What does gun ownership do for you?

[JaeFern]

Stress reliever...Sense of power... sense of security... wets undies of the opposite gender...sense of accomplishment... and a good place to take the wif when she feels like nagging/being way too talkative.

[NRAhighpowershooter]

Number one with me is stress reliever THEN:

~sense of safety/security?
~sense of readiness should the SHTF?
~just like shooting targets/plinking?
~like the sense of history and the visceral and personal connection to history that certain guns have?
~gives you a sense of power?
~from a country where people were oppressed and not permitted to be armed?
~like the mechnical/engineering/ballisitics science side of it?
~participation in various gun sports: cowboy action, ISPC, benchrest, 3 gun, etc and the camaraderie?
~hunting?
~like the tactical/techno gadgetry?

[phish]

Being a nerd, I like the inherent complexity, and even simplicity of the mechanical aspect. It gives me something to do and I spend less time in front of the tube, not like there's a lot of good stuff to watch these days.

I also do it for the historical aspect and also enjoy going to competitions. I sometimes feel like I just took a final after a match, but I usually turn in personal bests that day.

There are worse things you can spend money and time on.

[Unknownassailant]

chix dig guys with guns

Yeah thats gotta be it, I bet Feinswine and Sarah Brady's legs quiver in ectasy when they read articles about AW yielding gunmen

[Bling Bling 2.0]

Being a nerd, I like the inherent complexity, and even simplicity of the mechanical aspect. It gives me something to do and I spend less time in front of the tube, not like there's a lot of good stuff to watch these days.

I also do it for the historical aspect and also enjoy going to competitions. I sometimes feel like I just took a final after a match, but I usually turn in personal bests that day.

There are worse things you can spend money and time on.

I totally agree. The mechanism and recoil action are really cool too. And TV is hopeless; If I hear one more thing about American Idol I'm going to go nuts. I watch Family Guy and documentaries and that is about it.

[Black Majik]

Gun Ownership....

... takes away all my money.....