As an American citizen, it is my duty to own, and know how to utilize at least one of each of the following:
- a handgun in a sufficient defensive caliber
- a shotgun in a sufficient defensive caliber
- a rifile, also in a sufficient defensive caliber
I am jeopardizing my 2nd Amendent rights if I fail to do so.
Generally, I am pretty quiet and don't advertise my weapons skills, armory or preparedness. Every once in a while, someone visiting will notice one of my AR's, ammo stock, or other related gear and make some goofball comment about my "machine guns" (all my rifles are single-shot or semi-auto), and ask me why I need them. If they're liberals, I usually look them square in the eye and say "They're for use against the Zombies" - that almost always shuts them up... if they're patriots, I tell them "You need to get your ass in gear, and educate yourself enough to know the difference between a machine gun and a semi-auto..." and then I invite them to go to the range with me to learn.