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As soon as they post the same warning on bathtubs, aspirin, and razor blades.
Lets not forget stores that sell rope, ties and shoe laces.
And Car Dealerships.
Or every 7-11 that sells alcohol and cigarettes.
Maybe we would stop reacting that way if you people would stop trying to come after them with every hidden, sneaky, underhanded way you can dream up.
Those silly British thought they would have their guns taken away too.
He says, “if it happens once and you save that person’s life, that’s frequently enough in my world.”
The problem is, the answer to the question, “If it saves one life, isn’t it worth it?” is frequently “No, it’s not”.
Gun owners now oppose any and all gun legislation because they have come to understand that their opponents have no honor and cannot be trusted.
One simply does not conduct business of any kind with such an opponent. Period.
Let’s not forget that it’s access to guns that makes suicide so prevalent. Some of the countries with highest suicide rates are Japan, China, and South Korea:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate
Where virtually anyone can get a gu…
Um, or not.
(the USA is #33 on the list, BTW)
Kozachik is a political tranny. He ran and got elected as a Republican. After the election, he changed his party affiliation to Democrat.
He’s certainly acting like one:
In addition to the prevention posters the councilman says he is offering ranges and shop employees a free 90 minute mental health training course.
It’s “free”! The cost to the taxpayers is zero!
And if you buy that….
http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2014/02/robert-farago-notices-connecticut-non.html
I don’t think it is unreasonable to put up suicide prevention posters in gun stores. Let’s be honest – firearms are used in suicides. They don’t make people kill themselves, but they are certainly the instrument.
However, if we are going to deal with the problem honestly, the same posters need to be put up in pharmacies.
The crux of the problem is that suicide is a mental health issue, not a gun issue. It is a problem that all of society needs to get honest and serious about.
And I don’t think we’re ready.
Steve Cut down on the estrogen injections.
He was demonstrating a point, not teaching a high speed low drag tactical operator class. Sheesh!
….because guns are only used for suicides and nothing else can be considered by depressed individuals. How about we start addressing the pharma people are taking (or suddenly stop taking) as a principle cause in all kinds of bad events?
Because progressives would have to admit that their policy of getting as many people as possible to take mind altering, psychotropic drugs wasn’t such a good idea.
It doesn’t bug them to see the open carried firearm so long as the person doing it has a uniform on.
It doesn’t bug them to glimpse one in a shoulder holster because they will always figure the person is a police officer or private investigator or body guard or something like that.
I question whether it would really bug very many people to see pistols in a hip or shoulder holster open carried because of the two above things also. I would suspect most people would assume a valid reason for it.
Open carry of long guns used to not be a big deal either because people would assume ‘going hunting’ or ‘going to the range’ when they saw a ‘hunting rifle’ or shotgun slung over the shoulder.
Sometimes I wonder if we need more ‘wood furniture’ for our ARs.
Most folks walk around in the little matrix movie they have made for themselves. Cuomo and his “No one needs 10 bullets to kill a deer” is a great example of it. A privileged elitist snot whose daddy and his connections made Andy’s life in the upper reaches of societal atmosphere possible. He has no real connections outside of his matrix. This lawyer fellow probably floats through the day with only minor if any interactions outside of his fellow elitist aholes. And then most likely only to screw them in court. Their world view, their little matrix, gets all discombobulated when confronted by storylines that violate all they’ve learned and believed. If you had told him you were carrying, he might have had a meltdown right there and then. Crying, screaming, shaking, psh would have set in.
I’ve always thought open carry was stupid. But this article is very persuasive and makes me think about it a new way.
…and hey, it doesn’t even call out liberals or leftists or point the finger at anybody other than people against guns, the antigun folks.
Great article!
This contest sort of offends my sense of right and strikes me as wrong. I don’t see how having women (or men) send in pictures or women with firearms sends the right message about… well anything other than ‘boobs and guns r good’. I can appreciate pretty girls with guns as much as anyone else who enjoys that, but something’s just “off” about this thing. Maybe I’m just getting too old for this sort of stuff.
Oh well.. Good luck to the contestants.
During some of the first days after Wisconsin got both CC & open carry a young man walked into the bank with a 1911 on his hip, THATS when you know you live in a free state. Open carry “is” intimidating, as it should be. We could push our cause selling girlscout cookies, but being nice & carrying a big stick is the warning that tends to get through.
Okonomiyaki at a retro-50’s diner? Wha?? An Asian retro-50’s diner?!
Reminded me of this gem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX9xCo183VA
I’m going to say yes. My wife and I come from very different backgrounds, hell different hemispheres of the Earth. We’ve been married for 8 years and for most of that didn’t really share any recreational activities outside of the home. Until last year when I got her to start going to a few local pistol matches with me. She’s hooked. Now a weekend spent reloading is considered prepping for “date night”. If I am having a new custom race holster done, the only thing I have to do is get one for her too. Rather than being a point of contention it’s a bonding activity. Getting my wife to go full bore on shooting is the best thing that could have happened to my marriage. Our daughters (5 and 6) eagerly await growing big enough to be able to participate too.
I agree, from similar experience. My wife of 9 years was politically in a separate hemisphere. The current political climate forced her to audit her views, and in the realignment process, indifference to firearms became keen interest. Though that interest did not at first include her own familiarization with weaponry, proximity to my guns and interest in the stress-relief that a day at the range produced led her to want to shoot. Her brother also has a few guns, and lives in an old farmhouse, so we started bringing some guns out with us when we visited, and rekindled his own interest as well.
An entertaining afternoon of shooting along with some good barbecue goes a long way to bind the family together. You don’t have to argue politics, talk sports, or gossip about aunt Betsy’s gout when you can see who can hit that pop can the most times consistently instead.
First, 1000 points to Robert, for the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band reference! Yah!
Next, does anyone else see the parallel here between the socialist government of India and our socialist government believing that a few citizens sacrificed to predators is an equitable, nay, salutory trade-off for a disarmed and helpless citizenry?
Nick, do you go beck to get any hogs you’ve killed and eat them, or are they just left out in the field?
This sounds like what goes on in California. Cougars attack and kill people but it’s against the law to hunt them.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/mountain-lions-cougars-california-attacks.html
Bacon deficiency causes your hair to turn white.
Good job Lundy. Hope you fully recover and are back at it very soon.
This is great news. If and when CA loosens their insane “disarm law abiding citizens” laws and policies, I MIGHT be willing to move there. It’s a beautiful state ruined by 30 or so years of bad policies.
I like it when celebs/athletes/businesses/organizations let their political beliefs be known. That makes it much easier for me to know who I will NOT be supporting with my time & money.
I haven’t been issued training ammo for about six months. The supplier (limited by contract, I think) is now 18 months behind, and we may or may not have enough ammo for qualifications coming up in a few months. Before the panic, it was 100rds per month.
I’ve been supplying reloads out of pocket for people who bother to go to the range with me.