text: In reply to message71290: Here is the way I put this to my wife when she asked why I needed so many guns. In theory, for every age appropriate person in your home, you should have at least 2 firearms per person in you home. 1 pistol and 1 rifle that way everyone who is able to, can defend your home. Personally I have 8 just for myself. 6 of them serve a particular purpose. Out of the other 2, 1 is for hunting and 1 is just for fun. I’m all for the more the merrier and to me 18 is 1 and 1 is none.