tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6193864792323801760..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Fun Show.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88342366411299385892013-01-22T17:20:43.735-05:002013-01-22T17:20:43.735-05:00staghounds said...
And #$%, I've been wantin...<b>staghounds said... </b><br /><br /><i>And #$%, I've been wanting to buy an RFB. </i><br /><br />And how is anything different now?<br /><br />You couldn't find one before Election Day, you still can't find one now. . . <br /><br />{wink}<br />Geodkythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17340718574781403778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9327894218321567832013-01-22T17:19:34.683-05:002013-01-22T17:19:34.683-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Geodkythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17340718574781403778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72778986171300152062013-01-21T09:59:00.598-05:002013-01-21T09:59:00.598-05:00"And yes, the pointers were immune to frigid ..."And yes, the pointers were immune to frigid stares and firm stepping-asides"<br /><br />Nah, they won't understand why you're doing that. You have to say something to them, and even then they might go "Why?". It's still a good thing, we were all noobs once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55381429623996336142013-01-20T23:10:15.458-05:002013-01-20T23:10:15.458-05:00If you know any of these people get them signed up...If you know any of these people get them signed up for the NRA. NICs checksis all well and good but if every current member signed up one or two non-members, even if on their own dime, and every GOA type would hold their noses and join an organization even for just a year that is actually respected by politicians, the paid membership would double or more in the space of a month or so.<br /><br />That kind of growth will do more to protect us in the Congress than any number of NICs checks.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414687981098467556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58910680611304763882013-01-20T21:35:44.313-05:002013-01-20T21:35:44.313-05:00Wait, wait wait, Anonymous@9:35 PM: a zero percent...<i> Wait, wait wait, Anonymous@9:35 PM: a zero percent lower?<br /><br />Is that a baggie of bauxite? Or do we start counting when the Hall–Héroult process is complete? </i><br /><br />Actually a milk carton full of empty PBR cansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19530714729619922012013-01-20T18:45:07.922-05:002013-01-20T18:45:07.922-05:00Jenny said:
... this being on the receiving end ...Jenny said: <br /><br />... this being on the receiving end of a coordinated media jihad feels weird.<br /><br />It was this way around the time the 1968 gun law was passed. I felt personally demonized at the time. Now, however, I realize that I'm far from alone.jdunmyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304517693383396419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28473263915845374842013-01-20T16:59:28.738-05:002013-01-20T16:59:28.738-05:00@Katherine,
What shop (if you don't mind me a...@Katherine,<br /><br />What shop (if you don't mind me asking)?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166347206112595705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45340578971641968982013-01-20T16:54:11.803-05:002013-01-20T16:54:11.803-05:00Terry @ 10:04, that was my first thought a well. ...Terry @ 10:04, that was my first thought a well. After a little reflection (informed by my own experience as an RSO) it seems that is probably not out of line, but ordinarily the MSM couldn't be bothered by what the sister humping snake handlers in flyover country are up to. Lately they're dispatching anthropological expeditions to the red states in search of "Gunowners in the Mist" stories.<br /><br />I have never performed or been near an ND but I've seen a lot of Rule 1 and 3 violations. Kristophr's suggestion is a good one - adult supervision helps.Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49605596717885957402013-01-20T16:49:06.412-05:002013-01-20T16:49:06.412-05:00@Steve 3:12 PM:
THIS.
