[Serious] Ask a firearms enthusiast

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Just how 'enthusiastic' are you?

Boru

Very!  I mean I'm not going to litter the forum with gun stuff but if it comes up I'll put in my .02.  I'm also aware that it won't make me many friends as there are a lot of atheists who lean left.  I expect I'll probably make about as many friends though as when I post on the gun forums about atheism (maybe a bit more because some over there can be a bit nuts.)

I think if I was going to kill someone at a distance, I wouldn't use a firearm. I feel that a flamethrower would do the job and give me more satisfaction.

Boru

There are many reasons to own a firearm, from hunting to self defense to just having fun at the range.  I hope to never have to use mine to defend myself but the option is there and I'm glad that it is.

As far as flamethrowers go they are impractical as they're usually large and bulky.  However a lighter and some Aqua Net works in a pinch I guess.  Also, fun fact that flamethrowers are less regulated than firearms in most of the USA.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation...ted_States

Yeah, the flamethrower thing was a joke. To be clear, I’m not anti-gun (not exactly pro-gun, either). I’m fortunate to live in a country that manages to combine a high rate of gun ownership with fairly extensive gun regulation and a low rate of violent crimes.

Boru