Question of the day- Why do people ask,"Is that a real gun?"

**headcase** · August 6th, 2008, 12:45 PM

I have had three different people ask me this question over the last six months. It has been nagging at the back of my brain, what is the thought process behind asking that? They obviously know nobody walks around with a fake gun on their hip. So is it some kind of auto-response like, "I know that's real, but if I ask if it is, maybe it will not be, and then I can go on with my day as if all is right in the world."?
Any thoughts?

**Damage control** · August 6th, 2008, 12:53 PM

Say nope, then go about your business. Stupid questions require stupid answers IMO.

DC

**cadence2arms** · August 6th, 2008, 12:59 PM

That's how I feel when someone asks me if i'm a cop. I get that alot. People sure react funny to something that has been our right for over two hundred years.

**crlovel** · August 6th, 2008, 01:04 PM

I think that they are looking for some way to make contact with you, even if it's with an inane and silly question, as to determine whether or not you are a threat to their well-being. That's simply the first easy, even if stupid, question that pops into their head to ask you. Nothing else is grounds for an approach (ie, ask "what do you do for a living, where you're going, etc), but the unusual fact that you're carrying a gun is a place for them to break the silence.

**mpi** · August 6th, 2008, 01:10 PM

i do historical re enactments and have been asked such questions as "is that a real fire?" "is that a real baby" and, while eating a sandwich, is that real food?

**themonk** · August 6th, 2008, 01:14 PM

Regardless of why a person asks such a questions, it's up to you to provide an answer that can't shine badly upon other responsible gun owners.

**US Militiaman** · August 6th, 2008, 01:18 PM

It is one of those things that people find very difficult to comprehend...even though they see it with their own eyes, they need someone else to verify that it is in fact, what they have just seen.

Thats where you get stupid questions like "is that real?" "what are you doing?" when it is very clear what you are doing, and "what do you mean?" when you said something like 'I am going to rent a movie'. It is also something for people to buy time while their brains process what they already know...

**crakkajakka15** · August 6th, 2008, 01:23 PM

One of my GF's friend was over the other day and asked me the same question. I looked at her with the "are you for real" look. It took me a minute to find out she was being serious... and i just replied yes it is.

**dc dalton** · August 6th, 2008, 01:24 PM

Just look them DEAD in the eye, wink and say:

Nope, it's the latest model of PEZ dispenser

**GunLawyer001** · August 6th, 2008, 01:30 PM

If it's less than a .45 caliber, then the correct answer is "no".

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