[Wedge]

I was loading up some .45 Colt and my wife came in and looked at the ammo. She then asked if it was "for my rifle", meaning my shotgun. I said, "No, it is for the handgun". She says, "Wow, I didn't know your gun took bullets that big!!! I thought it was for your rifle (she meant shotgun)!"

I thought that was pretty funny. What have people said to you?

[griz]

Watching a TV show about cowboy action shooting with two friends. One knew a little about guns and the other knew much less. The shooter fired a Colt Single Action very quickly, probably less than 1.5 seconds between the 1st and 5th shot. The friend who knew a little told the other he had to be fanning it because you can't shoot that fast any other way. This despite the fact that he had never fired a SA, much less fanned one.

The other was an EMT who kept mixing up gunshot wounds and shotgun wounds. Not really funny when it matters.

[WvaBill]

Is that gun real?

Is it loaded?

[NavajoNPaleFace]

I've had...and I don't know why!!.......the 'is that gun real' ? and 'is that gun loaded'? questions.

But the "What is that for?" was the one that puzzled me. I mean.....in the moment of passing...what do you say to that that won't turn the person against you, against guns, or make them crap their drawers?

[Standing Wolf]

"Is that real?"

"Is it loaded?"

"What if it goes off and shoots you in the you know what?"

"What if somebody takes it from you?"

"What if somebody shoots somebody with it?"

"Well, but what if it does go off?"

[Hardtarget]

I have a friend that made a comment about the "max speed" of a SA revolver. He recieved most ...if not all...of his firearms training from movies. I tried to help him understand the differances of technique, but seeing I was getting nowhere, I just got my tape of Bob Munden. He understands better now. I need to get a tape of Jerry Miculek and his DA revolver work. :D
Mark

[landon74]

"What do you need all of them for?" "I thought you already had one of those"

From my wife....

[Greybeard]

A lady in private pistol class had a squib load. Said it "sounded like a good fart".

[TheFreepster]

"If you put bullets in that, could it hurt someone?"

[hkOrion]

While open carrying in the grocery store I had the night manager ask me "you got a badge to go with that?". He had reportedly had many people running up to him saying there was a 'man with a gun' in the store. My wife and I got a good chuckle, paid for our groceries and left.

hkOrion

[P95Carry]

''Do you realize just how much you put yourself at risk carrying that thing? - you are asking for trouble'' :rolleyes:

Yeah - right!

[gc70]

A newbie in the next lane at the range was having trouble controlling his tiny tupperware gun. At the first common reload point he asked what I was shooting (.45 Colt GM with 200gr. LSWC @ 750fps) and I offered to let him try it. After emptying the magazine on the target, he turned and asked "Are you sure this is a .45?"

[Bridger]

"You could start a revolution!" "You're ready for WWIII!" just because I show up with the AR or SKS or more than one gun, or more than one box of 20 at the range.

[PMDW]

I was working a gun show where our shop had a Barrett 6.8 rifle on one of the tables. A guy walked up, looked at it, turned to his wife, pointed at it, and said "assault machine gun".

[Stevie-Ray]

Holy crap, what the hell is that? (Sar-48)

Is that a machine pistol? (Rapid fire G26)

What's that thing on the end of the barrel? Is that a laser? (Compensator)

Is that a 50 mil? (sic) (.45-70 Contender)

What'd it fall apart on ya? (Barrel tipped up, PT22)

That thing looks like a flamethrower. (Colt Delta Elite)

What are you shootin, a cannon? (Redhawk)

[SHOOT1SAM]

Open carried into a convenience store in a samll town, the clerk asked me "Are you a cop?"

I replied, "No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night."

[Declaration Day]

"Isn't that dangerous?"

I've been asked that question by several family members, even though in all my years of shooting neither I, nor anyone around me, has been hurt in the field or at the shooting range.

My brother plays soccer, football and softball. He has scraped, broken or otherwise injured, well, almost every part of his body. He is currently in a cast on his right foot due to a triple fracture in his ankle on the soccer field.

Nobody ever asks him "Isn't that dangerous?"

[DelayedReaction]

I've talked about the situation with conceal carry and Maryland, and almost everyone I've talked to has had some variation on the "Why do you need to carry a gun all the time? If you have a gun you'll just be more inclined to shoot it, and you might draw and get killed when someone has a gun on you."

