We really don’t need a million posts blathering on about “glad I got this and that.” Really, no serious shooter on here cares. Save it for the highroad, 1911forum, and so on where they like to list their collections in their signatures.
We could use less tin foil, more “what can I do besides screaming THEY WON’T TAKE MY GUNZ DERP DERP?” I’ve laid out the facts on hi cap mags, assault weapons, and mass murders to a few folks this week with learning having occurred. It usually starts when they ask me something like “Aren’t you worried since you have kids?” I answer with “Nope. Have you read the statistics on crime lately? Or the ones on mass shootings? More chance of lightning hitting your kid.”
Gun ownership is often a hard row to hoe, that’s for sure. I live in a state where it’s mostly friendly, but once in a while you’ll get “that guy” or “that gal” who says, “You mean you own one of those MAN-KILLERS!!!”
My philosophy on guns began to parallel my philosophy on religion: if you really want to know, I’ll be happy to tell you, but I don’t go around “evangelizing” either cause.
I’ve had a chance to educate people who already had an interest, but frankly I’ve written off the antis as lost causes.
Somebody with more patience than me will have to do that one.
The local radio news show just announced that the mayor and police chief have come out in favor of an assault weapons ban.
Whoop-de-fucking-do.
I won’t convert until at least the dog catcher and the Easter bunny are on board.
Enjoy the holidays, guys. Don’t let it get you down. This crap is just beginning.
Had an arrow and archer moment today. They can outlaw this and restict that and insult us as crazies all they want. Yes, I’d rather have an AR if someone comes thru my door, but the reality is I’ll defend my family with my bare hands or a rolled up newspaper if I have to. It ain’t the arrow, its the archer and his determination that takes the fight. I was watching some movie with the kids and the hero is doing this and that to save his family. My son asked what I’d do to save him. I told him the question isn’t what I’d do, the question is what I wouldn’t do and I haven’t run across anything yet for the list.
I’m beyond worrying about hardware to play with, I’m all about the software I instill in my kids.
I would post what i own, but I was transporting them on my boat to an island I shoot on, and I forgot to put the drain plug in before I launched off the ramp. I almost drowned, but my guns are a total loss.
I’ll tell you how I know for a fact that I’m not just in this for the money.
I still have ALL of my ARs that I had two weeks ago despite the opportunity to turn them for 3 times what I have in them. I came damn close watching 6920s actually SELL for $3k or more, but I still have them.
I think it’s safe to say I’ll always have guns and I’ll never be rich.
I just saw that Colt’s 6940 LE carbines are being offered over at “Gunbroker” for $3600.00 just as they come from the box! People are buying them! Its going to be awfully tough to resist that kind of madness for long, especially if they soar beyond that pricepoint…
Just a reminder to all who have or are planning to “capitalize” on the current market insanity, be sure to report those profits as ordinary income on your 2012 tax returns.
Of course, I’m sure no one here needs a reminder. :no:
