Gun Enthusiasts... what to buy?
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Either Im totaly stupid or you have missed the point by a country mile. I stand by what I've said
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Dude, really, I think you need to reread this thread. You really went out on leftfield there.
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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Either Im totaly stupid or you have missed the point by a country mile. I stand by what I've said
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Actually I take that back, I think I see where you got that from. But really, I'm telling you that's something you created because I never said they were shameful for it. I don't do subtle hints man, if I'm gonna say something it's usually blunt.
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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Actually I take that back, I think I see where you got that from. But really, I'm telling you that's something you created because I never said they were shameful for it. I don't do subtle hints man, if I'm gonna say something it's usually blunt.
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
My point in entirely about feeling the need to be armed and not at all about the right to be armed. Regardless of your view on gun control I think anyone would agree that it is prefereable to not be in a situation where you feel the need to be armed in your own home.
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My point in entirely about feeling the need to be armed and not at all about the right to be armed. Regardless of your view on gun control I think anyone would agree that it is prefereable to not be in a situation where you feel the need to be armed in your own home.
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Josh Gray wrote:
I think anyone would agree that it is prefereable to not be in a situation where you feel the need to be armed in your own home.
Yup, but realistically that's not the world we live in - no matter where you are. Well, ok maybe Arizona, but that's because nobody lives there. :laugh:
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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Josh Gray wrote:
I think anyone would agree that it is prefereable to not be in a situation where you feel the need to be armed in your own home.
Yup, but realistically that's not the world we live in - no matter where you are. Well, ok maybe Arizona, but that's because nobody lives there. :laugh:
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Yup, but realistically that's not the world we live in - no matter where you are
Not in the world you live in perhaps. My world extends well beyond the borders of the US.
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Yup, but realistically that's not the world we live in - no matter where you are
Not in the world you live in perhaps. My world extends well beyond the borders of the US.
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Josh Gray wrote:
Not in the world you live in perhaps. My world extends well beyond the borders of the US.
Yeah, ok, whatever. Crime only happens in the US... riiiight.
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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Josh Gray wrote:
Not in the world you live in perhaps. My world extends well beyond the borders of the US.
Yeah, ok, whatever. Crime only happens in the US... riiiight.
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I have a Browning 9mm in a home-made couch holster with nine in the mag and one in the pipe 24/7
you must drive the Austin hippies stark raving mad.
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Yeah, ok, whatever. Crime only happens in the US... riiiight.
Oh for fuck's sake get a grip man.
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Josh Gray wrote:
Oh for f***'s sake get a grip man.
You somehow I think I'm so short-sided in my world view when you suggest everything outside the US doesn't fall under the required scrutiny in regards to using guns as protection due to combating crime. And yet I need a grip when I obviously make a sarcastic comment to emphasize your fallacy?
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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I think its a shame that you feel the need to do this.
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Yeah, but it's great that we CAN if we feel the need.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
Yeah, but it's great that we CAN if we feel the need.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Yeah, but it's great that we CAN if we feel the need.
We just can't use bottled water as a means self-defense. :-D
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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Josh Gray wrote:
Oh for f***'s sake get a grip man.
You somehow I think I'm so short-sided in my world view when you suggest everything outside the US doesn't fall under the required scrutiny in regards to using guns as protection due to combating crime. And yet I need a grip when I obviously make a sarcastic comment to emphasize your fallacy?
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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Take a deap breath, re-read the conversation without the preconceived idea that Im looking to critisise the US and you'll get my point. If not I cant help you.
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Josh Gray wrote:
Take a deap breath, re-read the conversation without the preconceived idea that Im looking to critisise the US and you'll get my point.
I never did say you attempted to insult the US. I talked about your idea of my short-sided view as you see it. Reread the post I just made rather than conjure up some idea in your head man.
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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Josh Gray wrote:
Take a deap breath, re-read the conversation without the preconceived idea that Im looking to critisise the US and you'll get my point.
I never did say you attempted to insult the US. I talked about your idea of my short-sided view as you see it. Reread the post I just made rather than conjure up some idea in your head man.
