tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6353676062777983579..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: We're Number Three!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32827505206452752012010-12-28T11:54:42.922-05:002010-12-28T11:54:42.922-05:00One ray of hope...
When I moved to Indy about 20 y...One ray of hope...<br />When I moved to Indy about 20 years ago (ouch), Don had 3 stores. Now, there is only 1. Hopefully, its days are numbered.<br />MycroftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7879930217967619122010-12-24T19:32:15.164-05:002010-12-24T19:32:15.164-05:00I remember seeing that SOB on the news years ago s...I remember seeing that SOB on the news years ago saying that as long as "assault weapons" were legal, he didn't have any choice about selling them, that he had to sell them, but OH! how horrible they were. What a POS. <br /><br />I've been in his shop once. It was like the trailer shops at the county fair - trinkets and trash.Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15604826633798229422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53806864796865750982010-12-24T03:43:56.706-05:002010-12-24T03:43:56.706-05:00Around twenty years ago, there was a woman who spe...Around twenty years ago, there was a woman who specialized in pocket gun caliber handguns who worked the western gunshows. She and her partner (he dealt in the bigger guns) had a store in AZ. She decided to make her money in volume of sales, instead of the normal pricing practices. Her regular complaint was writers cramp. Ultimately, all those handwritten forms put her out of business, as I was told that the batboys used the accumulated normal data errors to shut her down. Turns out she was the LARGEST VOLUME gun dealer west of the Mississippi River. Her prices were so good, other dealers at the shows were buying from her. When you sell that many guns (hundreds per day), you tend to attract some official attention. I suspect that some of CA's gunshow sale regulations were in response to her business.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73711049485775630702010-12-23T20:00:14.115-05:002010-12-23T20:00:14.115-05:00Zinc guns vs. a nice used Smith?
"...if you ...Zinc guns vs. a nice used Smith?<br /><br />"...if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one..." -JC<br /><br />Poor people shouldn't be denied effective weapons, but a used S&W is like a sword. A Zinc special is like a wooden club. Sell your cloak and get the sword...<br /><br />That being said, Don is a major D-Bag. Can he just be boycotted or something. Seriously, he is the worst, and certainly isn't doing our cause any good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72794732623417970162010-12-23T03:10:36.626-05:002010-12-23T03:10:36.626-05:00"All I want to know is, who on earth rents a ...<i>"All I want to know is, who on earth rents a gun, and why? If you kill someone, do you not get your deposit back? So many questions ..."</i><br /><br />Generally to get a feel for the gun and shoot it some before you buy a like model. AFAIK, almost every gun store that rents guns has an attached gun range, where the rented guns are used. I've never heard of one that allows the rented gun off the premises.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36849621115341540782010-12-23T02:12:57.795-05:002010-12-23T02:12:57.795-05:00Cybr, I am not the least bit surprised. I know tha...Cybr, I am not the least bit surprised. I know that New Orleans criminals tend to be cheerful and easygoing, and will shoot you while smiling, but good God, man, can't you get out of there?Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41798563205765368352010-12-23T01:28:05.477-05:002010-12-23T01:28:05.477-05:00There are gunshops that are in shady neighborhoods...There are gunshops that are in shady neighborhoods, and then there are gunshops that have shady business practices. Don's is the latter. There have been numerous tales about "lost" NICS checks, employees have had NDs with rifles in the store, and many, many other fun things.<br /><br />I went to Don's 1 TIME the 6 years I lived in Indy, and I regretted it. It's the kind of shop that gives legit, honest shops a bad name. It doesn't help that Don has gone on record as saying that gun shows, assault weapons, and most ironically "Saturday Night Specials" should be banned.Calebhttp://gunnuts.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57020803486048889792010-12-22T22:01:47.950-05:002010-12-22T22:01:47.950-05:00Am I the only person who finds that commercial ser...Am I the only person who finds that commercial seriously creepy?<br /><br />And get your finger off the trigger, genius!The Freeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989697995675652792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-75533320614177020472010-12-22T21:48:55.189-05:002010-12-22T21:48:55.189-05:00I get it, I've been in many shitty ass pawn sh...I get it, I've been in many shitty ass pawn shops around here where the owner gives me the "wtf is a clean cut white 19 year old doing here" look...I just think it's odd that a guy who bets his likelyhood in gun sales would frown on free gun ownership. Maybe he's got somethin on the side...