Have you ever fired a gun?

Yesterday target practice

all the time, since I was 11.

I go to the range regularly. Shoot rifles and handguns.

Sharpshooter medal in the Army.

Yes in a gun range.

Not a gun, a .22 Rifle.
On the farm I worked at in Esperance, 1990.
The owner wanted the Kangaroos off the property, gave me the rifle, easily 400 metres away.
Thankfully I missed.

Yes, love shooting. My dad taught me how to shoot along with gun safety when I was a kid. My husband and I have a range on our property and shoot often.

Yes. I hunted a lot as a kid and teenager. I also had access to big sawdust piles where we could shoot targets all day with our rifles. Ammo was cheap back then.

Yes. I was in the Army and afterwards as an engineer I used to design experimental ammunition for the government actually!

it's usually referred to as a leveractions, often with the year of design/original manufacture. like an 1884 (I think, I've not dug into them a whole lot). often quite a range of calibers you can get.
I've fired quite a few firearms, a bit of range. it's been a long time since I've thrown any lead. I tend to prefer pistols/have better general luck with them.

I started target shooting and hunting , with my dad, when I was a kid. I started deer hunting when I was an adult. I have a bolt action Remington 700, chambered in .30-06. Regarding your sore shoulder, I can relate. Prior to hunting season, I go to the range and fire 60 rounds for practice; the .30-06 has substantial recoil, and my shoulder is sore for a day or two after.

Yes.

Yes you nearly fall over when you shoot the thing

i often fantasize about hunting mammoth an 'atlatl'. but alas, winchester no longer makes this, and elephants are now 100% protected. however, bushmeat hunters and ivory poachers still take them with surplus russian AK47s

Yes. Several over the years.

Several guns and a few people

Oh for sure 👌 went target shooting many times. Had to defend myself once as well & that was a year ago. I haven't fired a round ever since then though. Ammo has been expensive ever since COVID hit so I haven't gone target shooting like I used to

i've fired many guns

a gun was placed in my hands at 4 and i know it sounds stupid but it is the only smart thing my insane parents did ever....he put it in my hand and then held on to my hands as i shot at the target. the shock of it is why i never played with guns

I have 2 rifles and a hand gun. I was in the army cadets at 13 and was shooting live rounds. Then went in to the TA and got my marksmanship award. I now shoot for fun and relaxing

Yess

yes

I used to shoot competitively. It was great fun. Maybe you were shooting a 30.30, They were a nice rifle. Not terribly accurate but they got the job done.

Last time I fired a gun was maybe ten years ago. Doesn't really give me the same excitement

Only a ball-bearing gun and even then I'm more dangerous to anyone stood behind me than in front of me.

Yes
From 50 cal, light machine guns to rifles and pistols
Never fired a shotgun before tho

{@mariannezap] 🤔i have fired an air rifle but that was well over thirty years ago now

Took riflery as a kid at summer camp. We fired .22-caliber rifles at paper targets.

@mariannezap sounds like you fired a Winchester Model 94. I shoot almost every weekend...

No. But I'm going to learn that and shotgun.

I like to shoot guns too but my favorite is archery. 🏹

Just a friend's BB gun, once upon a time.

Nope, never even held one I don't think. 🤔

I exercise my 2nd Amendment rights regularly

It was a requirement at basic training

Yes. Many of time. It has been a long while though.

I’ve always owned a few guns, so yes.

Not recently just as a kid

never even held a gun

Many times and types

Nope

Nope. 🤫

yep

Yes

Nope

Not recently. My grandfather taught me how, years ago.

My Dad gave me his shotgun when I was about 10 or 11 years old...So that would be a yes.

Yep. 9mm and .40 pistols.

Just .22s and a shotgun.

No. Maybe someday I will.