Covid19 Paranoia

[Shuffler]

No mistake. I take the motivation implied and the immediate reaction into account. If it's all about killing others as your primary means for survival then the 'preparedness' is fear based (unless, of course, it's just plain psycho based).

Back to the question:

"So your first thoughts in this situation are, I need my guns and ammo to protect my family and loved ones from OTHER Americans who now more than ever are likely to steal my stuff?"

First .... thoughts.

There was more than one immediate yes response. It would have been nice to have seen a more reserved 'Well, not first, so much, but it lingers somewhere after meeting all my family's needs in a potential shortage of survival necessities.'

Yes you are mistaken. Simple as that. I do not need a wall of text to explain it. It is that simple.

[Arlo]

Yes you are mistaken. Simple as that. I do not need a wall of text to explain it. It is that simple.

If you don't feel inclined to explain it (or can't) then why bother posting a response, at all? It'd be even simpler not to post, in essence, 'you're wrong and I'm right, so there!'

[hitech]

Always Be Prepared.
Also was considering the line
I'm good on TP, but may need more ammo.

[FLS]

I see you're prepared to keep the servers running. 

[Shuffler]

If you don't feel inclined to explain it (or can't) then why bother posting a response, at all? It'd be even simpler not to post, in essence, 'you're wrong and I'm right, so there!'

Ok... I am not in fear in the least. Those in our group are not in fear. We are prepared to support our families and protect them. Just like having insurance, we hope to never use it.... but have it if we need it.

Very simple. No wall of text.

You are mistaken.

[FLS]

Q: Why do you need more ammo than TP?

A: I don't need to practice with the TP.

[hitech]

But not before 100,000+ people are dead and we have basically a 9/11 of deaths every day.

Not to down play the situation, but your over hyping with meaningless comparisons.

On average 7500 people die in the us every day.

https://www.indexmundi.com/blog/index.php/2018/03/05/how-many-people-die-a-day-in-the-us/

HiTech

[snugar109]

A: I don't need to practice with the TP.

 

[hitech]

If you don't feel inclined to explain it (or can't) then why bother posting a response, at all? It'd be even simpler not to post, in essence, 'you're wrong and I'm right, so there!'

1. Fact there is more then a 0% chance that there will be civil unrest.

2. The chance of civil unrest during one persons life time is far higher then you might guess.

3. I would much rather be in the position of having a gun and never needing it, then needing a gun and not having it.

I also think panic buying in times like these are dumb.

Shortly after the closings I went to academy to buy some ammo to head to the range. Normal day at range I do 400 - 700 rounds of 22lr. The 22 mag speed loader is amazing.

I was shocked to find the shelves nearly empty. One couple had a box of 22 in there hands looking at it. So I asked them what they shoot. Their answer was a 22. (so I scratch my head) . What kind of 22 I ask. "A rifle" he responds. (ok no I'm think I'm starting to understand) Next I ask what rife. The answer was I'm not sure ,we just purchased it, and it was all they had left.

At that point I thought about asking them to go to range with me to learn about guns?

HiTech

[FLS]

I worry about first time buyers who aren't learning from a qualified trainer but they've watched a lot of movies and TV shows.

[Shuffler]

1. Fact there is more then a 0% chance that there will be civil unrest.

2. The chance of civil unrest during one persons life time is far higher then you might guess.

3. I would much rather be in the position of having a gun and never needing it, then needing a gun and not having it.

I also think panic buying in times like these are dumb.

Shortly after the closings I went to academy to buy some ammo to head to the range. Normal day at range I do 400 - 700 rounds of 22lr. The 22 mag speed loader is amazing.

I was shocked to find the shelves nearly empty. One couple had a box of 22 in there hands looking at it. So I asked them what they shoot. Their answer was a 22. (so I scratch my head) . What kind of 22 I ask. "A rifle" he responds. (ok no I'm think I'm starting to understand) Next I ask what rife. The answer was I'm not sure ,we just purchased it, and it was all they had left.

At that point I thought about asking them to go to range with me to learn about guns?

HiTech

A lot of folks purchasing guns for the first time. Many may be just like that couple. While we are always careful at the range, after times like these, we need to be even more careful. These folks have to learn the basics and you have to watch them at the range. It is also a good chance to offer some good advice so they develop good habits when handling their arms. Many of us learned as kids... we all started somewhere. It is never too late to learn.

I have taken quite a few folks to the range for their first sessions. It never gets old watching their faces as they fire their first round. Watching as they become more comfortable with their gun of choice and their confidence increasing as they learn to handle it safely and securely.

[Mister Fork]

[Larry the Cable Guy voice on]You need to 3 quick mods to your weapon there Hitech to make it more useful for urban defense.

#1 - get a shorter barrel. 11" faxon would do. What you hunting? 65 year old cougars in heels running from a casino 250 yards away?
#2 - you also need a forward grip for under that barrel. Ole stubby or pistol style. Makes it steady for quick-snapshot adjustments when you're holding up a KFC.
#3 - small scope. 2.5X. Let me tell you, the ability to drown out the wife visually while she's freaking out like a flappin chickin while yer openin up on a group of urbal hipsters, worth every penny.


Other than that, get yerself a good drinking hat that holds two beers, ya'll set.

[/Larry off]

[hitech]

Right now I have other desires with the gun fund. Tack solution barrel and compensator for my buckmark and a s&w 686-2 6" just because the trigger gets me excited when I shoot.

[bustr]

Everyone thought the Chinese Gov sanitized all the available reports about the source of COVID-19. I found this archived, and if I did, our gov has it also. This suggests on the surface the Chinese suck at simple safety protocols for infectious disease handling. At least they were studying bat carried pathogens to protect their population since they constantly have problems with new outbreaks. I suspect they fudged up and being communist, had to carry on fudging up to protect the party image. If this is true and not an unknown virus came out of the wild by accident, every country affected has grounds to demand compensation.

https://web.archive.org/web/20200214144447/https:/www.researchgate.net/publication/339070128_The_possible_origins_of_2019-nCoV_coronavirus

[Busher]

Not to down play the situation, but your over hyping with meaningless comparisons.

On average 7500 people die in the us every day.

https://www.indexmundi.com/blog/index.php/2018/03/05/how-many-people-die-a-day-in-the-us/

HiTech

With all due respect HiTech, this statement is way beneath a man of your intelligence. Admittedly a large number of people die everyday; we're all going to fly west at some point.
There's an unseen serial killer taking lives on a global scale. It took 4 years of WW2 to take approximately 415,000 American lives. This war against a microbe has the potential to kill at a far faster rate. All people, not just Americans have to take this fight seriously.