Gun Control thread (merged many)

[August]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

I never seriously felt like owning a firearm until the Patriot Act was enacted twenty years ago. I had plenty of air guns to play with but just didn't need a gun. The reason was I felt the government was stomping on constitutional rights so I exercised one to thumb my nose at Congress.

The best reason for owning a firearm is because the government doesn't want you to have one.