Thursday, February 12, 2009

Why are people scared of guns?

I was speaking to several of my friends the other day, because I had recently purchased a Glock .40. While texting this to my friends, almost everyone of them said I was scary. I don't believe that handguns are scary. The way people use handguns are, but the guns themselves are quite alluring. After I purchased it, of course I had to fire off a few rounds. I didn't realize how quickly you can go through a box of 50. I mean yes it was exhilirating to have the 13 round clip fired of in a matter of moments, but it wasn't scary. I have been firing guns since I was 6 years old with my grandfather and he made sure that I was taught properly.

I still remember the first gun I fired. It was a sawed off 20 gauge that grandpa had just "lying around." I remember how heavy it felt, and there was no way I was going to fire this thing. Sure enough grandpa taught me how to hold it, load it, and then he put me up against a tree to shoot a pie plate. I was 6, so you must realize I knew nothing of recoil. Sure enough I stood there, put the barrel to my waist, and BLAM! No more pie plate!

It was a rush to see that plate shred into 100 different directions after I pulled the trigger. When my heart began to beat normally again, I asked grandpa if I could shoot another one. We had plenty of plates so why not. I sat against the tree, loaded both barrels, took aim at the hip, and BLAM! I fired both barrels at the same time causing the recoil to lift the barrels and it struck me in the forehead. I never hurt so bad before, but after the initial shock; I loved every moment. I learned to hold onto a gun after that. I may have been hurt but all I wanted to do after that was feel that recoil and watch pie plates explode.

My recent purchase has gotten my friends to ask if I was going on a rampage anytime soon. Believe me, that is the last thing on my mind. I will say one thing. I understand why the police relieve stress by dismantling, cleaning, reassembling, and firing their weapons. It's a great stress reliever to feel a little "controlled" destruction.

4 comments:

  1. I like shooting guns too. I used to be terrified of them, but then I started dating a hunter. He really enjoyed taking his guns apart and cleaning them too. Anyway, he said that anyone around guns should know how to handle one. We spent the day in his granpa's feild, shooting different guns. It was almost romantic. I liked the handgun the best; although, I don't remember what kind it was. By the end of the day, I actually hit my target a few times. It really was exilerating. Now I love to go and shoot. I still don't think I would want a gun under my pillow, like you see in the movies.

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  2. I understand your feelings exactly concerning cutting back on hours instead of eliminating the ones that do not contribute or occasionally in the middle of the week on a busy day or night the ones that are to work do not show or they call in sick. It does make the workload heavier for the ones that are there and know the importance of having a job as well as one that normally you enjoy thoroughly.

    I will not comment on who my employer is, but a lot of what you are talking about goes on weekly and I do not see any reprimand for the behavior. And the rest of us that do our jobs seem to get more and more piled on us.

    I hope that the economy picks up and you will be able to get the hours needed to meet your needs.

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  3. Guns are great. I love them. It is very relaxing to go shoot. My first shotgun was a youth 20 guage when I was 10 years old. I have several shotguns, pistols and rifles.

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  4. A friend of mine took me to a shooting range once and let me fire several of his guns. Believe it or not, I did the best with a .357 Magnum--Dirty Harry's gun. I still have the target!

    K. Smith
    Eng. 226

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