I grew up rurally in the south, so I was raised around guns by default. The adult men in my family had at least 3 or 4 guns each, and I’m probably low balling. I got a BB gun around 7 or 8 years old, I loved shooting cans and got really accurate. I kind of got bored of it over time, I don’t own any guns now and haven’t shot anything larger than a BB gun in decades.

Most of my family does hunt, though. It’s a nice break on the grocery bill if you have the patience for it and a good place to do it. A truck isn’t necessary but it’s definitely a lot easier than shoving a dead deer in a car trunk.

Yes. I think firearms safety should be taught in school. Along with the opportunity to actually fire a gun if you do well in the safety course.

Just pistols. I like .38's

Having spent a few years in the Marine Corps infantry, I've fired dozens of weapons a great many times. I also enjoy target shooting. Like many things that take skill and have a bit of a learning curve, the more you do it and the better you get, the more you appreciate it. With that said, I previously sold all of my firearms and haven't shot in ~5 years, but recently purchased two and will be practicing again soon.

Yes, only once. I was visiting my landlord at the time to do some yard work for him, he took me to the side of his house, asked if I wanted to shoot his shotgun, and put it in my hands before I could answer.

I don't really have any desire to try another.

I shoot and so do most of my friends and family.

Yes. I really can't understand why anyone watching the rise of fascists would still be anti gun.

I'm an American, i shot a ton of my friend's guns one day, it was actually very underwhelming. You pull the trigger, an extremely loud noise happens, and that's it. That's the whole thing.

Yes, fired a gun. Not really my thing but I can understand the appeal.

What really took me away from it is the finality that taking a life brings to it. I was 13 and was shooting around at birds and clipped one to the point it flopped around the ground. My babysitter (I have two younger sisters) at the time didn’t want it to suffer and blew its brains out, of which some landed on me. It taught me a valuable lesson that day. Don’t shoot at something living unless you intend to kill.

In a way, I wish everyone who enjoys guns had a similar experience, I think they’d have a lot more respect for them.

Nope. No plans to. I hate the gun culture in the US.

Yes. I dont really enjoy target shooting at all. Skeet shooting is fun but expensive.

I don't think guns themselves are cool or interesting so there is no inherent fun for me being around them in the way i know other people enjoy them.

Overall 2/10 not my thing.

Storage and ammunition are also expensive so i do not forsee ownership in my future.

Yeah, I shot a lot of BB and pellet guns as a kid and fhen shot actual gunpowder funs a few times as an adult.

Ut is really, relly fun. Like fireworks, or a a small engine, it is harnessed explosions and just a barrel of fun. Never went hunting or anything, just target shooting. Would do it more if I chose it over other hobbies but the nutball conservatives that run the shooting ranges around here is a big turnoff.

I've fired an M-16 and M-60 in training. Also a couple of pistols. But I haven't held a gun in at least ten years. It's just a tool to me and one I've never had any use for. I can appreciate a nice gun just like I can appreciate a tablesaw, but I only have use for the latter.

yes i have fired, yes I own a few.

Yes, the local gun range used to have a "ladies day" and we could get half off gun and lane rentals.

Yes, on my uncle’s land. I’d like to do more but don’t feel like I have the time or money

Yes, target shooting with rifles (which I liked) and skeet shooting with a shotgun (which I didn't care for).

Well, I've been shooting in one way or another damn near my entire life so far.

Air guns as a wee laddie, moving to small caliber rimfire, then eventually more sizable stuff as I aged into it, and showed responsibility.

Hand guns, long guns, and improvised guns of various sizes just because I wanted to see if I could.

I'm better with long guns overall, but better on iron sights with handguns. You give me a decent scope and time to dial it in, and I can hang in with low end pros most days. Not good enough to compete on a big scale, but I usually win local shoots, as long as my glasses are fairly new.

I've done training in various scenarios beyond sitting and putting holes in paper, though it's been years since I did any of that.

I've messed around with some cowboy shooting too, but it didn't stick. Dunno why, really, because I enjoy watching it, but trying it myself was just meh. I think it's harder to sink in and really get into the zone with that kind of thing, maybe. Didn't help that I was using borrowed gear tbh.

Despite that, I'm not really a "gun guy". I don't obsess over them, I don't memorize specs and details of everything. I have most of what I want already, and the only new purchases I plan to make are for stuff that's able to mount red dot optics. I'm past the point where it's fun to shoot with iron sights regularly, and I want lighter options for carry/home defense as well, so might as well shoot five birds with one bullet lol.

I've done some instruction, but I don't really like it. I'm supposedly decent at it, but I'm just repeating the stuff my grandfather taught me, so he's the one that's doing the job. But I'd rather not do it, if it isn't family. I keep getting suckered in though. Especially lately, but I'm on the injured list, so I've not been doing much of it.

Being real? I think it's something more people should try. Not because of any ideology or whatever, but because learning the basics is a really good way to develop patience, focus, and how to filter out what isn't important. The basics are a great way to make that happen because most people that haven't already tried it tend to take it pretty serious and not fuck around. So they treat it with more respect rather than as a hobby, or a chance to swing dick, both of which interfere with the mental side of shooting in the early stages.

I grew up in the American south and we had lots of guns when I was a kid. Me and my dad would go out target shooting on weekends and I always thought it was fun. As an adult I haven't really kept up with it. After my dad passed away I just kind of lost interest. I have a few of those old handguns and rifles still but they just stay locked up in a cabinet at the back of my closet now.

It was pretty much just always something fun I got to do with my dad.