I guess a lot of us have *very exotic* collections then.
Not to make light of a tragic event, but LIF member?
Seriously, imagine the media spin if they ever got a chance to check out your collection? I guess the non-existence of a true gun culture downstate will always have that spin.
I was at a bbq recently and showed some pics on my camera of some of my toys, and my friends white-collar cubicle working buddy was: "What are you in law enforcement? Why do you have that?". When I lived in the mid-west the normal reaction would be "Cool."