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Went in to pick up a gun I had shipped to my local FFL. He actually said..."Don't you think you have enough guns."
That was about 8 guns ago.
That was about 8 guns ago.
I picked up 3 gun this week, layaway for 2-3 months, we have new gun laws next year and had to clear it out.Went in to pick up a gun I had shipped to my local FFL. He actually said..."Don't you think you have enough guns."
That was about 8 guns ago.
no it is NOT the same as "any addiction" sir! You don't smoke up, drink up or snort and shoot up this one destroying your mind , health and soul. You don't destroy your morals and health and family or gamble it away and have have nothing to show for it. You don't have closets full of shoes and clothes to haul off to Goodwill . My collection at it's biggest numbered about three hundred , I try to sell off the ones that will not reasonably hold the price I paid for them starting thirty years ago . Now I am getting old and made sure all my children and grand children and dear long time friends and helpers have gotten their picks . I am selling down despite the evil Govt. which has coerced the shippers not to let me a non FFL ship to an FFL which licenses the buyer. It cuts the profit out of most transactions and delays things which is their scheme under the guise of do gooding . I could just sell to friends and such but chose not to expose my self to satan's power, I'll just take the 30% hit . For me the end game will be to have around a dozen reliable and fond useful firearms to go hunting or shooting with friends and family or have with me legally for their protection as long as I am not down for the count. Those will be easy for my heirs to handle as they see fit. I am a third generation (at least as far as I know) weapon collector and a fairly tea totaling family oriented religous bunch we have been .The same as any addiction, one of which is when you're buying guns you can't afford, especially if it's at the expense of providing for your family or you have credit card bills you can't pay.
I say, "Bite thy foul forked tongue, to still it's heresies to the Faithful!"What you say?
Good to know I'm not a piker (2 safes).Someone with only one safe is a piker with a penny-ante collection. I’ve got two vaults, need a third.
I'm not sure this forum is the correct one to debate the definition of or discuss the different types of addictions, but my point was that if you're buying guns with money that should have gone towards paying the mortgage or other bills necessary to provide for your family it's a problem. Put whatever label you want on it, but again it is a problem.no it is NOT the same as "any addiction" sir! You don't smoke up, drink up or snort and shoot up this one destroying your mind , health and soul. You don't destroy your morals and health and family or gamble it away and have have nothing to show for it. You don't have closets full of shoes and clothes to haul off to Goodwill . My collection at it's biggest numbered about three hundred , I try to sell off the ones that will not reasonably hold the price I paid for them starting thirty years ago . Now I am getting old and made sure all my children and grand children and dear long time friends and helpers have gotten their picks . I am selling down despite the evil Govt. which has coerced the shippers not to let me a non FFL ship to an FFL which licenses the buyer. It cuts the profit out of most transactions and delays things which is their scheme under the guise of do gooding . I could just sell to friends and such but chose not to expose my self to satan's power, I'll just take the 30% hit . For me the end game will be to have around a dozen reliable and fond useful firearms to go hunting or shooting with friends and family or have with me legally for their protection as long as I am not down for the count. Those will be easy for my heirs to handle as they see fit. I am a third generation (at least as far as I know) weapon collector and a fairly tea totaling family oriented religous bunch we have been .
Yet you are at the "Bar" drooling over more.the point is… Admitting you have a problem is the 1st step to recovery
I love your Wife!My wife’s formula, for the correct amount of guns, is “ All that will fit in the safe +1. Then buy a new safe”. Her first rule of gun safes is that it just wasted space if the safe is not filled to capacity.
It is wonderful, and also expensive, to have a spouse that thinks so logically.
no it is NOT the same as "any addiction" sir! You don't smoke up, drink up or snort and shoot up this one destroying your mind , health and soul. You don't destroy your morals and health and family or gamble it away and have have nothing to show for it. You don't have closets full of shoes and clothes to haul off to Goodwill . My collection at it's biggest numbered about three hundred , I try to sell off the ones that will not reasonably hold the price I paid for them starting thirty years ago . Now I am getting old and made sure all my children and grand children and dear long time friends and helpers have gotten their picks . I am selling down despite the evil Govt. which has coerced the shippers not to let me a non FFL ship to an FFL which licenses the buyer. It cuts the profit out of most transactions and delays things which is their scheme under the guise of do gooding . I could just sell to friends and such but chose not to expose my self to satan's power, I'll just take the 30% hit . For me the end game will be to have around a dozen reliable and fond useful firearms to go hunting or shooting with friends and family or have with me legally for their protection as long as I am not down for the count. Those will be easy for my heirs to handle as they see fit. I am a third generation (at least as far as I know) weapon collector and a fairly tea totaling family oriented religous bunch we have been .
encumbrances is a good way to put it! I heard from a friend who heard… one of there buddies got into major credit card debt because of his addiction to LugersGuns can become a fixation, addiction, even idolatry. But the number of guns owned might or might not indicate a problem. If you have surplus resources and like to collect guns, no worries. If you are sacrificing important relationships and obligations to acquire more guns, you likely have an issue.
My wife and I just read "Scarcity Brain" by Michael Easter. Subtitle is "Fix Your Craving Mindset & Rewrite Your Habits to Thrive with Enough." It's motivating me to get serious about downsizing. I like the distinction he makes between "stuff" and "gear." The latter are possessions with purpose; the former are encumbrances.
Not quite!
This is an internet gun forum. A good 70+% of threads have no real point. They're recreational conversations. It's like drinking beer or playing horseshoes.
yes, uless one is solely a collector.Having spent more on guns than on training and ammunition. [is a sig that one has too many guns]
Think about it. Would anyone ever want to have those or similar words brought up in a civil or criminal court of law, a divorce hearing, a child custody hearing, an employment interview, a discussion of creditworthiness, a personnel review, a ..... IF NOT, DON'T POST IT!My gun addiction is BAD! you can literally sell me a tube and say, bullets will come out… and I would buy it
The High Road is--"an online board dedicated to the discussion and advancement of responsible firearms ownership. It is the declared mission of this board to achieve and provide the highest quality of firearms discussion on the Internet". Threads that have 'no real point" do little or nothing to advance that purpose.
Washington State! #metoo!Every time I think I have everything I'd ever want or need, the state passes another law.
Funny how many guns I was "meh" about until the state tells me I can't have them.
Last year it was "assault rifles" and "high capacity magazines".
This year is "license to purchase".
Buying guns is the new "Viva la Resistance!"
The mission of The Hight Road does not encompass the discussion of addiction, paranoia, phobias, etc.No different than collecting art or china. I agree with a statement already posted: if you are buying things you can't really afford, be it guns, cars or whatever, then you need to get some perspective and maybe some help. This forum is probably not the best place to come for "help" with a gun buying addiction.