Apparently saying that habitually carrying a gun (you know, so you don't forget it when you need it) suggests that I have a poor judgement of why I need it.

How do you respond to this crap?

[TheDutchman]

Why do you need a gun
Better to have a gun then not have one and when someone is trying to hurt or kill you.

[ruger270man]

"what do you need that for?"

"All you need is a good bolt action rifle and a good 12 gauge" :neener:

"You live in Erie, you dont need to carry a handgun. This isnt cleveland, what are you gonna walk down the street and shoot random people?"

[HankB]

Q: "You have X guns? Why do you need so many? They all shoot bullets, don't they?"

A: "Why does a golfer have so many clubs, or even sets of clubs? They all just hit golf balls, right?"

Neighbor to my mother, back when I was a tyke:

Q: "Why in the world do you have a gun?"
A: "My husband travels a lot, and I have a little baby at home - I have a gun so if a burglar crawls through my window at night when I'm alone, I can shoot him."
Q: "Oh, really now, how could you shoot him? What if it's a friend?"
A: "You poor woman, you have friends that crawl though your window at night? Mine ring the doorbell. Make sure YOU ring the doorbell when YOU come to visit."

[mhdishere]

A former manager told me she was afraid to give me work because I might get mad, bring in a gun and shoot her. I told her if I ever really got mad at her I'd get more personal satisfaction out of strangling her to death with my bare hands than shooting her.

While shooting a Cap-n-Ball revolver:
"No wonder the South lost" (duh, the North used the same type of gun)

"No wonder the Indians lost"

"You can own that, but you can't shoot it without a license, and they don't issue a license" This will living in NYC, where no license is required for a Cap-n-Ball revolver.

"Is that as dangerous as a real gun?" I told them 600,000 dead Civil War soldiers can't ALL be wrong.

[jpIII]

WAY back when .....

I was taking a friend of mine shooting, with my father. Before he could come, he had to check with his mom. (his father passed when he was young, she was a bit protective of him)

Conversation went something like this....

my friend: is it ok if I go with JPIII and his dad to the shooting range. We're gonna go target shooting.
his mom: (her asking me) are you going to be using REAL guns? :eek:
Me: well, yes, but my dad will be there the whole time. He's very safe.
(she knew my dad real well) :)
his mom: I guess that would be ok.... because I'm sure you're using blanks and not REAL bullets anyway right? :o
Me: well, not exactly, if we used blanks it'd be kinda hard to see where we were hitting the target. :)
his mom: (realizing how silly that sounded) ohh,.. yes well I guess it would. :)

She let him come with us, and he had a good time.

[cslinger]

My all time favorite is.

"People shouldn't be allowed to carry guns. Look at road rage now. People would be killing each other on the highway all day long."

To which I responded. "Look at all the states that do allow carry do you hear about this kind of violence on a day to day basis?"

To which he responded. "Well they have less population density so people don't angry as much as around here." (Baltimore/Washington).

This was from a cop and somebody I really like but, SIGH, he needs some learnin'

[The Rabbi]

"Have you got a license for that?"

Had that numerous times.

[Steelharp]

My typical dry fire conversation with my wife:

"Is that thing loaded?"

"No, dear."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, dear." (Show her it's empty.)

"It won't go off, will it?"

"No, dear."

"Why do you do that? Are you psycho or something?"

"It's called practice, dear. And no, I'm not psycho. But if someone tries to break in here, he might be."

[MikeB]

The following was posted on another forum I frequent. We were discussing limits on the second ammendment, "personalized guns", and gun safety. I couldn't stop laughing at this.

THis is simply a little level in the center of the trigger. The trigger can not be pulled without this lever being fully depressed. It forces a gun user to have a firm, correct grip on the weapon they are firing.

This is used by law enforcement all across the country. It is protection, for example, from a criminal attempting to quickly grab a cops gun to shoot them. It has proven effectiveness.

Electronic pistol identifcation works.

When we called him on his ignorance about the Glock trigger, and the fact that there are no functional commercial "personalized guns" he posted the following.

Yes, it will. In a close combat brawl, it is much more difficult for the criminal to succesfully fire the officers weapon. But maybe my cousin, step dad, and both my best friends are lying to me when they tell me how important this gizmo is.... You are right, it also prevents other objects from inadvertantly pulling the trigger. Nothing wrong with duel purpose.

