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crispyknite
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With all the crap going on in this world today you be stupid not to have a gun in the house. I like it when more people buy guns because someday you might need it.
Right now gun sales are going through the roof, thanks in no small part to the government. I hope they don't realize it.
polarisrider1
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Right now gun sales are going through the roof, thanks in no small part to the government. I hope they don't realize it.
True, true. Just picked up a DPMS Oracle semiautomatic tactical rifle today. 5.56 NATO/.223 with 2-30 round clips, for varmints. Oh, and a 500 round can of Federal .223 rem. ammo. Because varmints have friends.
And not all varmints are 4-legged.
I never really had any interest in owning an evil black scary gun (AKA AR-15 "assault rifle") until after Sandy Hook and the government was trying to take measures to tell me I couldn't. I bought it just to thumb my nose at them. So, they are directly responsible for at least one sale.
polarisrider1
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And not all varmints are 4-legged.
I never really had any interest in owning an evil black scary gun (AKA AR-15 "assault rifle") until after Sandy Hook and the government was trying to take measures to tell me I couldn't. I bought it just to thumb my nose at them. So, they are directly responsible for at least one sale.
Exactly. My wife said, what do you want for Christmas? I said, "Well I need a scope for my new varmint gun. How about getting me a Redfield Counterstrike red-dot sight 1x30 mm with an adjustable visible red laser", She shrugged and said, "Could you write that down for me". Gotta love her!
For some reason I see you saying that like Ralphie from A Christmas Story.
@ frnash, having a high school rifle team would be a great opportunity for kids to learn proper gun shooting and ownership. Wish I had that opportunity in HS.
EXACTLY! Plus plain ol' respect for firearms!
I'm sure that spending my summer vacations UP on my grandparents' farm in Bruce Crossing from a very young age, plus observing and learning gun safety and etiquette from them didn't hurt either. All of their long guns, deer rifles shotguns were stored (unloaded, of course) on an open, unlocked rack on the wall, with the handguns stashed in a dresser drawer. Living there, even at an early age, I sure learned to keep my paws off 'em, except (a bit later) under direct supervision. Eventually being introduced to the use of a single-shot 22 rifle, target shooting and bagging the occasional "varmint", and later deer hunting in the Ottawa National Forest lands along the Middle Branch of the Ontonagon River. That and learnin' to earn your keep doing daily farm chores — a helluva lot better life experience than hangin' in the streets of Detroit through the summers!
polarisrider1
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Frank for President!
X2 President Nash. Has a certain ring to it. Works for me. UP will become the 51st state as it should be.
sweeperguy
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Frank for President!
I'd vote for him, then maybe people would have to speak PROPER English.
Lenny for VP, John for Environmental Secretary, Ezra for Secretary of State, PR1 for Secretary of Defense.
Now there's a slate of candidates I'd support!
Ahaaa, the good ol' (click →) State of Superior shall rise again! (I'd support that too.)
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polarisrider1
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Ezra wife would fill the "war dept" better than me. But I can fill in as needed.
...except he didn't say fudge
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lenny
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A big thumbs up brother
polarisrider1
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That will work.