Welcome to the forum Corky. I hope you will stick with us.
As for firearms, well they cause some differences of opinion. I enjoy a bit of clay pigeon shooting with a shotgun now and again but I wouldn't want to have to carry a gun to defend myself. The idea of shooting other people doesn't appeal to me, not even the ones I don't like very much.
Anyway people were killing each other long before guns were invented and if all the guns on the planet were destroyed tomorrow they would still find ways of doing so.
I also like the bolt action kits because they are simple to make and sell for a nice profit. (To peace loving responsible gun club members)