I'm taking my little sister to Grand Island this week

[DoesntMatter]

And am going to show her how to use all kinds of guns

[anachronistic]

I think my step father is going to give me his left-handed 22LR. I am so excited I hope he does.

Have a good time, and remember, rifleman's safety.

[DoesntMatter]

It's gonna be great. My dad, uncle, and 2 cousins are going too, so depending on how many guns each of us bring we should have around 20 or so different pieces to shoot

[RSK]

Sounds like fun. I've never shot a gun in my life, and I don't think I want to. But potato guns, that's a diff story!

have fun!

[Tone]

I've also never shot a gun in my life... but I suppose I should learn if I'm to be ready for a zombie infestation...

[Kiechi]

I don't see the fascination with guns, personally.

[anachronistic]

I haven't shot very many different kinds of guns. I use a shotgun every year for bird hunting... usually stick to a 12 gage, but I have used 410 before. I have also shot an M14. I use that for medium-sized game. I shot a friend's 270 one time, I shot a 223 the other day (prairie dog hunting) I shot a 22LR quite a few times... especially my step father's lefty which I might get soon. I have also shot a Ruger 22 pistol. It belongs to a friend of mine. We passed it around and he let all of us shoot it a few times. It's a nice little revolver.

Anyway, I never shot a gun before I came out here. Where I live, you have to have a gun, because shit happens. And sometimes the only way to handle shit, is to blow a hole in its head. By shit, I mean wild buffalo, mountain lions, rattle snakes, all kinds of shit that will kill you if it gets a chance. Thankfully, I have only had to use guns for defense a small number of times. It's always nice to know how to shoot a gun, and have one ready in case shit happens. And you can use it to hunt for food! It's actually kind of fun, but it takes a great responsibility - which is something that not everybody can handle. And that's why I appreciate it.

[DoesntMatter]

I don't see the fascination with guns, personally.

I don't see how that in any way constitutes a fascination. But like a lot of people who have never shot a gun or seen one in a domestic setting, to you it does

[Kiechi]

I don't see how that in any way constitutes a fascination. But like a lot of people who have never shot a gun or seen one in a domestic setting, to you it does

No, what I mean by "fascination" is your regular upbringing of guns. Not just this thread. E.g. Your signature.

[DoesntMatter]

Yeah, half of my signature. For most of my time on LF my signature was an rcon command for a video game but no one ever said I had a fascination, despite lots of posts being about that

But gun ownership is just a good of proof of equality

[clearskies]

DM: I really wish you and the family a happy break, enjoy your time. Shooting will definitely be fun. I never thought of shooting a gun although my mum has done that years ago.
On Tuesday, I will be on a sandy lovely beach by the Mediterranean sea! Waoo I am looking forward for swimming with my kid, either at the hotel pool or the sea.... Has anyone swum before in the Mediterranean?

[DoesntMatter]

Have fun clearskies! Where specifically in the Med. Sea are you gonna be? I've swam in the Tyrrhenian Sea quite a few times

[clearskies]

Alexandria.. we will be there for a week . I hope it wont be that hot.

[shh!]

I've swam in the Mediterranean. It's beautiful, but depending on the time of year can be loaded with jelly fish. If I were you, I'd look into traveling to the Red Sea, where it was less of a problem.

[DoesntMatter]

My little sisters first time popping caps. She ownt