Prove to me that electronic pisol identification doesn't work. And if you can, tell me why we can't work to make it work better. Seatbelts used to suck as well. THey got better.

[Werewolf]

I had a conversation with my eldest daughter's father in law once concerning my choice of carry gun which at the time was a Sig P220. He is not an anti and even has a CCW himself (though he never carries).

He commented to me that "the Sig P220 was an excellent choice for a carry gun".

"Why is that", I asked?

"Well that .45 will knock anyone it hits right on his @ss", he said. "In fact it's so powerful that if it hits a guy in the arm it will spin him clear around and even if it doesn't the hydraulic shock will knock him out".

I tried to explain to him why the bullet didn't have near enough energy to do that but he would not be swayed.

Nice guy but not terribly well informed about exactly what a pistol bullet can do to someone it impacts.

[oneshooter]

The group that I cook for does demonstrations and shows of life on the Western Frontier. We do them for History Parks and Schools mainly. The most asked questions:

Do you have a permit to own so many guns?

Are those guns real? Also I have had several mothers tell the kids that they are fakes.Because the people that show them are not police!

Are the Knives real?

Where are the " assualt guns" of that time?

The list goes on, and on, and on...........

There is a lot of misinformation that we try to correct. Many of the kids,and parents have never seen a real Colt SAA, Lever action rifle or double barrel shotgun. They are given a chance, under supervision, to handle thes weapons.

Oneshooter
Livin in Texas

You should here some of the questions about 1800's cooking!

[sm]

At one time I had as many as 10 Reloaders for shotshell reloading. I never got into metallic reloading. I was married, had a 4 BR house, 2 car garage at the time. I had two pallets delivered , one was for shotgun stuff, the other was factory ammo, mostly centerfire, for handguns.

Explains why the cars never got parked in garage...

Wifey exclaims " Wow! why don't you reload your centerfire stuff?"

I replied I would need some metallic reloading equipment - oh yeah - I was wondering if we really needed that "guest" bedroom < pointed to the bigger of two guest BR>.

Wifey - "why?"

Cause I was thinking I could do Shotguns in one, and metallic in the big one. :D

Oh well I tried, I had one BR the office, the Garage...the storage in the garage, the guest BR walk in closet she find out about when her sister came to visit...oops.

"honey - you need a reloading room with a cot and bathroom , and kitchen off the side".

What do you think I was working toward ? :p

[Mr. Mysterious]

I was in one of my political science classes, when a classmate, a die-hard conservative (female) made a comment about guns saying how handguns have no purpose, but she is ok with guns for hunting.

I told her, that here in Indiana you can hunt with a handgun.

She asked what.

I responded with everything.

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I'm in the ROTC computer lab and I was looking at aimsurplus's post-ban AK variants and a fellow cadet comes in and says, "I can't believe that you can buy machine guns now that the assault weapons ban is gone".

I went on to explain that you can't buy machine guns, and I showed him the differences between post-ban and pre-ban weapons. He asked what purpose it served and I just told him that is what the gun community was trying to figure out for 10 years.

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"You have how many guns? Why?"

Promptly followed by:

"Can I go shooting with you sometime"

[NMshooter]

"Hi, I'm here to register my guns."

"Where do we go to register our guns?"

Things heard while working the counter in a gun store in Albuquerque, NM. :rolleyes: :banghead:

(No, guns are not registered in NM)

[Wingshooter]

I had a guy at a gun range once tell my that while my Browning Hi Power was a nice gun to shoot at paper, he preferred his Beretta .40 caliber as it was a "Combat Weapon" and more realistic for self defense.

I asked him how many conflicts the .40 cal had been involved in. I also informed him the lowly Hi Power had been used in every major conflict since it's inception. It was also being used by FBI HRT at that time, loved telling him that one as well. I guess some people always have to own something better than everyone else.

