oldfool
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probably a poor choice of topic, too easily derailed re: politics and such
but will throw it out there and rely on the mods to shut it down as needed
I think it probably does qualify as "gun related"
no political rant or other such implied... not for me.. just "frustration factor" of the worst sort, because you know you cannot change attitudes, maybe in some part why I sometimes cannot help but think that 'we' are our own worst enemy... "they "are not nearly as hard to know how to deal with
many years ago, smallish southern city, more rural in outlook than urban, daily columnist in small local newspaper, not the NYT or WSJ, not Fox or MSNBC (neither of which was even on air at that time anyway)
nice fellow, good family values, wrote about life on the farm, casual friendly chat of the sort that does not inspire "hot button" passions, just a quick pleasant read, nothing life changing, casual mode, obviously well educated enough to write well
one day he leaps off the edge, Zumbo fashion, many years before Zumbo did it to himself
me, never could develop any personal fondness for ARs, AKs, Glocks
not a disrespectful thing, just "not my thing", prefer my peanut butter smooth not chunky style, but never thought anybody was crazy or unpatriotic for preferring chunky style
this guy goes right off the edge one day, right off the map, totally "Zumboed"
(had never so much as even mentioned forearms before)
launched into the speech about evil EBRs, notably the much dreaded, wildly wicked AR-15, a smallbore semi-automatic rifle, at that time chambered almost exclusively in a real popular varmint round, not even legal in this state for hunting the notably smallish whitetails common to south Georgia (but pert-near-certain death for yotes, undisputed fact)
said things suggesting he really didn't know the difference between the IRA and the NRA.. you get the drift
but hastened to note that he himself was a gun owner, had no issues with people who owned firearms, so long as they owned suitable (sensible) hunting firearms like he did.. and, being an honest person, named his own
whaddya' think... ??
maybe a nice Italian custom fit or high grade Browning O/U 12 gauge or sweet 16 ??
(south Georgia be quail country)
nope.. not even close
a proper whitetail rifle, for a proper southern gentleman shooter
Browning 30-06 BAR
(ain't no Grizz or moose in south Georgia, but if you wanna' shoot 175# bambi w/ 30-06, ok by me, pretty sure it's gun enuff)
must be 15-20 years ago, but that's the one still sticks in my mind, not politico X or Y or Z stuff
top that, if you can, without getting into class warfare, politics, or religion
(weird, the stuff that sticks in your mind, there being no shortage of weirdness readily available)
but will throw it out there and rely on the mods to shut it down as needed
I think it probably does qualify as "gun related"
no political rant or other such implied... not for me.. just "frustration factor" of the worst sort, because you know you cannot change attitudes, maybe in some part why I sometimes cannot help but think that 'we' are our own worst enemy... "they "are not nearly as hard to know how to deal with
many years ago, smallish southern city, more rural in outlook than urban, daily columnist in small local newspaper, not the NYT or WSJ, not Fox or MSNBC (neither of which was even on air at that time anyway)
nice fellow, good family values, wrote about life on the farm, casual friendly chat of the sort that does not inspire "hot button" passions, just a quick pleasant read, nothing life changing, casual mode, obviously well educated enough to write well
one day he leaps off the edge, Zumbo fashion, many years before Zumbo did it to himself
me, never could develop any personal fondness for ARs, AKs, Glocks
not a disrespectful thing, just "not my thing", prefer my peanut butter smooth not chunky style, but never thought anybody was crazy or unpatriotic for preferring chunky style
this guy goes right off the edge one day, right off the map, totally "Zumboed"
(had never so much as even mentioned forearms before)
launched into the speech about evil EBRs, notably the much dreaded, wildly wicked AR-15, a smallbore semi-automatic rifle, at that time chambered almost exclusively in a real popular varmint round, not even legal in this state for hunting the notably smallish whitetails common to south Georgia (but pert-near-certain death for yotes, undisputed fact)
said things suggesting he really didn't know the difference between the IRA and the NRA.. you get the drift
but hastened to note that he himself was a gun owner, had no issues with people who owned firearms, so long as they owned suitable (sensible) hunting firearms like he did.. and, being an honest person, named his own
whaddya' think... ??
maybe a nice Italian custom fit or high grade Browning O/U 12 gauge or sweet 16 ??
(south Georgia be quail country)
nope.. not even close
a proper whitetail rifle, for a proper southern gentleman shooter
Browning 30-06 BAR
(ain't no Grizz or moose in south Georgia, but if you wanna' shoot 175# bambi w/ 30-06, ok by me, pretty sure it's gun enuff)
must be 15-20 years ago, but that's the one still sticks in my mind, not politico X or Y or Z stuff
top that, if you can, without getting into class warfare, politics, or religion
(weird, the stuff that sticks in your mind, there being no shortage of weirdness readily available)
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