scott_harpell Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 (edited) Â pre-ban goodness... 21st B-day present. Â Â edit: In the 9 for those interested. Edited June 3, 2004 by scott_harpell Quote
scott_harpell Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 19... Â side note... for my 16th B-day, while visiting my grandfather in Canada, he snuck a shotgun into my baggage as a gift... thank God my father found it before customs did. Quote
olyclimber Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 After reading this thread, I'm sure a lot of you are thinking...."how can I bring Gun into my life?" or "Gun seems right to me, how to does the thinking man proceed?". This is a natural feeling, and here is how to procede. The more informed people out there, the safer we'll all be. Quote
JoshK Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 I can now use a gun to "defend my freedom", cause god knows when the justice system isn't working, clearly a gun is the way to go. Â "The shotgun was invented around 1600 or so, and it has been killing both man and beast in amazing numbers since then" HAHAH...killing men since 1600, god bless the shotgun! Quote
cracked Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 It's ironic that you need to buy a shotgun first. But for shooting stuff beyond 100 yards you need a rifle. And for shooting stuff below 100 yards you need a pistol. So why do you need the shotgun? Quote
icegirl Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Shotgun. Fuck the pistol for the house. Nothing says "You're gonna die sucker" than a 12 ga. shotgun blast. Â Pistols are for carrying. Shotguns are for the house. Quote
icegirl Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Though martlet might take that as an insult... (to resemble a gun toting, scotch drinking, ice climbing, shipwreck diving, girly girl) Quote
jon Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Guns run out of bullets, baseball bats don't. Nothing says I'm going to play tee ball with your head than a baseball bat. Quote
icegirl Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 LOL.... Yeah, keep one of those propped up against the nighstand in case the Shotgun doesn't do the job... Â Personally I have a putter laying around within easy reach for that purpose... (really) Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Those aluminum softball bats are better. A wooden baseball bat can break. Quote
icegirl Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Yeah, a real conversation starter in the bedroom when you have a date. Not quite as good as the glock under the pillow (pillow talk? pillow glock?) Quote
JoshK Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Damn it must suck living life in such a state of paranoia. Quote
cj001f Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 I am beginning to believe that the derisive attitude of those of the anti-gun slant comes from fear. Not fear of attack or injury, but fear of discovering that the world is not the soft, cuddly, friendly place they have created in their mind. The fear that there ARE people who will beat you unconscious for the $10 in your pocket. The fear that when confronted, they will be forced to make a choice to defend themselves and they will be rendered impotent. The fear that there IS harshness in the world, and that they lack the fortitude to respond. The fear that the bubble will burst. Â I am also starting to see that the source of this dismissive attitude comes from lack of knowledge coupled with arrogance. Because they have no knowledge of safe gun practices, they have no faith in others to carry and utilize said knowledge. Those with lack of exposure to guns seem to think that we're all just a hair trigger away from indiscriminately blazing away (note skeezix's comment above regarding having his float tube shot full of holes). Sure, much of this is couched as humor, but I would posit that there is an underlying fear there. Humor is a common tool for masking fear and/or uncertainty. Your correct on the fear part Greg, you just misplace the source. I'm not afraid of the world being a violent nasty place - it is. I've just found myself to be more afraid of many owners of concealed weapons - like the woman I worked with who couldn't drive a stick (too difficult) but felt her pistol would protect her, even though she practiced barely once a month. I've met others like her. Add to this greater gun ownership increasing the potential deadliness of any conflict, and I've come out against them. Quote
willstrickland Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 a gun toting, scotch drinking, ice climbing, shipwreck diving, girly girl) Â I am in love. Quote
cj001f Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 So why do you need the shotgun? The sound of the shell being chambered on a pump shotgun crosses all language barriers. Quote
willstrickland Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 So why do you need the shotgun? Â For shooting birds on the wing. You know, quail grouse pheasant dove etc. Or speed freaks on a robbery binge. Quote
icegirl Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 a gun toting, scotch drinking, ice climbing, shipwreck diving, girly girl) Â I am in love. Â you are in love with martlet? Quote
Fat_Teddy Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 So why do you need the shotgun? Â For shooting birds on the wing. You know, quail grouse pheasant dove etc. Or speed freaks on a robbery binge. Â Got my first gun, a single shot 20ga. on my 10th birthday. Quote
Greg_W Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 They'll never take away shotguns. Ever. Â With this attitude, they'll be gone before you know it. The current attempt by Democrats in Congress to reinstate the "Clinton Assault Weapons Ban" has been expanded to include semi-automatic shotguns. Quote
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