To pre-empt your aggression about me posting again, there seems to be some more reasonable discussion going on at this point and you chose to answer my questions to the best of your ability. I will choose to answer yours to the best of mine. It would be hypocritical of me to come here and ask questions to people of a different viewpoint for the sake of learning and then not provide answers myself.
Originally Posted by KMG
1. I have shot a number of guns a number of times. My father's father runs a gun / hunting shop out of his house. We hunted a bit when I was younger and it was great fun marching around in the woods and hiding out and stalking animals. I felt kind of bad for the animals and not very accomplished when we actually killed something, though. I got more out of the hiking and stalking element. We usually hunted with bows but we did hunt birds a few times using shotguns. I also used handguns on targets at the house.
2. The experience didn't change my opinion on guns much. I did and still do have a fairly neutral sentiment toward them. I guess before I shot them they were a little scarier/more dangerous in my head. They're pretty fun to shoot, but awfully loud and the fun of target practice kind of burned out pretty quick for me.
3. After shooting guns I learned that they can be used safely if you're responsible about it. This was due to learning the various safety measures involved in keeping and using a gun for sport.
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