Would you give up all your guns-forever ?

[Pilgrim]

Saw this on another forum and thought I would get your thoughts on it.

Would you be willing to give up all your guns, and never touch another one for 1 million dollars (tax free)?

Assume for this exercise that you really couldn't ever touch another gun, by whatever type of magical enforcment.

 

[sig shooter]

To hell with that my guns are my happiness and money cant buy that.

 

[Pilgrim]

Fred wouldn't. He's lose money !

 

[cekim]

Would you be willing to give up all your guns, and never touch another one for 1 million dollars (tax free)?

Assume for this exercise that you really couldn't ever touch another gun, by whatever type of magical enforcment.

Doesn't that sort of depend on who is running this program?

If some random gun grabber offered you $1M to sell all your guns and never touch them again, that's a bit different than a Federal program that makes the same offer...

The issue being that the Federal dollars are just freshly printed money and won't be worth anything shortly if any significant quantity of gun owners took the offer...

p.s. I wouldn't take the offer as I would wonder why they were so interested in taking my guns, but my response would range from "No thanks" to "Hell no" depending on who made the offer...

 

[trophygrl]

can't buy my happiness.

i love going hunting.... that consumes our fall and it is a blast.

wouldn't give it up.

 

[Chris]

It isn't the guns, it's the selling of freedom that I'd never condone.

 

[Raoul Duke]

It isn't the guns, it's the selling of freedom that I'd never condone.

BINGO!

 

[Mikey]

No, I couldn't live the life I want to so what would be the point for me? Especially seeing as I am not even 30 years old yet, one million wouldn't be enough to retire on. Plus I will need guns for the revolution.

 

[atilla]

It isn't the guns, it's the selling of freedom that I'd never condone.

+1

you can't put a price on your rights.

 

[Admin]

"From my cold dead hands!"

 

[kiver]

Never

 

[Tim111]

Hell with that. I'd have 1,000,000 but would be pissed off that I couldn't use it to buy more guns.

 

[Rob]

Nope. Not gonna happen.

 

[bambame2]

"From my cold dead hands!"

+1
My sentiments exactly.

 

[MassMark]

Who voted yes?

 

[Chrisg67]

It isn't the guns, it's the selling of freedom that I'd never condone.

+1

 

[Plural of Mongoose]

If someone offered me a mil for my guns i would think about it for about 1 minute, then tell them to go touch themselves.
I could use the money but I would be a miserable bastard for the rest of my life.
Even if I couldnt hunt, carry or even target shoot, those guns will be sitting in the safe til the day I become worm food.
Besides, I think my sons may need those guns in the future more than I ever will.......

 

[Pilgrim]

3 yeses. I shudda made it a public poll where voters are listed.

Seems like the yeses are afraid to come forward.

 

[jhblaze1]

Doesn't that sort of depend on who is running this program?

If some random gun grabber offered you $1M to sell all your guns and never touch them again, that's a bit different than a Federal program that makes the same offer...

The issue being that the Federal dollars are just freshly printed money and won't be worth anything shortly if any significant quantity of gun owners took the offer...

p.s. I wouldn't take the offer as I would wonder why they were so interested in taking my guns, but my response would range from "No thanks" to "Hell no" depending on who made the offer...

I think you're over-thinking the shit out of this

 

[BOBKATT]

I was going to say yes because then I'd buy a house somewhere very remote, real cheap, with a lot of land but then I realized I sure as hell wouldn't want to live anywhere where I could not defend it and my family. I'd sell my recreational guns for a million if I could keep some for defensive purposes and hunting and ccw.

 

[SteelShooter]

3 yeses. I shudda made it a public poll where voters are listed.

Seems like the yeses are afraid to come forward.

Maybe they just miss keyed the box.....

 

[wolf223]

no

 

[PaulD]

I'd take the money, wait a year and then reneg on the deal. The government does it all the time.

 

[clinotus]

The other side of the coin is that you'll spend that $1M on security trying to stay safe. I'd rather keep the $800 firearm and work by fingers to the bone for the $1M; this way I get both.

 

[clinotus]

I'd take the money, wait a year and then reneg on the deal. The government does it all the time.

The Gunstore Stimulus Act of 2011.

 

[CRSIII]

I replied to the poll and wasn't going to post but, I didn't think so many would sell their liberty.

What did Jefferson say??? Something about security and liberty???

 

[JRyan]

"From my cold dead hands!"

What Derek Heston said. ^^

 

[n1zfg]

It isn't the guns, it's the selling of freedom that I'd never condone.

+1

If I could have as much ammonium nitrate, potassium perchlorate, nitric acid, (etc) as I want, yeah, I'd take the million.

 

[trophygrl]

10 voters that would give up their guns?

1m does not go a long way

 

[WILDCATT]

I did

I am not afraid to come forward.I did because I would buy more,that was before I read the rest of the question that was not produced.I always have been able to get guns.and if there are none I can make them.I dont have to buy land I have it.and am on it.all the growling and gun owners in Mass cant get together and vote the swine out.what happened to the 1,500,000 gun owners that disappeared in mass????? me I went where the gun climent was better.4 deer in the freezer,and 40lb cat fish.