Who owns a gun?

[CEDeoudes59]

I don't actually. In fact i've been very much against them. And I have very limited knowledge of them. I am interested in buying one for protection...
This kid convinced me I (and everyone) should own one.

Where to buy one for a good price?
What models to consider?

[Funny Monkey]

Go to a gun show to get one just research it and you can get a good deal. I personally like Glock mine is not pretty but I can rip the center of a target out at 50 feet. H&K is an outstanding gunmaker also but you will pay. I am buying a Beretta this weekend so I will let you know how i like that one too.

[NPursuit]

Sigs are my personal favorite. Glok, Kimber, Springfields, & H&Ks are good choices as well.

[goldylight]

If it is just for your house, then just get a cheap 12 gauge shotgun. dont even have to really aim. i have a shotgun and an AK-47.

[CEDeoudes59]

Gun show... hmm.... Interesting
What to do about pricing...? I read a couple gun magazine websites.

[CEDeoudes59]

If it is just for your house, then just get a cheap 12 gauge shotgun. dont even have to really aim. i have a shotgun and an AK-47.

Yep - I was told that on the shotgun is the best house-defense weapon.
I think I want an Uzi / M14 for trips to the grocery store...

* What is the process like to get a firearm - and carry around? (concealed weapon permit) (I'm really in the dark on weapons)

[NPursuit]

* What is the process like to get a firearm - and carry around? (concealed weapon permit) (I'm really in the dark on weapons)

You should just be able to go down to your town/city hall and pick up a concealed weapons permit. Fill it out and send it in for approval.

[goldylight]

depending on your state - i think concealed takes around 3-6 months to get. rifles and shotguns, you walk out of the store in 15 minutes as long as you dont have a criminal record.

[cr4ytonic]

Where to start? From the south so I have enough guns to take over Cuba.

I am a hunter so my favorite is my 7mm browning semi-automatic rifle with a 50mm scope, easily deadly at 500 yards, try to do that with your glock :-)

I also have a really light browning youth model 20 gauge shotgun I love, deadly on squirrels, ducks, pheasants, doves, etc and easy to cary around (and beautiful). Also to protect your house nothing says ****off like a shotgun, you might miss with a pistol or rifle but you will kill someone dead with a scatter gun.

[Beelzebub]

Ironic, I'm looking into buying my first handgun as well.

[CDB]

Ironic, I'm looking into buying my first handgun as well.

It's been said already, but for home defense, if that's what you guys are looking for, get a shotgun. Handguns are awesome for shooting and defense on the go, but a lot of states don't let you carry. Imagine waking up in the middle of the night with blurry eyes trying to aim a handgun. A shotgun will tear through anything you point it at without much aiming needed, and it's often said that the sound of just pumping a shell into the chamber is enough to scare the **** out of someone.

[intv]

Another thing to keep in mind is your line of fire - are you in an apartment? Do you have kids or someone else living in the house with you? A magnum will go through drywall easily from what I've heard. I've heard birdshot will not easily penetrate drywall though, but will still take someone down with a clear shot - is this true?

I've got a S&W .40 pistol now, but thinking more about a shotgun, I think it would be safer with kids around.

[CEDeoudes59]

thanks for the discussion bros, keep it coming

[cr4ytonic]

You are right, a big 45 handgun would go through a couple walls, birdshot will too but not as much and would loose velocity, some will get stopped, etc. Safer in general.

My grandmother once stopped a robber with a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, she said he got really cooperative when she put a shell in the chamber, that sound sends a big message.

[size]

Go to a firing range and shoot a few to see what feel you like.

Nothing quite like killing you dinner.

[Funny Monkey]

yeah shotgun is a good choice for home defense. I woudl use 00 buck though and not bird shot if he is far enough away or turns his back to you down a hall or so you might just piss someone off. However seeing 3 feet of fire fly out of a barrel is quite intimidating. I keep my glock by the bed and the shotgun loaded with 00 right inside the closet door. So if I get woken up with some poor bastard in the room I got 10 chances to hit him with a .40 cal loaded with hydroshocks and if he is loud enogh to wake me up in another part of the house then the shotgun gets broken out.

I got my conceal carry permit about 6 months ago. TN makes you take a class and then you have to apply with the state after that. Took me about 6 weeks and I can carry any weapon and how ever many I want in plane sight or concealed if I choose.

[MarcusG]

The power of a shotgun cannot be challenged at close range. A pistol pumps out 1 lead slug at one time, a 12 gauge pumps out about 20 lead pellets. One properly placed shotgun blast would probably have more stopping power than emptying an entire pistol magazine. So for home defense, its pretty intimidating.

[Rock Lee]

I am a hunter so my favorite is my 7mm browning semi-automatic rifle with a 50mm scope, easily deadly at 500 yards, try to do that with your glock :-)

I also have a really light browning youth model 20 gauge shotgun I love, deadly on squirrels, ducks, pheasants, doves, etc and easy to cary around (and beautiful). Also to protect your house nothing says ****off like a shotgun, you might miss with a pistol or rifle but you will kill someone dead with a scatter gun.

Damn, it must be a real challenge to kill non-moving animals with a 500 yard scope.

And if you can't hit a person a couple of feet away from you with a handgun, then maybe you should spend a little more time at the shooting range and stop blowing up small animals with your "scatter gun".

[bigpetefox]

I'm good with a handgun (infantry school), so of course I own two .40's (one Glock, one HK usp).. I'd like to get a Binelli(sp) tactical shotgun oneday..

[Buc4Life04]

OO those are big pellets. Might as go with some buck shot slugs I have a Beretta Tekneys
12gauge keep it loaded with nitro steel shot.Then i have acouple other "Toys" that are
stragicly placed around the house!