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Offline lasersailor184

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Re: Re: What's it like having a gun?
« Reply #30 on: August 29, 2007, 08:20:35 AM »
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lol

Or it's a substitute for a pathetically small one.


Actually, it's just the opposite.  Those that are afraid of guns are the people who are insecure about their own sexuality.


I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-15 guns between myself and my dad.  2 .22 rifles, 1 .22 handgun, 2 O/U's, 3 Pump shotguns, 2 garands, 1 1903, 2 pistols, 2 mn38's, 2 mn91/30's, 1 Marlin lever action... And I think I'm missing something.
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« Reply #31 on: August 29, 2007, 08:23:32 AM »
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No M1A1?


If I could get a good parts kit built to build up on a forged receiver, maybe. Or one of those once in a lifetime deals perhaps. I don't like to spend too much money on the hobby, and a FN/FAL would be pushing it hitting about $1000 the parts kit route with gunsmith assembly and refinishing. I also like ex military guns more than reproductions. Not much choice with the M-14 though or with a 1911 if you actually want to risk shooting a WW1-2 issued one today given the price.

It would jump to the top of the list if we got one of the versions of the Illinois AWB where they left the M1A1 on while eliminating rifles with "evil features" like pistol grips and Barrel Shrouds :)

Frankly, the nearest rifle range is about 1.5 hours away and with a kid, house, work, wife, etc. my ability to take a day off to go shooting is hard to come by lately. Then we have deer season coming up which chokes the ranges with the dust off the Remchester and zero folk. Then there's winter. My ability to practice enough to make use of a match grade weapon is limited. But, I can get some reasonable groups somewhere at least close to the X ring.

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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #32 on: August 29, 2007, 08:26:19 AM »
Beeing ranked number one also means the US the country with the least crimes :aok

Isnt that the theory Lazs?
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Re: Re: Re: What's it like having a gun?
« Reply #33 on: August 29, 2007, 08:37:24 AM »
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Actually, it's just the opposite.  Those that are afraid of guns are the people who are insecure about their own sexuality.


lol

Yeah..you just keep telling yourself that.  

I suppose the same applies to cars...a guy who is afraid to own a sports car is insecure about his sexuality?  Because clearly the only logical reason for not owning a sports car is because they are afraid of them, right?

And the middle aged man who buys a sports car isn't compensating?

lol
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Offline Curval

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« Reply #34 on: August 29, 2007, 08:38:14 AM »
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Beeing ranked number one also means the US the country with the least crimes :aok

Isnt that the theory Lazs?


Indeed...more guns = less crime.
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Offline Jackal1

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« Reply #35 on: August 29, 2007, 08:45:07 AM »
Check the link in the other thread on the same subject that I posted.
Doesn`t take a brain surgeon to see through the jist of the survey . It`s wide open. The professor  peed on his own tennis shoes.
Nobody has a way of knowing how many guns are in this country or any other country.
He`s like a cat taking a dump on plywood. He can`t even cover it up. :)
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Offline lazs2

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« Reply #36 on: August 29, 2007, 08:45:16 AM »
that is the theory and it is a good one... it only works for here tho... you have to develop your own based on your culture and racial mix.

Here.. the more guns you add to a place the less serious crime.

Not that I care tho... I just care that I can stop any serious crime from happening to me and mine and in my presence.

I just want to shoot till the bad man stops being bad.

And yes... a fear of weapons is indeed a sexual problem.  

lazs
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« Reply #37 on: August 29, 2007, 08:47:32 AM »
Why must I allways extrapolate my ejaculations here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edevbgI4-dA


On a completely unrelated note...

http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Aging/2007/7-08-01-ResearchersFind.htm
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Offline Curval

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« Reply #38 on: August 29, 2007, 09:00:43 AM »
lol

It's really funny watching all the gun nuts jizz all over themselves about America having the most guns and then having the entire atricle poo pooed by other gun nuts who claim it is a liberal propaganda article in the first place.

But, I'm not surprised that most here don't see the humour...or simply don't want to.
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« Reply #39 on: August 29, 2007, 09:01:34 AM »
yeah suave.. I don't get it.   would you explain it for me?  

Seems to me that the "joke" was some line from some media that not everyone seen?  sooooo... anyone who did not "get it" couldn't possibly have.

It's not like it was very funny even when you could see the source.

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« Reply #40 on: August 29, 2007, 09:19:07 AM »
You have M1 Garand?
Sure enjoyable to fire, although a little bulky to carry. What do you use it for? Target practice?
(ohhhh, I'd love to have one, but wouldn't know what to do with it)
The caliber is enough for a polar bearBTW ;)
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Re: Re: Re: Re: What's it like having a gun?
« Reply #41 on: August 29, 2007, 09:26:36 AM »
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And the middle aged man who buys a sports car isn't compensating?



More likely he's finally making enough money to buy something he always wanted.
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« Reply #42 on: August 29, 2007, 09:34:12 AM »
Umm..yea Toad...I'll change that to "except Toad".

;)

So, it might just be possible that not owning a gun is not related to a fear of them or any sexual "problem"?
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« Reply #43 on: August 29, 2007, 09:38:12 AM »
I find this article to be particularly interesting:

http://timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article2317307.ece

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Senior police officers have been warning for several months that a growing number of teenagers in big cities are becoming involved in gun crime.

The age of victims and suspects has fallen over the past three years as the availability of firearms in some cities has risen. Liverpool and Manchester are the cities where illegal guns are most readily available, with criminals claiming that some weapons are being smuggled from Ireland. Sawn-off shotguns are now being sold for as little as £50, and handguns for £150. [Edit: Those are some good prices! I wish I could get commercial firearms that cheap.]

Despite a ban on handguns introduced in 1997 after 16 children and their teacher were shot dead in the Dunblane massacre the previous year, their use in crimes has almost doubled to reach 4,671 in 2005-06. Official figures show that although Britain has some of the toughest anti-gun laws in the world, firearm use in crime has risen steadily. This year eight young people have been killed in gun attacks: six in London and one each in Manchester and Liverpool.

“Illegal firearms have become increasingly accessible to younger offenders who appear more likely to use these firearms recklessly,” a report on gun crime commissioned by the Home Office cautioned last year.

The research supports warnings from police chiefs in Merseyside and London about the spread of gun use in gangs and among teenagers.


Having virtually banned all legal gun ownership, the "ban is the cure" crowd is looking for other solutions:

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Mr Hogan-Howe said that youths were being protected by a wall of silence, and he demanded a new law to compel the public to give information about gun crime.


Maybe they can be sent to Gitmo?

Welcome to our world. Fortunately, like in America, your chance of being a gun crime victim will be slim unless you take part in these gangland activities. However, since you have no legal household gun ownership the chance of a home invasion etc. will be much greater, but at least you won't have a gun that could potentially go off and kill or injure one of the potential victims out after your property.

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« Reply #44 on: August 29, 2007, 09:47:32 AM »
Society Is Safer WHen Criminals Dont Know Who is Armed




charon..whats teh Japanese Trench gun? shotty?
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