Recent content by Gentleman Ranker

Since you asked ... First of all, rights are rights. Without trying to define precisely, anything that you can't do just because other people don't like it, or you, is not a "right". If you are lawfully carrying because you want to, for whatever reason, don't let it stop you, just be aware...

+1 Agreed. I haven't done a lot of business there, but what I've done has been handled in an exemplary fashion. regards, GR

fatelk #115 suggests: My best friend at school (which was, admittedly, some time ago) was a Baptist minister who was doing some postgraduate work. We disagreed about nearly all of the so-called Important Questions of the Day, but agreed very closely about things not usually on the national...

Yes! Catherine #100 says: Brava, madame, well said! Something that summarizes it as well as anything else I've ever read is from a citizen's letter to the editor: "If the Second Amendment is not worth the paper it is written on, what price the First?" * It is particularly...

Welcome to shooting, Mcuraddoc. Good to have you. IMHO Liberal <---> Conservative (or whatever other terms you like) is a pretty blunt instrument for measuring political opinions. In the US, the electoral system is structured so that if you want to play serious (political) ball, you have to...

armoredman replies: I think we both are, in different ways. :) Seriously ... it wasn't about whether I liked the poster or not ... I do, actually. But I spent a little time in a PsyOps unit (Reserve) and wrote a thesis on propaganda analysis. That doesn't make me an expert (I wish it did)...

springmom (#118) replies: I did not express myself well, there. I apologize to armoredman for appearing to accuse him of these things. I was thinking of a conversation that I had with someone else at another time, and it leaked over into what I was writing. I should have been more careful...

Just my opinion. I think Emfuser does have a point, though it may be a bit overstated in this case. Without going on about it, think about the audience for the poster and just what message is embedded in it. If you had to translate what the poster is saying into one plain-English sentence...

As someone who is trying to make up his own mind about open carry, I don't see any evidence that carriers get targeted for crime more than anyone else does. I suspect that it is more a deterrent than not. Open carry does seem to attract attention, though not as often as I would have thought...

+1 to Inspector and benEzra. Anyone who cares about having a Man Card is disqualified for one. Particularly if they're carrying any kind of firearm. regards, GR

The second (latest) poster is best. I would add a link to your website. Once they get the poster's message, they should be curious about the subject. Tell them where to find out more! I will say again that the most important thing(s) to think about for pro-RKBA materials -- as with any such...

As much as I am pro-RKBA and admire Mr. Volk's work, I think the poster is open to at least some criticism, depending on whom the intended audience of the message is. If the poster is addressed to us, who are already convinced about RKBA, then it is a fine piece of work. Who of us will not...

skypirate7 #218 notes: Worth remembering. The AK was originally designed to be a used by troops that had previously been armed primarily with PPSh41's and rode/accompanied tanks in a charge. Cranking out lots of rounds in the hands of semi-trained conscripts was the primary goal. The fact that...

Serious question. Any comments or observations from our friends in law enforcement? Is there something about the situation (firearms not returned though no charges filed) that non-LE folks don't fully understand? Does it just take time for the paperwork to process or something? Serious...

Actually, I was reading something online about this just recently. Go over to the ATK LE site and check the Wound Ballistics section. They have a number of PDFs reporting demonstrations they've made at various agencies, usually including some performance data of HP rounds through glass...