Firearms

So, the right to bear arms is a hot topic. I'm a firm believer that law-abiding citizens should be allowed to own firearms for many reasons, not the least of them being personal protection, recreation and preservation of history.

I grew up around firearms. My dad has almost always had a gun in the house, and we were taught early on that a gun was not a toy, how to properly handle a gun, etc. Many of my relatives are gun owners and a few of them work for manufacturers involved in the firearms industry.

Only recently has my interest in firearms kicked in to high gear, and I've started purchasing firearms I find interesting.

Here's a list (in purchase order) of the firearms I currently own:

• Ruger 10/22, a fun little tack-driver
• Arcus 94, a Bulgarian-made Browning Hi-Power clone
• AR-15 rifle, a work-in-progress rendition of the civillian version of the ArmaLite/Colt/FN M16 US (and lots of other) military troops carry
• Smith & Wesson Model 19 revolver, the original "Combat Magnum," a classic police sidearm
• Walnut-stock Swiss Karabiner 31 (sometimes called the Schmidt-Rubin K31) rifle, one of the most accurate and unique bolt-action standard-issue military rifles ever built
• FM M-95 "Detective" Hi-Power clone, a very close copy of the original Browning Hi-Power...But in a compact model.
• Izhevsk-built Mosin-Nagant M44, an immaculate, early-production example of the Soviet Union's infantry rifle from 1944 to 1948
• Glock 23, a former Cornell University police trade-in that was used for some things related to Illini On Target. The pistol is mine and is still used for club activities. This is my first "modern" pistol and the first firearm I've purchased that was updated by someone besides me.
• 1918-manufactured Colt 1911, a WWI-issued and carried pistol.
• A flint-lock muzzle-loader built by my friend Pam's dad, Steven Roberts and given to me as a gift. Walnut stock, Traditions barrel, .54 caliber...It's an impressive firearm.

I'm planning to add more military-style rifles and pistols to my collection. Eventually I'd like to obtain an SKS, an AK (or as close to an AK as one can get without breaking the law), an M1 Garand, an M1A (like an M14), an M1 Carbine, an M1903 (prefer A3 or A4 version), a German K98 and other battle rifles.

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