This is what my .22 Remington Pump action rifle actually looked like. I think my father gave it to my younger cousin before he died because I stored this rifle at my father's because he lived out in the country in the desert where he might need it more than I did at the time. Also, my 2nd wife wouldn't allow any guns in the house at that time. So, I think I stored all my guns at my father's then for that reason too.
However, my step son didn't like this no guns rule and lives in Montana with many guns so her ideas just didn't wash with him. I personally believe every sane adult on earth should have at least a rifle to protect themselves with simply because the world is a complete unknown now.
If you look at Ukraine you realize almost anything can and will happen almost anywhere on earth. So, having at least a rifle and knowing how to use one is useful as a tool for your long term survival. But, only if you are well trained and safe.
It's just like any tool. If you aren't trained to use it you are going to lose fingers or toes. Like with a shovel, if you don't know how to use it and wear beach walkers you could easily lose a toe. A hoe is the same thing and a rake is the same thing.
I still have a scar on my right foot from a push lawn mower that caught the top of my right foot and left a scar. So, literally any tool if you don't use it properly can cause you harm. A rifle or pistol is no different.
So, DON"T own a rifle or pistol unless you are properly trained not to harm yourselves or others with it.
When I grew up safety training on weapons was a normal thing for all boys and some girls all across the U.S.
Giving a gun to someone without training would be like giving a race car to a toddler and asking them to drive it. They would be dead. This was how we all thought in the 1950s.
Though my cousins often put scopes on their rifles for more accurate shooting I also saw that getting a scope sighted in for long distance seemed more trouble than it was worth. Besides, unless you are sniper what good is a scope anyway?
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