How many guns is too many?

Sentinel & Enterprise (Massachussetts) ^ | 11/22/05 | Caitlyn Kelleher

[yarddog]

Some days I just sit down and thank God I don't live in a place like Massachusettes.

[wvobiwan]

Excellent.

From the movie "Unforgiven":

"I ain't gonna get shot for lack of shootin' back."

Communist's golden rule: First, take away all of the guns.

[wvobiwan]

ROFL!

Too true.

[yarddog]

You may technically be able to own rifles in GB, but for all practical purposes you can't. I think you still can own shotguns with lots of restrictions although there are calls to ban them too, as well as air guns.

You can't even own airguns which are moderately powerful.

[El Gato]

"By law we have to hide our guns away."

Now you see there's your problem right there.

"The people have a right to keep and bear arms for the common defense. And as, in time of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the legislature, and the military power shall always be held in an exact subordination to the civil authority, and be governed by it."
Declaration of Rights, Article 17, Massachusetts Constitution.

A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed
Second Amendment, Constitution for the United States.

[El Gato]

If you start losing track of them, you have too many.

Nah, that just means you've graduated to a higher level, and need better record keeping tools.

[Towed_Jumper]

LOL! "You broke into the wrong gosh-darn rec-room!" I love that scene...my wife and kids even started calling me "Burt Gummer" for awhile...

...thanks for the chuckle...

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

State laws require all firearms to be "secured in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock or other safety device, properly engaged so as to render such weapon inoperable by any person other than the owner or lawfully authorized used."

Gee, when will the next Carpenter Family-style pitchfork massacre occur?

[xarmydog]

I went to the shooting range sunday.I stapped on my holster with my 22 mag.,threw in my 25 auto on my boot,(outside exposed),and acouple of rifles to zero in some new scopes.All the while in full view of everyone in town including the police without a conceald carry permit.No problems at all.Can carry but not concealed.But then again,thats why i live in Texas.

[wvobiwan]

Sure, rub it in Army. I only get dispensation if I'm guarding my still here in WV. :>D

[Towed_Jumper]

". You have no more room to store them. "

..same rule applies in our home...according to the wife if it won't still fit in your gun safe, you can't have it...my "workaround" has been to transfer various "assets" to the kids' gun safe (they have their own that they share)...to make room for new acquisitions.

...to every problem there IS a solution!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

How many guns is too many?

Obviously any number above zero, in the opinion of the dumb, anti-gun parents mentioned in the article.

[ericthecurdog]

That would make a truly kick ass tagline. Can I steal that from you at some point?

[El Gato]

Oops, left off the link to the single comma version at the Library of Congress

[Abathar]

My wife once put her foot down on my discretionary spending on firearms. I then realized she had no idea of how many guns I had, just that there was 2 empty spaces in the gun cabinet. I learned to shift and swap them between the closets, cabinets, basement, and den. I keep that poor woman so confused that all she can do is watch the last 2 empty spots like a hawk just waiting to pounce if they ever get filled. She almost caught me slipping my new Weatherby .340 mag into the den, but I just laughed and said "this ol thing, had it since I was a kid." Had to keep a low profile since then, I think she might be catching on.

[ApplegateRanch]

How many is too many?

The ONE in the hands of a criminal.

All the rest ain't enough.

SARCASM ALERT!

Y'know, I just had me an idea to sell to Kali & MA legislators.

A 'primer lock'. A little piece of metal that clamps over the primer of each round, and has to stay in place intil removed by an itty bitty key, only when ready to shoot, so the round can't be fired by accicdentally by an unauthorized person....

END SARCASM ALERT.

[Gefreiter]

That sentence doesn't make sense.

In MA, you don't need to already hold a FID to apply for concealed carry permit (or License to Carry). If you hold a LTC, you can buy any handgun or longarm not otherwise restricted in the state and ammunition therefor.

But folks who only hold FIDs cannot buy handguns.

As for storage, it's a mandatory minimum of a year in jail if a weapon is improperly stored.

[xarmydog]

If you need any help guardin it.let me knowHICCUP!!

[TheDon]

Tardiff was charged with firearm possession without an firearm identification card, possession of a large capacity firearm, improper storage of a firearm, and improper storage of a large capacity firearm.

We really need to get victimless crimes off the books.