Perhaps a word about “Cannibalism”. What sig226 means by use of that term is the tendency among hunters and shooters to form exclusive cliques around their particular favorite subdiscipline of a chosen sport, to the extent that they may even act to exclude or speak in detriment to other sub specialties. Among the firearms fraternity, a common example of a “cannibal” is the trap or skeet shooter who will be heard saying “I don’t see why anybody needs to own a handgun, so I don’t mind a handgun ban”. Probably the most visible and widely known example was the statement once made and since sincerely retracted, by Jim Zumbo, to the effect that he didn’t see a legitimate hunting use for “black rifles”. He was nearly handed his head on a platter, and having been educates as to how erosion of second amendment rights can happen incrementally enabled by his former thinking, he has since become a staunch advocate for ALL gun owners.
The point sig and many of us who love and practice a wide variety of shooting disciplines want to hammer home is that if we don’t hang together, we will all hang separately.
I currently don’t engage in long range target shooting with big bore rifles, but I will someday when I have more time and I enthusiastically support those who do and work hard to fight against .50 caliber bans that have become a popular target for anti second amendment lawmakers.
Same goes for the full-automatic fraternity. I am laying groundwork to join that soon.
Anything that launches one or several directable projectiles out of a muzzle, by force of pressurized gas, is protected by the second amendment as far as I’m concerned and is fine with me as long as you handle it competently and safely.
Shoot ‘em up!
Well said
Shoot ‘em up!”
To paraphrase a common directive when I was going through BASIC: “Shoot ‘em if you've got ‘em.”
I agree with your take on this subject. The only firearm I currently “own” is about a thousand miles from me right now. I left it there to keep it from getting stolen when I was moving so frequently in the military, and haven't recovered it yet. Not possessing any firearms, however, doesn't mean I don't think anyone else should. If I can get my financial situation straight before I die, I intend to get a CCW permit, and fill a large gun safe. In the meantime, I've got a couple of crossbows, and the whole family is outfitted with swords. Not as effective as a pistol or rifle, but even a ballpoint pen can be a weapon if someone is interested enough. I've also spend most of the last decade in places where I wouldn't be allowed to carry a firearm if I had one, and I'm hoping to see those laws changed soon, too, on both the local and Federal levels.
I'm not steady enough to shoot long-range targets, but full-auto weapons can be fun! And practice for self-defense is never, ever, wasted time.
Thanks for the excellent clarification.