17 guns is “huge”? The reporter would wet himself if he ever saw my basement.
I was pheasant hunting in Western North Dakota, once, and saw some birds in a guy’s tree row. I stopped by the farm house to inquire about whether he would allow me to hunt the trees. He invited me in. Seeing as it was nowheresville NoDak, he probably just wanted some company for a bit. No problem.
I stepped inside, and literally every surface except the floor and ceiling were covered in guns. Every wall. Every counter. The desk. The bathroom. Everywhere. Thousands upon thousands of guns.
He started giving me a tour of his collection. Handed me an old six shooter from the 1800s.
Now in my training, one always clears the gun, demonstrates that it is empty, and then you hand it to the next guy. He didn’t do that. So I asked,
“Is it loaded?”
“Of course it’s loaded. They’re all loaded. What use is a gun unless it’s loaded?”
The reporter would faint if he saw my Class 3 safe.17 guns?I have more than that just in my bedroom.