Well I popped my gun ownership cherry today. After a nine month wait, yes you read that correctly, I received my FOID card on Tuesday. Reasoning for gun ownership is to have a firearm in the house and for target shooting.
Wanted a handgun first, to spend some time at the range and getting fully comfortable, so I ended up buying a Sig SP2022 9mm.
Get to pick it up on the 9th, and signed myself up for an intro class on the 23rd.
I grew up around guns my whole life, but never shot or interacted with them directly. My family is heavy in the military, my godfather is an avid hunter and amateur sports shooter, from birth until I moved out guns were always around. I have no issues with firearms and understand the enjoyment people get out of them, but, holding and knowing I would be purchasing it definitely gave me some butterflies.
Looking forward to some range time and picking up this new hobby!
Wanted a handgun first, to spend some time at the range and getting fully comfortable, so I ended up buying a Sig SP2022 9mm.
Get to pick it up on the 9th, and signed myself up for an intro class on the 23rd.
I grew up around guns my whole life, but never shot or interacted with them directly. My family is heavy in the military, my godfather is an avid hunter and amateur sports shooter, from birth until I moved out guns were always around. I have no issues with firearms and understand the enjoyment people get out of them, but, holding and knowing I would be purchasing it definitely gave me some butterflies.
Looking forward to some range time and picking up this new hobby!