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I don't see anything wrong with sharing your intrest with people. When I got my new Asenal AK i sent phone pics to most of my friends and some family members. I got all positive responses. I have also seen people freak out at the site of guns. I find it funny strange and funny HA HA when the very site of a firearm causes such a reaction from the same people that praised me upon returning from Iraq. What did they think I was carryng over there a hug and a smile?
 
As gun enthusiasts...it is NORMAL to show our hardware to other enthusiasts.

My daughter had her 3rd birthday party April 1st (actual b-day April 2nd so no jokes!). At this party were SEVEN armed adults. No alcohol was consumed as I grilled ribs, beef, chicken and sausage.

No one was shot, stabbed, hit, maimed, or otherwise violated.

The few "antis" who were there, said nothing, and simply chose not to join in with the gun folk near the grill.

I even go to show off my Grandfather's 1st Gen Colt SAA in 38WCF.

Hmmmmmmmmm....the kids at the jumping castle were the SAFEST kids in Arizona that day.
 
I seriously don't understand to first two responses to this post, my friends are always showing off our new toys. No ammo or mags allowed during show and tell, and we don't consider that brandishing.
 
Smells like FUDD and bradiete sleepers? Maybe LEO admins in major cities? Never know.

She is a keeper. Set the hook and reel that one in nice and easy. If it is in fact the other way. Never let her think you are not hooked!

Maybe one day before the panicky twins learns the goblin lesson SHE may be able to convert them if they are capable of opening their minds.
 
It is really no different than someone from PETA being offended at your steak. Ignore them, enjoy your steak. And celebrate your rights.
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+1 for that. And you know that wasn't brandishing. There were no arguments, you asked around a little prior to getting it out. You also made it openly clear that it was unloaded.

I once had a friend who was a PETA member. I never let her rude comments affect my morning eggs or my evening steak.
 
What do you expect their guns. Guns are scary.
I'm not being sarcastic either, it's true. I'm a gun owner/CCW and if I see some one holding a gun it makes me nervous whether loaded or not. Their not toys to be passed around. Out side of the gun store or range(or cleaning) guns really shouldn't be passed around. I don't let anyone hold my gun unless I'm willing to let them shoot it right then and there.
But to be honest I'm a city guy for country folk it's a bit different.
 
fattsgalore
"What do you expect their guns. Guns are scary."
What???
Guns are interesting.
Guns are fun.
Guns are potentially dangerous.
Guns are useful.
Guns are many things,but not scary.
The boogie man is scary.
 
Okay, I just deleted several insults and a couple of non-THR tasteless jokes.

If yours was one of the deleted posts, I'd like to direct your attention to the link in the upper right corner of your screen titled, "Forum Rules." It may be time for you to click that link and review the policies here.

Thanks,

pax
 
Mikee, you did nothing wrong. If they didn't like the gun, they did nothing wrong by leaving the room. If I was at a house and someone brought in their pet tarantula, to show off, I'd have done the exact same thing.
 
Fattsgalore says:
Their not toys to be passed around.
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Again, you are correct sir, they're not toys. They are tools.
I've seen carpenters show off new nail guns, excavators show off new dozers, surveyors show off new theadolites (and old dumpys)
Shooters (and surveyors) will show off their guns.

If my father/grandfather/uncle/cousins/friends/employers/ gun shoppes had that attitude I'd have never gotten nearly the gun education I have.
No Gen1 SAA
No Luger
No 22-250 thumbhole
No 470 NE (none yet, anyhow, If I see one, I'll ask)
No Parkers (Some Parkers swing like a 6x6)
No RemingtonRand 1911
No Nazi Hi-Power

AND ANOTHER THING ;)
It's always better to see how someone handles a weapon that I've cleared than to be shown how little they know on the range or field with a loaded weapon.

Soakers, city boy who made a choice not to go back (but it seems to have followed me).
 
Store the incident into memory...

When one of those two 'antis' get a new car, when they show it to you say," Oooh, I don't like those things/SUV/Sports car or whatever type they bought" and run away!
 
Not long ago I took two rifles to work. The guys knew I'd bought these and wanted to see them...so the K31 Swiss and the .303 Enfield took a field trip. I work with a slightly odd group. There are 14 employees. One from south east Asia, a Kurdish woman, a central American, one from Taiwan. I almost forgot...one guy from Arkansas. :D There were no "freakouts" at all. Each took a look and just bugged me about being the "gun nut" . And I thanked them for that.
All I'm saying is... why not show them off? They will not jump up and bite !
I think you should not worry about those with the problem. Its their's to live with.
Mark.
 
fattsgalore

I've had to overcome fears of my own.

I waited many decades to wake up and realize I needed to learn.

Let me say this, as one timid soul to another: it isn't the gun.

It is NOT the gun. It is the person.

You own the knobs that adjust your emotions.

I spent my share of years (and years, and years) in the city. I was subjected to the same "softening" stream of emotion-laden crap that you were.

The cool thing about simply being lied to is that you can intellectually -- analytically -- fix your reasoning processes in an amazingly short time once you realize the data you've been fed is crap.