Hubby and I went to the gu...@Steve 3:12 PM:<br /><br />THIS.<br /><br />Hubby and I went to the gun show and then a couple of shops in a (fruitless) search for ammo this weekend. At the show, had the disquieting experience of watching every (declared ;)) gun--and yes, that includes carry pieces for CHL holders--that walked in the door get emptied and zip-tied by the local cops. Then I had the <i> more </i> disquieting experience of finding myself almost agreeing with that precaution, because I had more guns pointed at me at that show than I would if I joined the Army to see Fallujah. And yes, the pointers were immune to frigid stares and firm stepping-asides.<br /><br />At the local store, while waiting in line, I saw one of the guys behind the counter dry-firing a pistol for a would-be customer. Good customer service, I suppose...except that he was pointing it at a coworker at the time. *facepalm*<br /><br />This, incidentally, is at a store that, like the show, requires all guns to be emptied before they're taken into the shop. I begin to see why, though I imagine that fingering the bloody thing while unloading it is more likely to result in a ND than even the asininity displayed behind the counter. Well, maybe. I guess. Possibly?<br /><br />The store in question has a range attached to it. Hubby and I, having just moved to the area, have been looking for one. We'll go and see what sort of standards the RSO seems to keep there, but I'm already a bit disgusted with the place.~Katherine~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12138257993961072758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44456550259900865532013-01-20T16:00:38.389-05:002013-01-20T16:00:38.389-05:00And #$%, I've been wanting to buy an RFB.And #$%, I've been wanting to buy an RFB. staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-370760720910414612013-01-20T15:59:36.756-05:002013-01-20T15:59:36.756-05:00One good thing about the MTV quick-cut news cycle,...One good thing about the MTV quick-cut news cycle, the unmotivated lose interest quickly despite the jihad cheerleaders. If it takes a couple of months to get to a vote, the gun control story will be as front burner as Trayvon Martin.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68563929149474689172013-01-20T15:12:57.069-05:002013-01-20T15:12:57.069-05:00I currently work at a range, and have worked at se...I currently work at a range, and have worked at several gun shoppes over the years. <br /><br />It doesn't surprise me at all about ND's, because every untrained/self-trained (watched every John Wayne movie) gunsel-wannabe out there puts their booger hook on the bang switch every freakin' time they pick up a firearm! Every. Freakin'. Time.!!<br /><br />I call them on it, try to train them, but you can't fix stupid. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166347206112595705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-75040661781144680572013-01-20T13:37:08.065-05:002013-01-20T13:37:08.065-05:00Jenny @9:22AM, to me it feels like the middle 90&#...Jenny @9:22AM, to me it feels like the middle 90's again.<br /><br />All that's going on right now gives me a serious sense of deja vu. It's just all turned up a notch this time.Scott Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42078087766564331222013-01-20T13:08:14.780-05:002013-01-20T13:08:14.780-05:00And me needing to get an AR, and a pistol for carr...And me needing to get an AR, <i>and</i> a pistol for carry. Sigh. Guess I'll give it a few monthsNoah Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12681305949899231172013-01-20T12:30:21.501-05:002013-01-20T12:30:21.501-05:00Docjim:
I suggest a loading/unloading barrel outs...Docjim:<br /><br />I suggest a loading/unloading barrel outside the gunshow, with a competent safety instructor ( in body armor ) to help.<br /><br />Don't assume knowledge. This is too important. Make everyone clear before going in.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61433967599539634322013-01-20T11:28:24.074-05:002013-01-20T11:28:24.074-05:00Saw a VERY nice Smith 15-4 at the Cabeelo's st...Saw a VERY nice Smith 15-4 at the Cabeelo's store yesterday. $625 for it. I was very tempted. <br /><br />Still tempted but I really should buy a 17.Tango Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593296126387219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48383648175129694472013-01-20T11:24:49.542-05:002013-01-20T11:24:49.542-05:00"Assuming those facts are all true, to me it&..."<i>Assuming those facts are all true, to me it's an awful big coincidence...</i>"<br /><br />No it's not. If you follow various state-level gun forums, not a weekend goes by that you don't have a couple NDs at gun shows around the country.<br /><br />The only difference this weekend is the national media attention.