[ALS]

Just to annoy the local rip off artists that display their over price wares at the local gun show I'll take my .223 Bushmaster Pistol SN1XX. It's the old Colt Arm gun. It is a semi-auto bullpup design with a 30 round AR-15 mag. I've seen guys bolt from behind their tables 3 rows away at almost a full run trying to get to me. I always get the old how much do you want for it with their tongues hanging out type of thing. Yet I'll tell them what I want for it and they tell me there are 5, 10 or what ever number for sale on the net for $200.
So I'm at one show and this young lady makes a comment about the gun and why would anyone NEED a gun like that. I said it is my fun gun. And I asked her if she had more than 5 pairs of dress shoes? She said yes and I said why would any women need more than five pairs. She looked at me with this blank stare and then said you made your point. :evil:

[ALS]

Wingshooter: Browning Hi Power was a nice gun to shoot at paper
I don't care what anybody has negative to say about a Browning High Power they don't or haven't owned one. I have one and it is my favorite handgun.
It came with the Aluminized finish, Pachmayr Grips and adjustible rear sight with the gold trigger. Always hits what it is aimed at, never jams and will eat any type of 9 mm ammunition you feed it with zero problems.

[Dionysusigma]

I was at Outdoor America with a female friend of mine who had very little experience with guns. We head over to the display case with all the varoius 1911s and other .45s, and I ask to see a RIA 1911 double-stack. Ross takes it out, clears it for me, and hands it over. My friend is watching and listening intently to everything that is going on, not wanting to miss a thing, asking questions about anything and everything, etc. I ask Ross if I can dry-fire it, and he gives me the go-ahead. I do so. I then hand it over to her, where she clears it (something I had shown her earlier how to do) and gets a good feel for it (as best as a lady can with a double-stack .45, anyway).

Me: "So, do you wanna dry-fire it?"

Her: "Yeah. What do I do?"

Me: (dumbfounded, looking around to make sure this isn't a loaded question) "Um... you hold it like a gun, and pull the trigger..."

She turned bright red as Ross and I died laughing. :D :p

[Girlwithagun]

While buying some Value Packs of various types of ammo at Walmart, the cashier asked us "Heading to Beirut?" :rolleyes:

Also, my sisters never fail to ask me questions when I go back home for a visit. "Do you have a gun on your right now?" "Do you have an ankle holster?" Questions that shouldn't be too weird but they ask them as if they were asking me if i had a bomb strapped to my body.

My Grandma had seemed pretty supportive when she heard we would go out shooting while back in town, so I had to laugh when my sister told me that after we left, they were all talking and my Grandma found out more information and said "They shoot handguns?! Not those automatic ones, right?!" :eek:

[Wedge]

Another funny one from my mother-in-law. They knew I owned a couple of guns and went hunting. I was telling her about my pistol and she went, "You have a pistol!?!?" It was the sound of mixed horror and disbelief since "handguns were only made for killing, ain't good for 'nuthin' else". I assumed that she didn't want to see it then...I thought it was pretty funny :)

[jeffb]

Unfortunately, my sister (half-sister) has had no formal or informal gun education and lacks the ability to reject any piece of information suggested to her by the media or her moron friends. Thus...

*Showing off my new Bushmaster for the first time*
"Do you have a permit for that?"
"No. I don't need a permit."
"You don't need a permit for that???"
"No."

(I had left an AR-15 Mag on the coffee table)
"Get your full metal jacket off the table..."
"My what? The magazine?"
"Yeah, your full metal jacket..."
"What?? That's a magazine..."
"On 'Full Metal Jacket' the guy refers to the black thing he puts into his gun as a full metal jacket."
*Snicker*
(Explaination follows)

[Bob79]

Q: Does it have a safety?

A: No

Q: What if it goes off and shoots you?

(all this in reference to me having a J-frame w/ a IWB holster)

[ny32182]

I was arguing with a super-liberal on my school's message board. :rolleyes:

This guy thought the "solution to gun violence" in this country was a limitation on velocities, and "everyone should only be allowed to buy weak ammo that can't [I assume penetrate a vest]" He swore up and down that his buddy bought downloaded ammo at the flea market. What a moron.

[pax]

My dad has owned long guns for as long as I've been alive.

Last year, he gave me a shotgun -- the shotgun he's owned ever since I was very small -- with the immortal words, "You know, the really nice thing about a shotgun is you never have to clean it." :eek:

***

I got a cute little NAA mini earlier this year, and put some perlite grips on it. Especially with the pretty grips, it's really quite an attractive gun, but of course it is tiny. Friend of mine came in the door while I had it out on the table for pictures, and immediately said, "Is that really a gun?" Answered in the affirmative, she then asked, "Well, does it really shoot?"

pax

[SDAL]

Q: (farther-in-law) Why do you need those (MAK, SAR 1) what if you go crazy and go on a shooting spree?

