victoriapio
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I have one Leica lens in my safe (the rest of them are in my camera bag) but the safe is full of antique Winchesters, Spanish shotguns, hunting rifles, and a 22 Sauer Mosquito for fun. Oh, I have a Sauer 228 next to the bed for "varmints."
rxmd
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See, and at this point, where two guys start having an exchange about what automatic asssult rifle "type" they are, it begins to strike me as completely bizarre.Nikon Bob said:
Maybe when people grow up in a culture that embraces violence, and they have a disposition to be a gearhead, they have a higher probability to end up being gun nerds and thinking of themselves as "marksmen".
PhotoMat
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And maybe when people make broad-based insults and assumptions about people whom they know nothing about, and they have an inclination to play armchair psychologist, they tend to have a higher probability of coming off as boorish and offensive.
victoriapio
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Countries where guns are allowed do not necessarily embrace violence. Ask Switzerland, Isreal and others where guns are not only allowed, but issued to trained adults.. As a Texan, I grew up in the US where guns are allowed for several reasons: to protect our country against invaders when our government cannot, to protect individuals against our government and, to put food on the table, and for self protection. I learned to shoot long before I learned to photograph. Live in peace and freedom.
rxmd
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And maybe when people make broad-based insults and assumptions about people whom they know nothing about, and they have an inclination to play armchair psychologist, they tend to have a higher probability of coming off as boorish and offensive.
Well, "gearhead" is hardly an insult on a site like this; and gun nerd - well having a preference among various automatic rifles IMHO qualifies and is also hardly an insult. And for the culture that embraces violence, just turn on the TV. Care to elaborate which of the three you found offensive to you in particular?
Sparrow
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Switzerland and Israel ... liberal pussies, they're still clinging on to the "well regulated militia" bit, geez ... no mixing beer and guns! what's that all about?
mfunnell
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They like to keep their own feet intact? Why bother if you only drive...
As it happens, a long time ago I had a lot to do with smallarms - almost always for purposes of employment, firstly inside the military then not. Never, ever, mixed with alcohol. I applied a firearms version of the 12-hour-bottle-to-throttle rule used in aviation. I was in circumstances (especially on the civilian side) where that wasn't a legal requirement. But it was my requirement. OK, so I was a bore (don't even ask small-bore vs large-bore; just a bore). But I don't limp. And don't suffer from worse. I've met people who do, directly from not applying a similar rule. I'm thankful I've not met anyone who has injured another for that reason, though I'm aware all too many have.
...Mike
Sparrow
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Ah, sorry, I forgot they abolished satire when Henry Kissinger got the Nobel peace prize ...
anthony_semone
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Sorta like when Obama got his LOL
LOLmfunnell
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Sorry if I came across a bit po-faced. That should have been two posts, but I let one idea run on after the other. Possibly due the combination of whiskey, and, well, I'm not quite sure what. The first sentence - if left by itself - might have been more the right mood.
...Mike
mfunnell
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Mate, that was when satire was revived!Sorta like when Obama got his
...Mike
Sparrow
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anthony_semone
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Nikon Bob
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I was not insulted one iota by your comment. Gear head and gun nerd are indeed that same the only difference being one is related to cameras and the other to guns. So yes I am both. I hardly think of Canada of an overtly violent country, there are less violent and more violent I suppose. I don't think/hope we will ever get to the point of having to dodge IEDs as a routine lifestyle. So I am not so sure about your point on violent TV shows. Anyway, you have your POV and I have mine. I will agree to disagree, to argue or insult would be pointless.
Bob
Gabriel M.A.
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I'd think it was a regal endorsement. Of satire.
victoriapio
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Humans have embraced violence since Adam and Eve; tribes, clans, territories, countries, etc. It seems to be part of our nature unfortunately. I am not that familiar with the history of your country but no doubt there were wars, weapons and probably guns involved in it's creation. And despite a safe full of weapons, I am happy to say I have never used any of them on another human.
Sparrow
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So true! and thankfully, in some places at least, we've made absolutely no progress at all, and are still free to go in fear of our neighbours ...
Darkhorse
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i am very interested in shooting, nothing fancy, just something like a ruger 10 22 to do some plinking.
my wife, however, isn't enthused about it. she grew up around guns and rifle and doesn't particularly care about having them in the house. "if you really want to get a gun you can get one" yeah right, i know what that means!
my wife, however, isn't enthused about it. she grew up around guns and rifle and doesn't particularly care about having them in the house. "if you really want to get a gun you can get one" yeah right, i know what that means!
PhotoMat
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Since when has Hollywood done anything that's grounded in reality?
Is this the root cause of the violence between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek people? Too much TV?
This certainly isn't the time to argue over opinions of gun ownership. We are all entitled to our own views, and I'll let it rest at that. We don't know what resides in the hearts of others, only what lies within our own. Peace and Happy Easter to all!
Sparrow
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... I find that's one of advantages of packing heat; one need take no account of other peoples' opinions ... it's what lies within our own hart that matters, well as long as one has the larger gun that is.