Thanks from me too LH for pointing that out. I know people in Nevada who have actual AKs and aren't letting them go because they got them before the era of licences and the like.

Kind of scary knowing the people who DO have them lol.

I find target shooting fun myself. My dad has quite a collection and he uses them for sport target shooting, not home defense. He has a 45 revolver with a scope (yes, a scope) that has been used to hunt large game that he would never fire during a home invasion. The risk of hitting some innocent bystander is too great with a weapon that size. He has the firearm for its collectors appeal and for the fun of shooting it (and probibly the fun of knowing people can hear the darn thing for miles lol)

Shooting doesn't have to mean killing something, even though thats what most people sadly believe.