Originally Posted by Rockhound

I don't want to start a controversy or start some shit but as a Canadian I wasn't raised with the idea of having a gun in the house or even wanting to shoot a gun.

I did go to the shooting range last year with my brother in law who is a border patrol officer and didn't like having so much power in my hands and knowing how it can be used it didn't attract me but I know many of you have guns and I wonder why do you?

I don't want a partisan answer as to why you should have one or not just you personally, I want to understand and just dont.

Can someone explain this to me logically so I can stop wondering where this need comes from?

Thanks , and don't hate