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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Like a dog with a bone. Let it go, we're on differnt pages and its not going to change
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Josh Gray wrote:
Let it go, we're on differnt pages and its not going to change
I'm in this weird place called reality. But whatever, when you feel like trading in your chicken bone for a t-bone, give me a shout. ;P
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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Josh Gray wrote:
Let it go, we're on differnt pages and its not going to change
I'm in this weird place called reality. But whatever, when you feel like trading in your chicken bone for a t-bone, give me a shout. ;P
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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Like to have the last word dont you? There is no reality, there is my reality and there is yours.
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Josh Gray wrote:
Like to have the last word dont you?
No, not really. I'm just bored currently.
Josh Gray wrote:
There is no reality, there is my reality and there is yours.
Psst, there's really no t-bone either. I know it's a let down, but hey it's a dog-eat-dog world.
Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]
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I can certainly understand *why* you want to own a handgun, and I'm not steering you one way or the other, but the only question I'd have is are you seriously prepared to use it? In other words, are you capable of handling the weapon in such a fashion that it could not be used against you? On a semi-related note, you might want to check with your local law enforceent to familarize yourself with the rules regarding owning *and* using a handgun, even if it is in self-defense (e.g., even though you feel your life is in danger, firing a gun within city limits could potentially be used against you). Three members of my immediate family were in law enforcement, thus story time abounds with tales of women, and sometimes men, acting in self-defense only to have some legality work against them. It's a shame when a person canot protect themself.
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I did all that stuff already. Apparently, I'm elegible for a concealed carrying license if I take some class or something. That's not what I want though. Let me make this perfectly clear though, I hope I never have to use it, but if I did, it would be a shoot first kind of situation. Basically, if someone comes into my house in the middle of the night or something, and they aren't shouting loudly that they are the police (which has happened to me)... then they are going to have some kind of problem. Note: I already own lethal weapons (2 quality swords and a show one), but they would not be as quick or as accessible as a gun, since they are firmly attached to the wall. A dog is out of the question although I love them for companionship. As for handling the thing so it can not be used on me, that's one major reason why I asked about training... yes, the cops have broken into my house before, late at night, but they clearly and repeatedly identified themselves. That's when I lived with my Navy friend, so... we were heavily armed (potentially) - they were in the wrong house.
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Yeah, but it's great that we CAN if we feel the need.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Yeah, but it's great that we CAN if we feel the need.
I just dont get it. The thought of sitting next to a stranger no the bus with a loaded gun is far more unsettling than the unlikely prospect of a gun battle with an armed intruder in my house. Here guns and especailly ammo are hard to come by and your average thief would not have access to one. If they did come across one they would be more likely to sell it and buy some drugs (it would be worth a lot more than its normal retail value) than use it in a robbery. There is no wrong or right. If enough people in our society wanted to be armed the laws would eventually be changed but fortunately that is not the case here. I think guns are mechanically fascinating. When I was a kid my father had two. One was a Victorian miniature single shot ladies pistol and the other was a replica of Wide Erps pistol that he made himself during his apprenticeship. Both were brought to Australia in his hand luggage when he emigrated from England. They were eventually turned in to the Police during an amnesty.
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Me think that unless you carry your gun with you all the time in your house (or anywhere else ) , owning one, properly stored away from children, and the bullets stored somewhere else (*) a gun, any gun will be useless. I assume that proper storage of guns means having it under lock unloaded and the bullets stored somewhere else.
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That's the main reason my friend advised the Beretta. He said it's virtually impossible to get it to fire 'accidentally'... as long as the safety is on, you can store it loaded. And yeah, for my purpose if I had to unlock a lock, put the thing together, load it, then fire... it wouldn't be worth much. There are no children around, and no animals, so I don't think it would be possible for an accidental discharge, unless the building was burning or something, and then it's kinda beside the point. I will have to call him again but my buddy made it sound like if I seperate the magazine from the gun, and it's been unloaded, then it's as simple as popping in the magazine, releasing the safety and you're ready to fire... right?
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