As for the "licensed" it depends on the state. we live in NY which makes it really hard to get a license to carry a concealed hand gun. but we have no permit for our shotgun or rifle and my boyfriend said that was legal and that we were not breaking any laws.

look up the rules for your state
where im from (Maine) you can go down to Walmart and buy a gun

check this site out its for ny but its more information
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ask questions when you go to the gun store. tell them how you feel if its a good gun store they will want to educate you and make you feel comfortable

watch an episode of 30 days:
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thanks for the info, I just learned something new today - how to scare intruders with pump action shotguns!

I (husband) have a few guns. We kept the guns and ammo in different places because of kids in the house. As for licensing you can check with local police station for details. Also, you can get training from some gun shops. Our kids have been taught gun safety and also shot at competitions on a local and national level. Very proud of their achievements! Check with schools, 4-H or other youth groups for teaching kids gun safety. Daisy is a huge supporter of kids shooting. Guns are safe if handled safely!
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Exactly - I couldn't stand even the thought of them for longlong years, but I have realized that if I had to choose between my Master and His kids and the beloved just in general, vs somebody attacking any of us, hell yes I wouldn't hesitate for a moment to know where to aim!!!

And though guns work in a more effective way to kill both for self-defense and hunting, I was always craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazzz zzzzzzy for classical weapons, and now that my childhood dream came true finally having my own bow and arrows (all being WONDERFUL LIKE A DREAM!!!) I am seriously practicing everyday with them, and will get into the crossbow when I can get it ready (hard to pull the string), and with the guns once W/we have moved to the desert where nobody will mind U/us shooting... ^^

Also, as my Master wants me to eat meat because you never know when you would have to rely on that kind of food source let's say in a grid down situation and/or when the crops fail, being a fanatic animal lover (and plant lover too of course!) I do choose to get into hunting, to eat critters who have a happy life (wild and around the house ones alike) over the poor lil ones grown in factories having a horrible life, stuffed with hormones and gods know what else, being unhealthy as hell, and not tasting that good on the top of that! So I am already worried about the whole thing of having to kill lil ones, but that's still muchmuch more merciful if you consider the big picture...

Whatever the reason may be, I do say, have a good rifle for both of you, maybe another set just in case, LOTS of ammo (invest into learning to melt led, a good source of ammo in case you can't buy any anymore, in an economical chaos for example!), have handguns in the same way too, shotguns of course, and you can never beat the fact that you can always make bows and arrows, so having a good bow (and you want to have a crossbow too, better to say a bow and crossbow for both of you!) already means that you will always find plenty of wood to experiment with making arrows (feathers are in an abundance too of course), so even if you are totally out of ammo there is still a good weapon to use! ^^

I also think that at an early enough but not too young age kids should be intruduced to guns with parental control, so they know what they are, they know that guns are dangerous so you want to handle them with maximum care, and they can learn the moral responsibilities, and with parental guidance they won't ever be tempted to do stupid stuff, and they will always be able to check them out and practice with the parents.

And remember: "guns don't kill people, people kill people" - and even if guns were illegal the criminals still wouldn't give a heck about it, so you better have some because they will carelessly go at you if you are the unlucky one, and without being able to take them out you might end up... Ehem, fucked... ^^