it beats bingo. ------------------ Son 1911 Addiction "Rangers Lead the Way!" [This message has been edited by ArmySon (edited May 07, 2000).]

May 7, 2000, 10:11 PM	#11
Simon Yu Member Join Date: April 29, 2000 Location: Maryland Posts: 22	Well this was said by a Filipino martial arts instructor with regards to knives, but it still can be adapted here. "Two to carry, two to draw, two in case I get disarmed, two to pass to a buddy, two to leave by the bodies, two to escape." Well that was the gist of it anyways. ------------------ "I look at it this way . . . If it gets any worse I'll be too dead to care." Simon Yu

May 7, 2000, 11:50 PM	#12
loknload Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 1999 Location: PA. USA Posts: 1,869	Simply my good fellows, Because they are Cool And you like them Happy Shooting ------------------ We preserve our freedoms by using four boxes: soap,ballot,jury, and cartridge. Anonymous

May 7, 2000, 11:57 PM	#13
CindyH Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2000 Posts: 430	Because I'm 31 years old and I can still get a cheap thrill out of pi$$ing off my mom.

May 8, 2000, 12:53 AM	#14
Destructo6 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 1999 Location: Nogales, AZ USA Posts: 4,000	I'll choose: 6 8 15 21 23 24 "I need it"

May 8, 2000, 01:30 AM	#15
Bud Helms Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia, USA Posts: 13,198	I like 12, 15 and 21. Especially 21. I would add #24. To make Momma (God rest her soul) proud. Now that woman could shoot!

May 8, 2000, 02:18 AM	#16
TMoney Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 1999 Location: Dallas Posts: 617	I have around 18 nieces and nephews, so at the request of the current administration, I do it 'for the children'. Love the list.

May 8, 2000, 02:18 AM	#17
John Grey Junior Member Join Date: May 7, 2000 Location: Elgin, IL, USA Posts: 7	Because I should get to own at least as may guns as my wife has pairs of shoes.

May 8, 2000, 09:33 AM	#18
Oleg Volk Staff Alumnus Join Date: December 6, 1999 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 7,022	Free people own guns, slaves do not. Jews own guns, yids do not. Apply to your own ethnic/social group.

May 8, 2000, 10:05 AM	#19
Skyhawk Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2000 Posts: 616	25. Because the “fashion conscious” gun owner should have at least one different firearm to go with each different “outfit” that they wear. Skyhawk

November 7, 2001, 06:09 PM	#21
Mithirium Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 2001 Location: In the Foothills Posts: 345	Glad you bought it back for the newer folk like me. Thats got some funny ones on there. A little bit of truth in every one. For a second I thought ArmySon was back. __________________ Freedom requires the individual will to let others live as they would choose.

November 7, 2001, 07:30 PM	#22
OBIWAN Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,340	I had a gal in a climbing class that told me she had a mac10 When I asked her why she bought it she said " because I didn't have one"

November 7, 2001, 08:15 PM	#23
Bill Barrett Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2000 Location: West Melbourne, Florida Posts: 454	I bought a Berretta FS for reason #23 The rest because "I felt the need" __________________ Florida Shooters Network

November 7, 2001, 10:02 PM	#24
ahenry Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,764	The only reason I am interested in is “Because I can”. __________________ Doing what you've done, gets you what you've got.