A: For defense, because I can and, I want to . As for the shooting spree that is why I taught your daughter to shot, so she can put me down if the need be. Any more dumba$$ questions? :neener:

[Double Maduro]

While looking in a case at a local gun shop.

Clerk to customer behind me: Be careful, you shouldn't point guns at people.

Me, without turning around: Some people would consider it a threat and may respond with their own weapon.

The customer put down the pistol he was looking at and left.



Same gun shop, Me: Do you have any of the Ruger Gold Label doubles?

We both had a good chuckle over that.



Wow, it sure is big!

She was talking about my Ruger P90.

Same woman: Is that a 9?

Me: No it's a .45.

After clearing it and handing it to her she said, "Wow, this is nice, I have to get one."

She is licensed to carry and usually carries a .380 or a 9mm depending on the weather and clothing requirements.


Talking to a fence sitting friend on the phone,

Him: Aren't you afraid it could go off?

Me, listening to his dog running loose in the neighborhood, barking at the mailman: Actually your dog is more likely to hurt someone than my gun.



My wife: When did you get that? Is it new?

Me: This old thing? I've had it for years.

DM

[Stevie-Ray]

(I had left an AR-15 Mag on the coffee table)
"Get your full metal jacket off the table..." This one was great! :D

[Archie]

A co-worker who has been qualified with .38 Special revolvers and 9x19 pistols saw me checking out a 7.62 NATO/.308 Winchester round.

"Is that an ELEPHANT gun bullet?"

He just could not accept it was a mid level rifle round. Outside his venue.

[1911Ron]

When i was in the Coast Guard, we were getting ready to do a boarding on a vessel from a Navy ship, when a deckie asked "they let you carry your pistols loaded :what: " When we got back there was alot of heartache about us storing our weapons out side of the armory :banghead:

[LiquidTension]

When people ask me about my job, the same questions usually pop up:

What do you do for a living?
Oh, do you have a gun?
Have you ever shot anybody? :rolleyes:

Why people have such a morbid interest is beyond me.

From some stupid anti in a CRJU class: "Nobody uses an AK47 to hunt deer!" I set her down pretty hard with some basic facts. She was so embarassed by the time I got done with her.... She was in another of my classes last semester. She walked in the door, saw me, and immediately went to the complete opposite side of the room :evil: Maybe the lesson will be remembered the next time she tries to spew garbage.

[Strings]

Don't know if mine were really FUNNY. Both were while carrying...

First was several years ago, at a friend's apartment. CnL .45 at about 3:30. Friend's roomate walks up behind me (didn't realize she was home), GRABS THE BUTT, and asks "Is this real?" :cuss: :banghead:

Second one was a week or so ago. Same .45, in fact. Fairly knowledgable friend is over, and notices the hammer back. And asks if I'd lower the hammer, because it makes him nervous (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?)...

[Third_Rail]

asks if I'd lower the hammer, because it makes him nervous


:scrutiny: :uhoh: :banghead:

[pax]

And asks if I'd lower the hammer, because it makes him nervous (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?)...
Friend was "fairly knowledgeable" -- just enough to know that a cocked gun can be a dangerous object. He wasn't knowledgeable enough to know what you know, which is that the 1911 is designed to be carried cocked & locked and is not inherently unsafe carried like that.

Sounds to me like a golden opportunity to teach your buddy something about the mechanics of guns.

Unless, of course, you don't know the mechanics of a 1911 well enough to quickly and easily explain them to an ignorant person (I'm not sure I do -- but then, I don't carry a 1911). If that's the case, I guess making funny faces about his comment would probably do the trick of making him back off, without revealing your own less than perfect knowledge. ;)

(Heh, had a friend who was admiring my buddy's little single-action revolver. She commented that it seemed unsafe, since it took such a light trigger pull. I explained how it worked, and then showed her how the trigger didn't do anything at all unless the hammer was deliberately cocked. She instantly understood the point, and was greatly relieved. Definitely a victory for Our Side, as she's always been wary of guns and gun owners.)

pax

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. --Will Rogers

[Strings]

Tried that Pax... he still "felt it was unsafe, and was making him nervous". I guess with some people, you just can't win... :rolleyes:

[pax]

I guess with some people, you just can't win...
Too true!~

Good on ya for trying, anyway.

pax

You cannot teach a man anything -- you can only help him to find for himself. -- Galileo Galilei

[bogie]

You live in Erie, you dont need to carry a handgun.

