Taxidermist Bill Moos displays one of his shotguns in his shop in Bryan, Texas. Moos, who owns a collection of more than 30 guns, can be spotted any given morning prowling his roughly 40-acre ranch with his dogs and a shotgun slung over his shoulder.

Gun store owner Dave Burdett talks about gun rights in his office in College Station, Texas. Burdett, who owns an outdoors and adventure shop across the street from the sprawling Texas A&M University campus in College Station, says his affinity for guns is rooted in history, not sport.