It's been a hell of a week!, er WEEKS, MONTHS! VERY OT

[Jim Leonard]

Jay West wrote:
> You wrote....
> 
>> A better-worded version of my question is "What is appealing about 
>> collecting guns?"  I'm not passing judgement, just trying to understand.
> 
> Actually, I don't really "collect" guns. I just like shooting them, and 
> some guns shoot differently. Sometimes you want to plink at tin cans 
> along the river. Sometimes you want to see if you can hit a half-dollar 
> at 100 yards. Sometimes you just want to empty a 100 shot clip in 60 
> seconds for the thrill of it.
> 
> Actually though, having a lot of guns is kinda like having a lot of 
> computers. One model introduced this new graphics technology, one model 
> is fun because of the blinking lights. Another is fun cause it has a 
> neato compiler on it. Nothing different really than the motivation for 
> guns.

Thanks, this was exactly what I was looking for.  While I personally would 
never own a gun, I can now say I understand the motivation.  (Don't you wish 
all people were as open-minded?  ;-)
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