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Listen, I own guns myself. by LondonDomer
Some of them semi automatics. I like them. They’re fun to shoot. I was at one time a competitive target shooter who won international competitions.
But you don’t need to shoot clay pigeons. You don’t need to do that specific type of target shooting. You like to. It’s fun for you. But you just want to do it. The connection to your father, and I truly mean no disrespect, is a bit more complicated but you don’t really need the gun for that either. It’s just a physical thing that reminds you of him. A picture would do that too.
People need to live. Some people need to hunt for food, and a bolt action does just fine for that.