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-37216984754317783752013-01-20T10:17:25.803-05:002013-01-20T10:17:25.803-05:00I am somewhat understandably cautious about any wr... I am somewhat understandably cautious about any write-in survey, but the Wall Street Journal questionaire on restricting large capacity magazines is about as neutral as I think such a survey could be, with a reader base that encompasses a fair share of the political spectrum.<br /><br /> It's been running a pretty consistent 80% against banning to 20% for. Very liberal Son-In-Law just took his pistol permit class, along with his fire-breathing Teabagger wife.<br /><br /> My Punkin' is a sweetie, but there are things she takes MOST seriously.<br /><br /> Either nothing has changed, or there has been a modest shift in public opinion toward greater firearms rights and more common ownership. <br /><br /> The left lost in the courts last year, and true to form, they are now trying to win by cheating. It's the old Saul Alinsky line about never letting a good crisis go to waste, combined with the Hitler line about how any lie becomes truth if told long enough and loud enough.<br /><br /> How about charging any public official who puts up a "No Gun Zone" sign with conspiracy to aid in the commission of mass murder?Ed Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676740819579030462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69289246912409625412013-01-20T10:07:12.498-05:002013-01-20T10:07:12.498-05:00Ian, ahh, so you use a gun sock and then reach in ...Ian, ahh, so you use a gun sock and then reach in and shoot the gun. I wonder what the accidental part of that is. ;-)<br /><br />I called my dad last night and told him he could triple his money on his 10/22 and he didn't believe me.<br /><br />That being said, a couple buddies of mine did find deals and were happy with their purchases. Woodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258502914515356626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27336201153079056692013-01-20T10:04:11.223-05:002013-01-20T10:04:11.223-05:00Not to sound paranoid or anything, but someone goo...Not to sound paranoid or anything, but someone good with statistics want to tell me what the odds of 3 NDs at 3 different gun shows on the same day is? I get the idea that there might be more people who have only ever owned grandpa's shotbgun out and about now, but that's not the story from the gun shows. The NC ND story keeps alternating between a guy removing the gun from the case, and him already having removed it an it being on the table and going off somehow. The Indianapolis one was supposedly the guy's personal carry weapon, and the Ohio ND was supposedly by a dealer. Assuming those facts are all true, to me it's an awful big coincidence that you have 3 NDs on the same day, all at gun shows and each one covering a "level" of legal civilian gun owner (long gun, CCW and dealer). Heck the only thing missing is another DEA agent declaring he's "the only one professional enough in the room to handle this gun" before shooting himself with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6625944814994900032013-01-20T09:53:06.691-05:002013-01-20T09:53:06.691-05:00$500- $1000? Can one even become a stakeholder for...$500- $1000? Can one even become a stakeholder for that little anymore? Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986848693736290505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-423746843058068252013-01-20T09:26:38.163-05:002013-01-20T09:26:38.163-05:00Same at the Ft. Pierce, Fl show yesterday (abt. 10...Same at the Ft. Pierce, Fl show yesterday (abt. 100 miles N of Ft. Lauderdale)Went to a coin show for a couple of hours instead of waiting in line. Went back after lunch and the line was only about 20 long. Swarm of locusts must have visited the larger ammo dealer. Won the early drawing at the coin show. :)<br />I am going the go fondle my ammo now, I am rich!<br />Terry<br />Fla.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39860240501127434942013-01-20T09:22:51.031-05:002013-01-20T09:22:51.031-05:00I don't know about y'all, but I'm expe...I don't know about y'all, but I'm expecting the next PSA to feature rats running through dark corners with a menacing voiceover. <br /><br />... this being on the receiving end of a coordinated media jihad feels <i>weird</i>.<br /><br />Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682072668997410668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78760555383473180662013-01-20T08:44:54.136-05:002013-01-20T08:44:54.136-05:00Woodman - You use a gun sock type case, reach your...Woodman - You use a gun sock type case, reach your hand in, and grab it by the grip & trigger to pull it out. Ianhttp://www.forgottenweapons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13941516085727990662013-01-20T08:10:28.546-05:002013-01-20T08:10:28.546-05:00The same in Fort Lauderdale. The lines were as lo...The same in Fort Lauderdale. The lines were as long as the prices were high. No NDs however.<br />Firearm salesman of the year: Barack Obama.Rogernoreply@blogger.com