Some amazing things have been done at long range with those old guns - just ask Billy Dixon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Adobe_Walls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Adobe_Walls
I hear you and that is a valid point. I just did not want to explain the details behind the statement. It was meant to have a generalized meaning. Without going into details of my history, i think its safe to say that the circumstances dictate the method of firearm possession. By growing my own greens, i am able to save money for new firearms or the ever rising cost of ammunition (even reloading takes brass, primers, powder, etc). I smoke the greens because it makes my history much easier to live with everyday. Its all a vicious cycle lol. I do have a safe that i keep my guns in at all times, with the exception of my carry piece. That stays near me at all times with a full mag. I do not and have not ever carried concealed with a round in the chamber unless im hunting, then i carry in the open. I practice shooting every week and while i do, i practice drawing from a concealed position, cocking the action back, aim and fire. This has all become a natural motion for me and allows me to feel comfortable while carrying concealed. Btw, i know what you mean sometimes about the driving 30mph lol. I dont like driving on the freeways when im stoned, i feel rushed all the time. haha...Please be careful with statements like this ... Guns made the US free, a peoples rebellion made the U.S. ... The guns were just tools. Granted without them we'd be drinking Earl Grey instead of Folgers, but they were just tools. The freedom came from us being smart enough to not stand in a straight line like a shooting gallery for the brits to shoot us, we hid in the bushes and sniped with long range rifles.
The riflemen, General Washington, and other very smart militia leaders made our nation free, the guns were necessity in getting us free and I believe they are a necessity in keeping us free just as our founding fathers did.
Side note: While I agree that the last thing I would want to do high is do anything stupid with my guns, I'm still very cautious with my firearms when I get stoned. If I have people over they are locked in the safe, unloaded, and cable and/or trigger locked. If I'm alone they're just locked in the safe. Then again I don't drive stoned either because I simply can't stand feeling like 30 mph is akin to hyperspeed.
-RT76
No need to go into history man. I think it falls under personal preference. I 'feel' that the responsible thing to do as a gun owner is to have them 100% unshootable during times of intoxication with friends present, I keep the same policy for alcohol. When I carry I always carry in Condition 3 (locked and loaded) as I carry a mini 1911, so I always have a round in the chamber of my carry piece.I hear you and that is a valid point. I just did not want to explain the details behind the statement. It was meant to have a generalized meaning. Without going into details of my history, i think its safe to say that the circumstances dictate the method of firearm possession. By growing my own greens, i am able to save money for new firearms or the ever rising cost of ammunition (even reloading takes brass, primers, powder, etc). I smoke the greens because it makes my history much easier to live with everyday. Its all a vicious cycle lol. I do have a safe that i keep my guns in at all times, with the exception of my carry piece. That stays near me at all times with a full mag. I do not and have not ever carried concealed with a round in the chamber unless im hunting, then i carry in the open. I practice shooting every week and while i do, i practice drawing from a concealed position, cocking the action back, aim and fire. This has all become a natural motion for me and allows me to feel comfortable while carrying concealed. Btw, i know what you mean sometimes about the driving 30mph lol. I dont like driving on the freeways when im stoned, i feel rushed all the time. haha...
o.k guys this will be my last post as i dont want to become a riu hate figure.lol i agree that shooting is fun as i am from a military background and theres not much better than having a good old go on a sa80 (u.k military standard weapon which i know is not as good as the us equivelant due to serious jamming issues in hot/cold/sand/mud). however i believe weapons of this nature should be what makes the difference between the military and the civilian. in the us in 2006 there were 30,000 gun fatalities. im not going to sit here and spout stats because i know you guys have heard all of this before so i'll tell you where my stance comes from. is your "right" to bear arms more important than the lives of innocent poeple effected by YOUR right to bear arms? i personally dont think so. i think life is more important than "fun". i also see the "i grew up around guns" point, however i know people who grew up around drunken fathers who beat their mothers, but surely progress is knowing whats good and whats bad? just because daddy was a red neck, wife beating, gun wielding drunk surely that is not what we should aspire to be? (i'm not in any way suggesting thatall you gun lovers are republican/drunks/rednecks.)
If they did I bet gun deaths, and gang violence would plummet.hmmmm. how many lives saved by vigilante justice compared to lives lost through gun crime etc. il check out the figures and get back to you. and the fact that they would still be available means they shouldn't be banned? heroins available, so is crack but i dont see a clamber to legalise those.
Isn't that The Jerk? that movie? haha that shit was funny.Wise of you to get rid of it then, it sounds like.
"He hates these cans!!!" Anyone guess the movie reference?
LOL! Classic! That was definately a good one! haha.If they did I bet gun deaths, and gang violence would plummet.
Yup my great great great grandfather was next to the guy he shot.Some amazing things have been done at long range with those old guns - just ask Billy Dixon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Adobe_Walls
Correct! Excellent, my friend. +Rep for guessing the correct movie.Isn't that The Jerk? that movie? haha that shit was funny.
But ya I think guns aren't good really. And I'm no longer violent unless I have to. But at the same time we are never - ever going to get to the point where we can get rid of every gun in the world. And maybe that's not even the best idea. So because of that, I will always have a gun for protection. I have a family.
I don't know when people got to the point to where they can trust politicians now... It doesn't seem like a good idea to me that's for sure. But how safe would it be for every american to be unarmed? Some may think that's safe cause the gang member's or whoever people are afraid of "won't have guns."
But people who use guns for illegal reasons on the street usually don't buy them from a fucking store that has all there information behind it. It's either stolen or brought back over from someone in the military trying to make extra money or whatever.
I just think it's stupid to give ALL the power to the politicians and government that's run by globalist bankers.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (USA) reports that there are over 300,000 disabling injurries in the workplace every year.
I guess we should ban working, in order to prevent injurries.
We should also ban walking, my grandma fell last year and broke her leg while walking.
And while we are at it, lets ban Doctors too....
There a more % of a doctor killing than a gun
Doctors:
1. The number of doctors in Canada is 700,000
2. Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year
are 120,000
3. Accidental deaths per physician is 17.14%
(Statistics courtesy of the Canadian Dept of Health
& Human Services)
Guns:
1. The number of guns owned in Canada is 80,000,000
(yes that's 80 million)
2. The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all
age groups, is 1,500
3. The number of accidental deaths per gun is
0.001875%
(Statistics courtesy of the RCMP)
So statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000
times more dangerousthan
guns.
Remember, guns don't kill people, doctors do.
FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE
HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.
More than half of all gun deaths are suicide.No mention of murder rates, or armed robbery.
How you gonna get mad at the government for weed propaganda when you're doin the same thing?
so you are suicidal and you have a gun and a phone. the gun is much easier to use. now take the gun away. are you going to beat yourself to death with the phone, or maybe just call for help?
if you take a handful of pills at least they can pump your stomach. not much you can do with a handful of brains.
if only gun nuts could at least admit the truth. a guns sole purpose is to KILL. it doesn't have a stun setting.
guns make things so much easier.