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81961411879588435502010-12-22T19:46:14.507-05:002010-12-22T19:46:14.507-05:00We don't have people this crazy in Texas.We don't have people this crazy in Texas.Robert Langhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497658569363397644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25507484112671429292010-12-22T19:21:19.589-05:002010-12-22T19:21:19.589-05:00They busted our local version for ordering guns fo...They busted our local version for ordering guns for the general stock on Law Enforcement letterheads so they could pocket the LEO discount. This lead F-Troop to find out about their blatant strawman sales.Cybrluditehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222195374935367060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50227690627234835792010-12-22T17:40:39.051-05:002010-12-22T17:40:39.051-05:00Ha! Got you beat Tam, we are number two! http://ww...Ha! Got you beat Tam, we are number two! http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/nc-news/Gun-Shop-Owner-Fires-Back-After-What-He-Calls-Misleading-Report-111830594.html<br /><br />I have to side with Larry on this one. He's a great guy and sponsored our "Shots for Tots" charity event. He runs things 100% above board.Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13168980911608192112010-12-22T16:14:04.904-05:002010-12-22T16:14:04.904-05:00The video's pretty grainy, but it sure does ap...The video's pretty grainy, but it sure does appear that his booger hook is right on that trigger the entire time. No thanks to shooting on <i>his</i> range.<br /><br />Former bodyguard for one of the most famous missing people in America. Heh.Douglas Hesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294368746311073234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17463034535119736242010-12-22T15:33:26.270-05:002010-12-22T15:33:26.270-05:00Sigivald,
"The crack about "cheap zinc ...Sigivald,<br /><br />"<i>The crack about "cheap zinc pistols" seems a bit misplaced.</i>"<br /><br />Did I say they should be banned?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5736587592935398192010-12-22T15:29:50.328-05:002010-12-22T15:29:50.328-05:00Well, of course they sell lots of crime guns; they...Well, of course they sell lots of crime guns; they're in a bad neighborhood. It's like the rap they put on Atlantic Gun and Tackle in Bedford Hts OH: end of the bus line outside a virtually-gunshop-free city (Cleveland). So of course they sold to dubious folks. So when they close up the skanky gun store and the skanky business goes somewhere else, will you close them up too? Where does that progression end? Right about where Josh Sugarman wants it to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27340183358803172152010-12-22T15:03:06.295-05:002010-12-22T15:03:06.295-05:00The crack about "cheap zinc pistols" see...The crack about "cheap zinc pistols" seems a bit misplaced.<br /><br />Are people who can't afford a Smith supposed to just go unarmed?<br /><br />Cheap zinc pistols are better than being unarmed, after all.<br /><br />The problem here would be the whole "straw purchaser" thing, not the cost of the guns in question, no?<br /><br />The person, not the tool.<br /><br />(And, heck, I loved my old Jennings J-22!)Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48228591388109904042010-12-22T14:47:28.438-05:002010-12-22T14:47:28.438-05:00I don't think I would proudly include "bo...I don't think I would proudly include "bodyguard to Jimmy Hoffa" on my CV. Kind of like "captain of the Titanic" or "head of marketing for New Coke".genedunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097356800628843967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66543645819676205872010-12-22T13:32:06.959-05:002010-12-22T13:32:06.959-05:00BATFEIEIO LOL!
WV: knves The i is silent.BATFEIEIO LOL!<br /><br />WV: knves The i is silent.ViolentIndifferencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074840251055457615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62541844466368995282010-12-22T13:20:52.600-05:002010-12-22T13:20:52.600-05:00All I want to know is, who on earth rents a gun, a...All I want to know is, who on earth rents a gun, and why? If you kill someone, do you not get your deposit back? So many questions ...Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-70866820540202749212010-12-22T13:14:34.060-05:002010-12-22T13:14:34.060-05:00"The fact is that 1 percent of the gun dealer..."The fact is that 1 percent of the gun dealers sell 57 percent of the crime guns."<br /><br />I'd bet that 1 percent of the dealers sell 60 prcent of the firearms in this country. How many gun traces show Josh Sugarman as the orignal seller?<br /><br />JoatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65102201577270003972010-12-22T13:08:59.386-05:002010-12-22T13:08:59.386-05:00Yeah, but he sure hates gunshows. He slams 'e...Yeah, but he sure hates gunshows. He slams 'em every chance a microphone is put in his face or he bends the ear of some newsprint scribe.<br /><br />He IS the very definition of an "...asshat..."<br /><br />And to think I had to sit next to this idiot while flying to a Shot Show many years ago. Self-serving P.O.S...<br /><br />All The Best,<br />Frank W. JamesFrank W. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589579734134153159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88339064742334827912010-12-22T13:02:04.479-05:002010-12-22T13:02:04.479-05:00He doesn't want to make money, he just loves t...He doesn't want to make money, he just loves to sell guns!Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59017531554281599782010-12-22T12:58:36.289-05:002010-12-22T12:58:36.289-05:00"Whenever local media sources need an anti-gu..."Whenever local media sources need an anti-gun soundbite, they know to go to Don, who will be happy to get on camera and loudly abhor "assault weapons" or whatever this week's shibboleth happens to be."<br /><br />That's kind of weird for someone who rents Deagles for $10Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com