Fixing the erosion and corrosion that comes from the steady lapping of projected fear over years . . . that takes a little longer.

But a word of encouragement: if I can do this, then anybody can.

I'm not scared of guns any more. Fortunately, I already had a fair grasp of people and how to read "crazy" from attitudes, posture, and speech.

I have yet to get up close and personal with a shotgun -- you know, range time -- but I can handle the loud noises and recoil. I can identify when a weapon is safe. I can pick it up without wondering if I'm gonna screw it up. And I can watch others handle them without wetting myself.

I make at least two visits to one or more gun shops in my area every week. I try to handle at least one new weapon and have them explain it to me.

There are still people that make me nervous, but they would make me nervous regardless of whether they held a weapon.

I've made my peace with the weapons themselves.

Now I just need to get good with them.
 
Well if anyone was foolish it was you!! Also, your attempt at humor is misplaced! You were immature and childishly brandishing your weapon for some kind of acceptance and self approval.Find a better way to "impress" your friends. Grow up!!
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Guns are scary.
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Two of the most repugnant things I've ever read on this forum.

Disgusting.
 
I agree with fattsgalore. Guns can be scary. If Im in a room with some guy I barely know and he pulls out and AK and starts showing it off, Im gonna get nervous/concerned. It's not necessarily the gun that scares me, but the fact that I dont know the person. I dont know if the person is spun up on gun safety or not.

When I go to Mexico, I'm always a little nervous because the authorities over there are walking around with Sig 550s, G3s, and ARs. They have no muzzle discipline and apparently no one has translated the weapons safety rules into Spanish because these guys constantly have their finger on the trigger.
 
Yep, I admit I am childish and silly then. Seems like everytime I have friends over the vault gets opened and the guns get laid out on the pool table. The only negative thing heard is from a friend or a wife saying "I guess I/you will have to buy one of those now?":neener: Show and tell is my favorite part of class!

If people see guns more often, perhaps they won't see them as so scary, just like.....well, you can figure it out.
 
Nothing wrong with showing your new firearm. It's no different that showing off a new car or big screen TV. People who are afraid of an unloaded firearm have a basic psychological problem. It's a phobia like any other. 100 years ago, many folks were terrified by an internal combustion engine ...
 
Mikee,
I can't believe you! Seriously now, you take a newly purchased gun out to show everyone and you didn't even have the common courtesy to break open a box of shells!:)
You my friend are a gun-tease and a bad friend LOL.
Just kidding on the bad friend part but definitely a gun-tease :D
 
Post # 2 shows that we have already lost the propaganda war.

Would someone showing off their new circular saw be called immature?

Would someone showing off their new pick-up truck be called immature?

Would someone showing off their new hot tub be called immature?

Would someone showing off their new PDA be called immature?

Of course not! However, someone showing off their new firearm is accused of being immature, and on a firearms discussion forum no less.

It is hopeless, we have lost the entire war if we have sunk this low.
 
Showing of a new gun is half the fun - maybe more if there is no way to shoot it.

I am not always wild about other people who I do not know handling guns in my presence, but the thing was properly cleared, so it is nothing more than a hunk of metal. About the worst that can happen is if someone dropped it on their foot.

On the side of the people who left the room, I would respect their right to do so. Look at the bright side. No one harangued you about how evil it was, they just up and left. It would have been nicer (better) if they had stayed, but it sounds like you may have made some progress with them, and perhaps they won't be so frightened next time they see a gun.

I think you did everything right, and have nothing of which to be ashamed
 
I agree with fattsgalore. Guns can be scary. If Im in a room with some guy I barely know and he pulls out and AK and starts showing it off, Im gonna get nervous/concerned. It's not necessarily the gun that scares me, but the fact that I dont know the person. I dont know if the person is spun up on gun safety or not.
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The key thing in this whole scenario is that the guy was showing off his gun to a group of people, some of whom he did not even know. That is where the trouble starts. And the more people standing around a gun, the more potential for trouble.

I only handle my guns with people I know and trust, who I am sure have the experience and ingrained safety skills. I would not whip them out at someone else's house where strangers are present unless I have gotten comfortable with them, been introduced, and trust that they really have a genuine interest.

The same would go for bringing out a nail gun as well, incidentally. It so happens that a nail gun can't fire if it is not hooked to an air source, except some nail guns use gunpowder blanks, and a cartridge can easily be overlooked in some types of guns. If I was showing a nail gun around in a group of people, which was still connected to the air compressor, that would be needlessly dangerous behavior.
 
I agree guns are tools, I would show off a new chop-saw as I would a new rifle.

Maybe they are AK purists and they only like authentic Russian AK's. :D
 
I think bobhilary was just getting us fired up for fun;) .. I usually can't wait to show my gunbuddies a new gun. the wow's and gollies they give me help justify the expense(as if we need justification).. I already posted a story about my buddies new wife refusing to sleep in my 9yr old son's bedroom because a .22 Cricket Youth proudly hung on his wall. my 9yr old explained to the 35 yr old how the gun is just a metal thing and can't hurt her:p / there, I got to tell the story again
 
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