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Are any of our kids at this school that had the shooting?
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 569590" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I only grew up with one gun...my grandfathers WWI antique 22 rifle that had been in the family since he died and it passed on to my mom. She guarded that thing with her life and we got it when she died. It was in awful shape then. She had taken it apart and it was all rusted up because she thought Tony was trying to steal it from her. He did want it simply because it was so old and she had let it get in such bad condition and he knew it was something that would be meaningful to me and my boys one day. He babied that thing when we finally got it and put it back together until it finally worked again. </p><p></p><p>I really had no clue about guns until I met Tony. I had no clue about a whole lot of things country...lol. I was a city mouse who met a country mouse. I didnt even know how to eat fish with bones in them, it was that bad. </p><p></p><p>Tony had always had at least two guns with him at all times. I think both were shotguns when I first met him but I cant really remember that far back. I do know the oldest one was a model 1897 mossburg. That had been his grandfathers. He loved that gun. When the boys got old enough to learn to hunt he got them a very small shotgun called a 410 which is about the smallest thing you can get. I dont know why we ever got rid of it. Im surprised we didnt save it for grandkids. Now they are plastic. They are single shot guns. I dont know if that even makes sense to someone who doesnt understand a shot gun. Some shot guns hold more than one shell, some dont. I had to get used to him taking the boys out and letting them hunt. They were boys and they loved being with their dad. Thing is we didnt ever do play guns so they understood guns had one use. Killing. They werent toys. We never played with them. They were very serious in our house. </p><p></p><p>I dont have handguns here. No need. We dont do anything we need a handgun for. I dont want to keep one in the house. My theory is having to keep one locked up in safe isnt going to do me much good if I have to protect myself. I can get to the shotgun faster. I would never own an assault rifle. I think they are awful. You cant hunt with them. We are hunters that have very strict standards that dont agree with killing just killings sake. If you arent going to eat what you kill, dont kill it. Tony doesnt just trophy hunt. He also uses all the meat on the deer. Some people only use two parts...the loin and the hams. Not us. We use it all and turn it into everything we can possibly use. We even feed the organ meat to our animals. When I met Tony I thought meat came from the grocery store, now I know differently and I find I actually prefer it when we grow our own. I dont like what I see from the awful conditions some are raised in. </p><p></p><p>Okay, probably more than was needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 569590, member: 1514"] I only grew up with one gun...my grandfathers WWI antique 22 rifle that had been in the family since he died and it passed on to my mom. She guarded that thing with her life and we got it when she died. It was in awful shape then. She had taken it apart and it was all rusted up because she thought Tony was trying to steal it from her. He did want it simply because it was so old and she had let it get in such bad condition and he knew it was something that would be meaningful to me and my boys one day. He babied that thing when we finally got it and put it back together until it finally worked again. I really had no clue about guns until I met Tony. I had no clue about a whole lot of things country...lol. I was a city mouse who met a country mouse. I didnt even know how to eat fish with bones in them, it was that bad. Tony had always had at least two guns with him at all times. I think both were shotguns when I first met him but I cant really remember that far back. I do know the oldest one was a model 1897 mossburg. That had been his grandfathers. He loved that gun. When the boys got old enough to learn to hunt he got them a very small shotgun called a 410 which is about the smallest thing you can get. I dont know why we ever got rid of it. Im surprised we didnt save it for grandkids. Now they are plastic. They are single shot guns. I dont know if that even makes sense to someone who doesnt understand a shot gun. Some shot guns hold more than one shell, some dont. I had to get used to him taking the boys out and letting them hunt. They were boys and they loved being with their dad. Thing is we didnt ever do play guns so they understood guns had one use. Killing. They werent toys. We never played with them. They were very serious in our house. I dont have handguns here. No need. We dont do anything we need a handgun for. I dont want to keep one in the house. My theory is having to keep one locked up in safe isnt going to do me much good if I have to protect myself. I can get to the shotgun faster. I would never own an assault rifle. I think they are awful. You cant hunt with them. We are hunters that have very strict standards that dont agree with killing just killings sake. If you arent going to eat what you kill, dont kill it. Tony doesnt just trophy hunt. He also uses all the meat on the deer. Some people only use two parts...the loin and the hams. Not us. We use it all and turn it into everything we can possibly use. We even feed the organ meat to our animals. When I met Tony I thought meat came from the grocery store, now I know differently and I find I actually prefer it when we grow our own. I dont like what I see from the awful conditions some are raised in. Okay, probably more than was needed. [/QUOTE]
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