Right.

If you need one, you should just be able to ask someone.

[crashresidue]

Having worked overseas for years, I've always made it a point to visit the local gun-store on the day after my return.
My wife and I were looking at a SKS and I was dickering with the owner about the price.
Out of the "blue" she asks "Just how MANY guns will it take to make you feel safe?"
I looked at Tom, the owner, and responded, laughing, "You've never been over-run, have you?" She was quiet for a minute, and then she paid for the weapon - which was great - because I was buying it for her!
Below my .45-110 Shilo Sharps hangs a sign that reads:

"Yes, it is,
Yes, it does
Yes - (s)he WILL!"

Gentle winds,
Russ

[SMLE]

NMShooter Which gun shop and when?

Several years ago, I came home one afternoon to find that someone had broken in to my apartment. I called the Sheriff's Office to report it. Two uniformed Deputies showed up and while I was giving them the info, one of them noticed my 1911 laying on the TV where I'd put it when I got home.

Deputy: "Is that loaded?"

Me: "Yes sir, it's too short for a club!"

Both Deputies laughed and said that was one of the best lines they'd heard. No more was said and I was not even asked to unload it nor did they "take control" of it.

When I was still doing Civil War re-enacting, the 3 stock questions from the kids were;
"Is that a real gun? Are you gonna shoot somebody? Can I watch?"

My Brother confronted a prowler once with a 12Ga. Shotgun, the guy said; "If you shoot me, I'll SUE you!" My Brother aimed at his head so he could get a good look down the bore and said; "If I shoot you, you'll be too f***ing DEAD to sue!"

[NMshooter]

Several years ago at the Gun Room. Now the Carneceria Durango. ;)

That is one of the ways you can tell someone has just moved here from California.

Another favorite: Guy comes in, complains he can't get his .44 revolver to work. Opens the cylinder and two .22 cartridges are jammed into each chamber. He says "See, .22 plus .22 is .44, no?". :uhoh:

The story about the boot gun for bear goes about the same as several threads here. ;)

[The Rabbi]

When I worked in the gun store we would get guys coming in wanting to buy a new "clip" for their gun.
Us; "What kind of gun is it, sir?"
Them: "It's a nine. A nine millimeter."
Us: "Yes, but what brand or model?"
Them: "Lemme check."
Goes to car. Comes back with satisfied look.
Them: "Its a Kurtz. A nine-millimeter Kurtz."

It was of course a Lorcin or Jennings .380.

[TonyB]

Had a female friend get stuck at my house in bad weather once.....I offered her my guest/gun room......a little later I heard a knock on my bedroom door.."can you take the guns out of the room,they make me nervous and I can't sleep?".......2 shotguns and a rifle hanging on the wall apparently could spring to life and go on a rampage......people's fear of guns is a little frightening..if they actually took time to THINK about these fears,they'd realize how dumb they are......

[captain obvious]

"Buddy, if the people back in Clay had the weapons that you have we would be in serious trouble come New Years."

"it's a good thing you don't do drugs - then you really would be broke"
- a friend, after hearing how much I spent on milsurp ammo in one month

[Zundfolge]

I was at Wally World buying some ammo for my AR-15. The kid behind the counter didn't usualy work sporting goods.

I asked for some Winchester White Box in .223 Remington.

Kid gives me a puzzled look and asks, "Well which do you want? Winchester or Remington?"

[confinedbythecurtain]

This one isnt so funny, but one of my Dads friends called me Timothy McViegh because I own an SKS... I called him ignorant and left the room. :fire:

[Dmack_901]

Actually that was funny.




No I don't have any

[mcneill]

When I got my first muzzleloader (TC Hawken) I had it and all the loading/cleaning accessories laid out on an old sheet on the living room floor taking inventory to admire and make sure that everything had come with the order. The Wife walked in, took one look, and said "You didn't have enough toys when you were a little boy, did you?"

Jim

[Little Loudmouth]

"Holy moly your shotgun's huge! Look at mine! Mine's a BABY!"

Friend down the street, comparing the size of my J.C. Higgins pump 12 gauge to his NEF youth model break-open single shot 20 gauge

[NHBB]

"could that really kill someone?"

my brother's ex gf upon seeing my p-32.

[Deavis]

"Don't leave that thing on the table, it might go off."

