re: How many of y'all own a gun?

I own 2 that I bought myself, and inherited around 10-12 from my deceased father. All are hunting shotguns/rifles, and about half of those inherited were passed down to him from his grandfather/older brothers. I even have his first shotgun, and my grandfathers first shotgun (a crack-barrel 4-10). Although I don't hunt much, I keep them. Kind of a family heirloom/nostalgia thing. I couldn't get rid of them if I wanted to.

I grew up around guns, so they do not scare me, nor do I think they should be outlawed. On the other hand, I can completely understand someone growing up in a different way than myself and being "scared" of guns. They are a powerful, lethal thing. That has the possibility of scaring anyone. I have no problem with the implementation of sensible gun policy. Hell, in Louisiana, where I purchased both of my handguns (one for home, and one for car. I do not concealed carry), guns aren't even "registered" to the purchaser. The gun store owner made it very clear to me that he only needed my information to run a background check and that no one could ever trace this glock back to me. How is that reasonable/sensible/whatever? I can understand the opposition to gun control. Most gun owners are sane, safe, law-abiding citizens that use guns as a hobby. There is nothing wrong with that. I don't propose to take guns away, but lets use a little more discretion. On one hand I dont think I should be able to walk into a store/gun show and purchase a non-hunting related firearm in 15 minutes. On the other hand that is a freedom we've been entitled to for generations. It what we are used to. No one has ever liked change. I'm kind of torn between how I was raised and what I think would work.