Hi from South Korea

Hey fokket, where did you get to shoot that SIG anyways?
I've only been able to find a few ranges in Korea, and they were only handguns (1 in Busan, 2 in Geyoungju, and 4 in Seoul).

And you guys thought it was expensive to shoot here?
Try shooting in the ROK. Ran me 25000 won (roughly 23 dollars) to shoot 10 rounds. In addition to that, the RO had to go and collect every single piece of brass after we were done.

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Asian mindset.
Asians are willing to give up individual rights for the good of the community alot faster than we are. Overall they are much more law abiding than most.

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I agree with some of that. Yes we are law abiding, but we are not like sheep. Most of the Asians I know in NY and elsewhere are just "latent". Many own guns, some don't. Very few antis. Those who don't own guns don't speak out against them, they just either don't care about RKBA or are not informed of the issues but once you get them introduced, they like it. However, we take any threat of tyranny, criminality, and any civil rights violations seriously. We may seem soft and abiding to the general populace, but when the lives, freedoms and livelihoods are threatened, we go into "tactical" mode. Just ask the Korean shop owners during the 1992 riots. We don't play sh*t like the Britishers, with their gun bans and nonsense.

Hi fokket. Anyunghasehyo.
You would think that of all the people in Asia, Koreans would be some of the most capable marksmen in the world. After all that they have been through in their history.

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You'd be surprised. Most of us are still in "combat mentality", after what the Japs did to us in WWII. Chinese and Koreans are together on this one. If it was the one who hates the Japs the most, it would be the Koreans. Their country had been occupied by the militarists for over 50 years, and millions of their people slaughtered. The split between Japanese and Korean can never be healed after all that went on after 1894. Same for Chinese and Japanese. We Chinese tend to be more lenient, we try to be nice to our former enemies now that we entered the new century, but it doesn't mean that we let our guard down.

Just thought I offer my 2 cents worth.

Kewl Korean toy...


Gas tappet action adapted from the AK system, US/STANAG magazines.

Sadly, the USAS is no longer among us, I had to divest myself of certain parts to be in complinace with the '84 BATF ruling.

I am continuously dismayed that a country looking down the barrel of one of the world's largest armies headed by a loopy Stalinist dictator would be so willing to disarm itself.

If I headed the ROK, there damn sure would be a Swiss militia system with an assault rifle / LAW in every house. None of this "oh, let's keep them at an armory".

Man, do I miss OB beer!

The lousy grocery store chain here in Cleveland first stopped carrying hot kimchi, then stopped carrying kimchi entirely.

Only range I visited in the ROK that weren't government-owned was an indoor air gun range in ChunCheon, back in '82 or '83. I have no idea what it cost, but back then the exchange rate was running 750+/- Won to the Dollar, and ISTR that it was less than a buck for 5 or 10 shots.
It was run by a rabidly anti-communist lady who was a refugee from the north.
I recall that most of the folks we saw there were reservists brushing up; we did chat with a ROK Navy UDT/Frogman CPO who was about to retire, he was lamenting how soft and weak the service had become...
During my second tour, Camp Hovey, the Korean civilian contract security guards were armed with M14s; there was much speculation re: Scoring a "real" rifle if the balloon went up. (Of course, there was always the issue of ammo and spare magazines.)
During my final tour our company armorer was a KATUSA who loved his job, because he was able to finagle his way onto the firing line for every range (except aerial gunnery), and "This will be the only chance I ever have to shoot."
Somewhere in there I helped run a shotgun qualification range for the Korean contract Security Guard company; at the next Quarterly Training Brief the PowerPoint slide read "Ajashi with a scattergun scares us!"

So, anyway, good luck Ching gu...
(No Hangul on the laptop...)

OB? Psh, we just ended up drinking soju the entire time since it was just cheaper. That's what you get with a gaggle of poor college kids

I've always admired the Koreans, had a few good Korean friends in high-school (private boarding school) and they have always been happy, friendly and outgoing people and whenever we were together we had a blast. I miss not being around any now
I don't think you could have a better ally than to have a true Korean friend and it bugs me as much if not more that they have a gov't induced anti-gun culture as it does anywhere else.

fokket said:

What are Korean-American's view on firearms?

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Welcome to THR!

To answer your question, collectively, most Asian-Americans are anti-gun (Filippinos tend to be the refreshing exception). In larger cities such as Los Angeles and New York, the common view is that only the police and military should have firearms. This is very Confucian.

Individually, it varies.

During and after the Los Angeles riots, many Korean shop owners learned the value of firearms.

I can tell you that there is at least ONE Korean-American who legally carries a concealed handgun daily, owns many evil black rifles and full-auto machine guns and suppressors and other goodies, and vigorously defends our God-given rights.

When I reached 18 years of age, I traded in my Cho-Dan in TKD for a Colt AR-15. I've since acquired a black belt in Glock-Do.

Maybe Oleg can hook you up with some posters based on the images of those Korean shop keepers protecting their own during the LA riots .

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We are each entitled to our own opinions but lets not let something like this lead the way to getting this thread banned.

And besides, Koreans as a whole have a wonderful history of being able to repel all sorts of invaders and whatnot.

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Personal Stuff

Guys, you know we don't do personal attacks here.

You will find the personal posts have been deleted.

If you feel you have a legitimate reason for pointing out something specific, please do so via PM or email.

fokket, welcome to the The High Road.

Please continue, gentlemen.

I did not know that the S.Korean Gov't was so restrictive on private gun ownership. That is so odd, considering the Korean war has never ended.
The constant threat of war placed upon S.Korea is a situation that is somewhat similar to the constant threat Israel faces, so one would think the Gov't would be quite relaxed on private ownership of firearms.
I seem to remember the S.Korean Marines I trained with having a saying,"We wake early and work hard everyday, for one morning we'll awake to the sounds of war."
It's a pity private ownership of arms is so restricted.....Fokket, good luck with your fight and welcome to THR!!

I can tell you that there is at least ONE Korean-American who legally carries a concealed handgun daily, owns many evil black rifles...

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Make that at least TWO Korean-Americans. I was born in Inchon but have lived here in the US for 45 years.

oso oseyo! fokket

enjoy your stay here.

D.W. Drang said:

"Ajashi with a scattergun scares us!"

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