"Okay sis, let's sit here all day and watch it to make sure it isn't one of those poorly behaved guns that just 'goes off' when it sees someone it doesn't like. You know, kinda like your annoying dogs."

8 hours later, it still hadn't gone off so I patted it, set a treat next to it, and told it what a good gun it was. My sister was not amused.

[2t2 crash]

hahahahahah! ^


"OH my goodness, its really 63 years old?! does it still work?"

no, I just buy the ammunition for looks!

[Zundfolge]

'nother story:

I work with a guy who's very pro gun ... he's a former State Trooper and owns many guns...clearly on "our side".

We were talking about CCW and he was wondering outloud what all it would take to get his CCW ... so since I carry 24/7 I told him, in detail, all he would have to do to get his El Paso County Colorado Concealed Handgun License including what the fees would cost, who he would need to write out the money orders to, where to drop off the paperwork. While I was talking I was downloading and printing out the PDFs of the forms from the Sheriff's web site.

So he says "Cool, thats easier then I thought." ... then he thinks a minute and I see a light go off in his head and he says "So you're carrying right now, aren't you?"

I figure the cats out of the bag so I say "Yeah, I do twentyfour-seven." and pull up my shirt to show him my carry rig ... first words out of his mouth (and I could see on his face that even HE thought it was a stupid thing to say as he said it) was; "Damn, you paranoid or something?"

[geekWithA.45]

geeketteWithA9mm: (aka beloved wife, a woman who is about as nurturing and teacherly as they come) So, what's wrong with assault weapons? Why do people get so freaked out about them?

gwa45: Beats me. Sarah Brady and her pals call them "bullet hoses, designed to kill a lot of people quickly".

gwa9: "Hmmm. Well, you never know...{thinks a moment, nods head} Yep.That could come in handy."

gwa45: :D

[MAURICE]

Misinformed Indiviual: Is that thar thing registered?
Me: (blank stare)....no.
MI: You can't own a gun in AR without papers.
Me: Uhh.....(blank stare continues)...(trying to figure out a way to say it without making him feel stupid)...Yeah you can.
MI: No you can't.
Me: I am no longer there at this point as I have walked off.

Edited to add: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[mcneill]

The Wife: "Don't you have all the guns you need?"

Me: "Not yet."


Jim

[P5 Guy]

Nosy neighbor some years ago while peeking over the privacy fence "What's in those bags?" Me "I've just been to the range with my rifles, that's what's in the bags." NN "Can I see one?" Me "Sure." ( zip ) NN "MY God it's not legal for you to have something like that is it?" Me "Yeah , why not?" NN "Well I'm just going to have to tell the police about that!"
A few minutes later there are two officers at the door and NN is watching as they are admiring my M1A. NN "Aren't you going to arrest him and take that thing away from him?" Officer "No, why would we do that?" NN "I can't beleive you are going to let him keep that thing in the house next to mine!"
I've never seen two police officer laugh so hard in my life.

[The Rabbi]

What in the world do you suppose he told the police to make them send two officers like that? "Theres a man with a gun over there. Telling me I've got to beware"??
I love it when morons think they'll get you in trouble by calling the authorities and then it backfires.

[HSMITH]

I produced a S&W 29 silhouette (10 5/8" barrel 44 mag revolver) and was showing it to my FIL. He asked me if it was mine, I said 'yup'. He asked what I wanted a gun like that for, I said 'to shoot'. He asked 'to shoot WHAT!!?'. I replied 'anything that might need shot'. He handed it back and that was that. The look on his face when I told him 'anything that might need shot' was truly priceless. Some people don't get it.

[Mr. Mysterious]

Great post P5 guy!

911 Operator: "911 what is your emergency?"
Nosy Neighbor: "Was looking over my neighbors fence and noticed some bags, I asked what was in the bags, he said guns, and I asked him to show me one and he pulled out a full-auto machine gun"
911: "A machinegun?"
NN" "Yes, oh my god, he is over there right now carrying them into his house. I'm looking in his bedroom window right now and he is putting them into his closet PLEASE HELP ME!"

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I showed a family member the Steyr M9 that I was carrying. I dropped the mag and cleared it and then handed it to them, explaining all the neat features that it has. Well, a couple days later I am asked by someone else why I carry bullets in my gun.

[artherd]

What in the world do you suppose he told the police to make them send two officers like that? "Theres a man with a gun over there. Telling me I've got to beware"??
I love it when morons think they'll get you in trouble by calling the authorities and then it backfires.

