5 MORE Questions That Annoy Gun Owners
Last updated: May 25, 2026 · Originally published: February 2, 2022
Well, it seems that our first list really hit home with you folks. For those that missed the first five questions that drive gun owners batty, you can do your homework HERE. After that here’s another five gun-related questions that make you rub your temples:
Stupid Question 1: “Where do you go to shoot them?”
I really have a lot of fun with this one. I convinced someone once that I shoot them on a high school football field, but it’s completely safe because its “after school hours.” With another, that I get together with a group of guys and after our opening prayer and ceremony we go over “the plan” and get to work, usually in some remote patch of woods that “only gun owners” know about.
After I have them completely astonished I blow their vision apart by referencing a range that is close to somewhere they shop or live, usually in suburbia, next to a supermarket… Reality is a bitch, especially when you find out that a range session isn’t exactly some form of well-rehearsed covert OPS. The assumption that shooting guns is an activity by the careless or those with criminal intent just needs to go, as there is nothing further from the truth. My gun local club shares its property with an airport, for crying out loud.
Stupid Question 2: “Aren’t you nervous being around all those people with guns?”
Oh, you mean the line of people who have passed multiple background checks, and have done well enough in life to afford expensive firearms and ammunition? I leave a $4,000 rifle/scope package 200 yards behind me every 20 minutes to check a target without the thought of theft even crossing my mind. I am more nervous waiting for the train in “gun-free” New York City.
Stupid Question 3: “You go after you’ve had a bad day, right?”
Ah, the murderous bloodbath that is the public shooting range…..People wearing bandanas, listening to the most violent music they can find on Spotify….. A Confederate flag waving gently in the breeze while the entire firing line spouts obscenities that reflect the relationship between their boss or spouse. All that pent-up rage needs a violent outlet and what better application for firearms, right? Wrong.
Unfortunately for the person asking, my answer is quite boring. Truth be told, even if I did try to take aggression to the range, I would forget what it was I was even upset about before the car ride was over. When I arrive I either find peaceful solace or a friendly face… pretty tough to be Scarface in that environment and state of mind. My typical answer to this nonsense is “Naw, it’s really more like a picnic or ballgame environment.”
Stupid Question 4: “Aren’t you worried about a kid finding it?!”
The depiction that tens of thousands of children are killed accidentally in the home is a complete fallacy in American culture. The reality is more kids are poisoned by household chemicals then accidentally killed by finding a gun. My easiest accessible gun is locked inside of a heavy-gauge steel safe that requires a combination to unlock. Then it takes the strength of an adult to chamber the first round and a proper trigger squeeze to disengage the safe action trigger and/or grip safety. Now ask yourself, what’s between your kid and the shit under the kitchen sink?
Stupid Question 5: “You buy how much ammo at a time?! Oh my, are you planning for something?!”
I usually counter with “You buy toilet paper at Costco?!… What are you anticipating with 96 rolls?!”
High School economics has taught us that bulk buys save money, and just like your toilet paper I don’t intend to use it all in the same place or at the same time (barring a military-grade application of tacos). Sportsman and competitors are the most likely candidates for needing a large quantity of ammo, as practice and matches eat up thousands of rounds. Criminals only need a few magazines’ worth, with the worst shootings in history barely breaking the 100 round mark. Most of us use more than that during our barrel break-in.
Yes folks, as surely as the drinks are poured and the food is served you can expect an equally abundant flow of irrationally developed questions. When responding, be sure to remember that you are not only representing yourself but the entire firearms community as well. Be sure to use a bit of tact, but always have a little fun with your answer!
So tell us, what are some of the best questions that you’ve been asked out there?
Why have so many different types of guns…?
How did you learn to shoot…?
Are you a good shot…?
Have you ever killed anyone…?
1) There are so many different things that need shooting.
2) Instruction by family, and then military service.
3) Constantly striving to improve.
4) Not since I returned from my second tour in VN.
You missed two:
1) Oh, I live in a nice upscale neighborhood.
ANSWER: Sooo you think thugs only target poor people in the ghetto ? ? Puhlease
2) Just give them what they want when they put an illegal gun in your face.
ANSWER: What is they want you LIFE ?
If open carry…the usual stupid question is…”Do you know your gun is cocked?” What you want to say is…”Yes, I keep it that way so I can kill you for that ass-hole question and you won’t have time to stop me!” I used to say…”Well, I’ll be damned…that’s the third time this week, that a completely inanimate gun, cocked itself, jumped off the table and into my holster!” Now I say, “Yes…it’s the only way to employ the safety on this weapon!” I’m still tired of anti-gun communists, but give them the benefit of the doubt when they ask ass-hole questions about my gun business.
Stupid Question 5: “You buy how much ammo at a time?! Oh my, are you planning for something?!” Answer: Yeah. My plan is to hit the target at least once. Ok so I am sarcastic, but the look on their face is priceless.
Wow, you give gun owners a bad name. Don’t treat others like idiots and maybe, just maybe, they won’t treat gun owners like fascist thugs. And by the way, there are plenty of irresponsible and thuggish gun owners out there already giving us a bad name. Not to mention the groups like the 3 Percenters, Proud Boys, and Oath Keepers that are nothing more than traitors disguised as patriots. This country has a gun problem. I know, it’s not guns, it’s people. Kind of my point about this article. Let’s show them we are mature, law-abiding, and polite adults and see how that goes for us.
But they are idiots and deserve to be treated as such.
As for showing them that we are mature, law-abiding adults, that horse has left the barn quite a while ago. For every time we allowed their unrestrained exuberance to burn a few college buildings, attack people arriving or leaving a political rally, or stage an “occupy” protest we’ve encouraged an escalation in their attacks on our society. They do not respect anything but force. Have you seen these violent protesters, when confronted with retaliatory violence, that their FIRST reaction is to call the cops?
I’m positive not all 3 percenters are traiters as I personally am acquainted with several members. As we all know, every group has bad apples. In my years in the field and at the range, I too have seen my share of poor firearm practices. Accompanied often by ignorant attitudes. Training is key, but how to implement that to every gun owner is not an easy question. Firearm ownership and accompanying responsibility cannot be separated. Despite incountering stupid remarks from others (I’ve had a few) let’s be firm but courteous with our answers. After all, let’s not be part of the problem.
Not exactly on topic, but asking someone if they have ever killed anyone is NOT polite. If they want you to know, it will come up in conversation. It is a very serious etiquite faux-pas. I never even answered that question to my wife; she does not need to know.
When have you encountered a “polite” liberal?
I’m with you on that one. No one needs to know.
I’ve had couple people ask me that question. I answer with, “Legally or illegally?” Then I quickly add, “Mainly people who ask me stupid questions.” Right after that, I ask, “Hey…you want to go hunting? I know a nice secluded spot.”
I have a CC permit and carry always. One question I got was “Is it loaded”? I was nice enough to say “Well I can’t protect my family very good without the weapon being loaded”.
Regarding concealed carry, I hate it when someone asks, “Are you carrying now?” My usual answer is “How bad do you want to know?”
I generally answer this one with “Not am I but how many”, just to watch the expression change and watch them start looking.