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[Gtfan]

I have never really been interested in firearms until about 6 months ago when myself and two other co-workers were robbed at gun point. Since then I became very interested and now have my ccl and own a ruger lcp,s&w 642,and my edc kahr cm9.So my question is have most of y'all been interested in firearms your entire life or did it take being robbed or being a victim of some other crime to get you interested in carrying a firearm on a daily basis?

[Longitude Zero]

I've been a shooter since I was 6 years old. A life long addiction.

[Barth]

Grew up on Westerns.
John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and the like.
Have had BB guns, air guns and anything with a trigger as far back as I can remember.

I sometimes wonder if I haven lived multiple lives?
Or channel the Wild West though my veins in some way?

I've been carrying for over 20+ years and feel naked without a gun.
Guns to me are as natural as breathing.

[lowroad]

I think I shot my first rifle at 4? little 22 at a hubcap dad had nailed to a tree out in the woods. Then it was a long line of 22's, pellet guns, shooting bigger stuff with dad, until I joined the service at 17. That led to bigger and better boomsticks of course, and today I have a safe full of stuff I won't talk about.

[Bawanna]

I've been a life long addict. No idea where it came from. But I have no regrets either.

[Gtfan]

Thanks for the replies and all the great info on this forum I did all the pre range prep recommended on this forum and have shot 200 perfect rnds through my cm9

[Native]

Long line of gunnies back through the generations in my family. Couldn't have been helped if I'd wanted it to. Being from NH where we pretty much have to opt out of being issued a gun with our birth certificate didn't hurt either. Welcome to the club.

[HeyGuysWatchThis]

My brother in law says that there are basically 2 types of boys: when one picks up a stick it's a gun, when the other picks up a stick, it's a guitar. Mine were guns, his were guitars

[Ken_K]

I've always enjoyed shooting rifles and shotguns but just got in to handguns a few years ago. My reason was job related. I did a lot of oilfield work by the Texas/Mexico boarder and being robbed and/or killed was becoming more and more of a concern. After three welders were shot and killed while working on a pipeline close to where I was at I bought my G19. I got some quality training, picked up my CHL, and haven't looked back.

[muggsy]

Started shooting at age 6. Gun owner since I was age 12. Life member of the NRA since age 23. Shooter for more than fifty years.

[MLESa7990]

While I can't say it is an addiction, I do enjoy owning and shooting the ones i own....been into the whole firearm thing since 09...the year I joined the military.

[OldLincoln]

I grew up shooting then lost the attraction to it in young adult years. I was told I need to get a defensive gun in the 90's and bought a Colt Mustang that I only shot a few times. I didn't really get a thrill out of shooting it and it sat locked up until just a few years ago. Home invasions became a regular event with a couple pretty close to home, so my wife asked me to get back in the gun thing.

I started by researching all I could find out about defensive pistols and became convinced that my 380 Mustang wasn't enough so I got the PM9. I also have secured my house a bit and have a shotgun for the house, while I got a permit and carry my PM9 everywhere allowed.

I wish it weren't necessary to do this but it is what it is.

[Gtfan]

I work in high crime areas everyday and should have been carrying concealed for years.I was lucky no one got shot when we were robbed and now I have learned my lesson and carry
Everywhere it is legal!I have also found that going to the range and shooting is a lot of fun. Now I want a glock 23 or m&p 40 can't decide which one.

[jocko]

I owned a family busiuness for over 69 years and had a gun shop inside. over 35 years ago, when I was closing up, I was armed robbed by two guys. One had a wheel gun and the other a Mossberg pump. I really think had I had a gun on my side inb broad daylight they would have shot me, They wanted money and nothing else. I gave them what they wanted, drugs was not as bad backthen vbuyty these two guys were black and we have no blacks in or town but 15 miles away yes. they were never caught. I had only theose phoney security camers back then. Don't give um a reason to shoot u and more than likely ur gonna walk home to momma. A change of cleaqn shorts and I was back at the desk the next day, alittle wiser. The hero sh-t never entered my mind back then either. I carry 24/7 not because I am scared but because I am not scared, but I do think I could sit and watch a hold up go down and never get involved I carry for me and my family..

[Gtfan]

I agree most of the time if you give the BG what he wants you will be fine.In my case we were in a vacant apartment with the door wide open so when he came in he had the drop on us I would not have drawn my gun in that situation even if I had one because it would probably have gotten me killed.just because you have a gun in your pocket it's not always in your best intrest to draw it especially if the BG is wearing a mask as in my situation he was.So now we always lock the doors behind us and they will have to kick the door in to get to us which hopefully will give us a few seconds to get ready I know chances are this will not happen again but it doesn't hurt to be prepared just in case.