Original reason for buying your first gun?

[Barang]

Mine was for Home defense, then bought a second one for backup, then another one to backup the backup , and now finally ... collection.

[kygen]

home defense/target practice. then it just went down hill from there....

[tacticalcity]

Just got a bug up my rear. My dad actually bought it for me as a birthday gift because I said I wanted one and he wanted to keep that family tradition alive.

My dad's business partner gave me a free training certificate to Front Sight and paid for my airfare if I remember correctly. Needless to say he get's treated like an uncle and I have been trying to spoil him back ever since.

[BenjaminCA]

I was getting married and I wanted to have gun in the house for protection.

[jyo]

It started as wanting to have a gun around for HD, but also to go shooting with my buddies---then it became a hobby...

[bsg]

i don't recall that there was a specific reason that was a driving force in the decision to purchase a gun. i had already owned a gun before making my first purchase of one.

[davidb]

i started shooting mainly rifles & shotguns with my grandpa as a kid, then bought a mosin when i turned 18...then a few more long guns for HD & plinking by the time i turned 19. 21st b-day got a handgun for HD, then a couple more in the next couple years, then got reinterested in long guns and thats where im at now lol

people are serious when they say this hobby is addicting

[TKM]

I was seven and I'd been saving my lawn mowing money all summer.

My brother got a video game, I got a Marlin 60. Less than $50 at KMart.

[LAKings22]

Always liked guns. When I turned 21 I bought one. I used it.for target practice a few times and it was my HD gun for 6 years and never considered buying another one until one night when my wife said she saw someone in the backyard. I grabbed the gun went to the yard, my dog was going nuts he didnt even let me open the gate all the way and he rushed twords the back of the yard and meanwhile Im standing there and I realized I needed a new HD gun. Then it turned into 3rd 4th 5th and so on. Now it just something I really enjoy collecting.

By the way I didnt see anyone but who ever it was stepped into my dogs crap and left a nice streek on the wall as he jumped back over. Who said Boxers dont make good guard dogs.

[BenHa]

Bought Groupon thingy for the shooting range and found out I didn't like glocks :| something about them not fitting in my hand. Friend later said why don't you just buy a gun you like Later that week i went to a LGS tried out a couple pistol and got a CZ75 now I am just slowly accumulating more guns :|

[jmaglipay]

Cuz my friend bought one and I got jealous.

[ivanimal]

Deer Hunting.

[jfifer]

Cause the homie said i earned my stripes

[Dont_Shoot_im_Chinese]

I was always fascinated with knives, misc weapons, and firearms. When I turned 21, I researched online to find out what I needed to have to purchase one and bought the first one.

[Gene1986]

Fascination of the unknown, was between guns or sex and I was too scared to have sex at 11.