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In reply to the discussion: Rural gun ownership. [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)129. Even my mom can shoot a .22 rifle
and she's ...well, up there in years. You don't need more than that or maybe a 12-gauge. Anything else is just because you want to pretend to be a badass and has nothing to do with protection.
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I get that. Question I always wonder is if one carries a gun when they do go to the city?
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#2
Not from me: I had to get rabies shots when a pack of 5 attacked my dog and me out on a mountain
byeya
Dec 2012
#41
I think most gun control advocates are not thinking of the hunting rifles or such that rural
mostlyalurker
Dec 2012
#7
Assault weapons have become the weapon of choice for terrorists, mass murderers,
DrewFlorida
Dec 2012
#107
Here is a link to some statistics on mass shootings, I'll get more stats for you
DrewFlorida
Dec 2012
#122
A .308 out of an AR10 is no different than a .308 out of a Rem 700 bolt action.
aikoaiko
Dec 2012
#22
You don't have to buy anything. I'm explaining to you how some people us these firearms.
aikoaiko
Dec 2012
#104
With a standard upper receiver, they're not powerful enough for deer for the most part
Recursion
Dec 2012
#56
Subtlety is lost in these threads. Must we point out the obvious at every step?
Buzz Clik
Dec 2012
#176
My understanding is that .223 is illegal for deer hunting because it's not powerful enough.
lumberjack_jeff
Dec 2012
#115
It's not unnecessary firepower for a brown bear, and they're in all 50 states.
JohnnyRingo
Dec 2012
#125
You're right, they are aggressive and think absolutely nothing of charging a human
HillWilliam
Dec 2012
#126
I just read a story about a guy that went wild in a department store with a ladder and killed 16.
progressoid
Dec 2012
#112
so, a Smith and Wesson M&P 15 semi-automatic rifle and a Glock 22 handgun are used for hunting?
kwassa
Dec 2012
#170
I've been rural for 20 years. From my experience, rural is red. And that explains the guns.
Gregorian
Dec 2012
#35
"The White Tale(sp) deer is already on it's way to becoming extinct."
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2012
#42
The origins of "lock & load" remain mysterious, particularly given that you do the opposite
Recursion
Dec 2012
#96
Can't speak for the OP, but where I grew up animal control was mostly a fiction.
davsand
Dec 2012
#102
but why would you need to take your gun outside of your home and yard?
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#113
I used to live in the lower Sierra Nevada Mountains. I had 20 acres 4 horses 6 dogs 3 cats a bird
upaloopa
Dec 2012
#127
good lord, i'd not want anyone I love going up against a pack of those! Because safer than
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#189
We've had sheep, chickens, dogs and cats become prey for various predators here
tularetom
Dec 2012
#157