It's also borderline illegal, expecially if they misrepresent or invent anything passed off as 'fact' to the LEOs.

Look up "Malicious Prosecution".

[BluesBear]

Q: Are all them rejissteered?

A: Of course they are. All of us from Seel-Force-Sixty-Nine are required to reqister ALL of our guns and explosives. We also have to confirm our location with the gummint at least once every 24 hours or every time we travel more than 100 miles. We're on reserve status until death, ya know. :cuss:



P5 Guy - you need a taller fence.

[P5 Guy]

I also shoot at the Police Pistol Club in town, St Pete, some of the guys know me from their range.

[Hot brass]

Its so big.

[Zundfolge]

I've noticed several have posted "Is that thing registered?" as a funny/dumb comment we've heard.

I too have had several people ask if my guns are registered and I've found that thats an excellent opening to educate people and even get them on our side.

In at least two instances I've been asked if my guns are registered, and when they find out there's no such requirement those people have become gun owners themselves soon after (usualy after a trip to the range and/or a few more polite discussions of RKBA).

The antis have done a good job of convincing people that its a big hassle to own guns, thus keeping many people from becoming gun owners in the first place.

[KaceCoyote]

"Wait, you have guns? Dude I totally thought you were gay!"
"I am.."
"But...holdon..."
:evil:

[Oleg Volk]

"What's the annual tax on keeping a shotgun in Tennessee?"

Not a bad question, considering we just got done talking about the $200 tax on mufflers for guns.

[esskay]

Hefty shipment of ammo from a group buy arrives at home. Somewhat annoyed, wife says, "What, are you planning to attack something?"

[Old Partner]

At an apartment complex I used to live at:

Q: Is that a real gun?

A: Yes, I grew out of toys some time ago.

Q: Is it loaded?

A: If it wasn't I might as well be carrying a hammer.

At a shopping center:

Q: You do have a permit for that don't you?

A: No, welcome to Arizona.

[mhdishere]

Cofinedbythe curtain:
A former co-worker used to call me Lt Calley, so I know how you feel.

[mfree]

"What, are you planning to attack something?"

Yes'm, I know lots of paper and cardboard that needs killin'. Wanna help?

:D

[MLH]

I just tell them that the BG's are not looking for the cops cause they're carrying guns.

They're looking for for Joe Citizen like you and me cause they don't think we carry guns.

I plan on showing them the error of their ways! :D

[Bruce H]

One answer to " Is that thing registered". No I want my killing sprees untraceable. Not the wisest choice of words but the looks are priceless.

[sturmruger]

A less then bright friend of my wife asked one day while I was cleaning my XD40.

"if you shot me in the head with that would I die?"

I told her that it would most definetly kill her if I shot her in the head. :banghead:

[Taurus 66]

<points to the muzzle> "Is this the hole where bullets come out?"

- I kid you not.

[Bart Noir]

BluesBear, I love it!

Seel-Force-Sixty-Nine

Bart Noir
Who ain't never said anything dumb. Nope, not once.

[mack69]

From my dad...."Why do you have so many"?? This from a guy who has more golf clubs than Tiger Woods...

From my brother who has not ever been shooting, on the way to the range with me earlier this month: "Can I shoot like they do in the movies"??

From same brother after he pulled his muffs off while I was shooting: "Wow that's loud"

From mrsmack first time she fired my GP100 4inch .357: "S--T!!"

[SpaceCowboy]

In relation to my 1911 while working at a gun store.

"Do you know your gun is cocked?" (from an LEO)

"Your gun is cocked, your gonna shoot your (male appendage) off with that thing" (From the IPSC shooters whom I later got into an altercation with their RO)

--No shortage of stupid people in Chicago--

[mack69]

Hey spacecowboy....where in Chicago area do you live? What gun store you work at or was that a past job? Just curious, I am also in the Chicago area....NW burbs.....mack

[2t2 crash]

at a gun store in san pablo...
Me: "im looking for a reputable gunsmith who can mount a prewar scope on a K98 Mauser."
store owner: "why dont you get rid of that garbage and buy a brand new scoped remington for less?"



idiot

[SpaceCowboy]

Mack:
I used to work at Midewest in Lyons near Brookfield. But I live in the west 'burbs. I was at Midwest for 3 - 31/2 years? Something like that.