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Limiting yourself.
What I mean by this is , to limit yourself to what and why you own and do things with firearms...
Can lead to a limited appreciation and understanding of firearms.
Which of course , could be seen as ironic , coming from a guy who is known for his love of traditional muzzle loading firearms.
However...
I have owned and shot many different types of firearms. Which has helped shape my liking for certain firearms and for my use of firearms.
The reasons why people own firearms are probably as least as different as there are different types of firearms.
The "why" behind why I own firearms is varied.
Some of the "whys" are :
Family guns...mine from my youth or those of my Dad and Grandpa.
Some firearms are owned for historic reasons....I like history ...having a firearm that is from the time periods that I am into , is important to me.
A few are for hunting uses....they are useful for how I shoot and the game that I hunt.
All are owned because I have fun shooting them or maintaining them...as well as taking pride in the ownership of them.
Reading the 2nd Amendment shows that one does not need to have a reason to own firearms...
Nor does it state that one can only have certain firearms , or that one can own firearms only for specific purposes.
I think the above is very important because many folks seem to be all wrapped in only owning firearms for one or two very specific reasons.
Reasons like hunting or defense.
And while both are very important things to consider. and are reasons to own firearms...
Both can also lead to a limited viewpoint of firearms and firearm ownership...if either one of those are the sole , single reason one owns firearms.
Now none of the above is to read that ....
One must do as Andy does...
Or that any one particular reason is not enough to own firearms.
I am just trying to say that one may want to not get all "stuck" on just one aspect of firearms and firearm ownership.
And would suggest that one try to look at both , as their whole selves so to speak , and not just for one thing that they may be useful for.
Andy
What I mean by this is , to limit yourself to what and why you own and do things with firearms...
Can lead to a limited appreciation and understanding of firearms.
Which of course , could be seen as ironic , coming from a guy who is known for his love of traditional muzzle loading firearms.
However...
I have owned and shot many different types of firearms. Which has helped shape my liking for certain firearms and for my use of firearms.
The reasons why people own firearms are probably as least as different as there are different types of firearms.
The "why" behind why I own firearms is varied.
Some of the "whys" are :
Family guns...mine from my youth or those of my Dad and Grandpa.
Some firearms are owned for historic reasons....I like history ...having a firearm that is from the time periods that I am into , is important to me.
A few are for hunting uses....they are useful for how I shoot and the game that I hunt.
All are owned because I have fun shooting them or maintaining them...as well as taking pride in the ownership of them.
Reading the 2nd Amendment shows that one does not need to have a reason to own firearms...
Nor does it state that one can only have certain firearms , or that one can own firearms only for specific purposes.
I think the above is very important because many folks seem to be all wrapped in only owning firearms for one or two very specific reasons.
Reasons like hunting or defense.
And while both are very important things to consider. and are reasons to own firearms...
Both can also lead to a limited viewpoint of firearms and firearm ownership...if either one of those are the sole , single reason one owns firearms.
Now none of the above is to read that ....
One must do as Andy does...
Or that any one particular reason is not enough to own firearms.
I am just trying to say that one may want to not get all "stuck" on just one aspect of firearms and firearm ownership.
And would suggest that one try to look at both , as their whole selves so to speak , and not just for one thing that they may be useful for.
Andy
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