Dumbest rumor you've heard?

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Heard some one say they were instructed in a ccw class that if they shot some one in the head they would be charged with murder. They were only allowed to shoot some one in the torso.

I replied " Uhhmmm......What?" :scrutiny:



I don't know if they were thick and didn't get a joke or what but thats what they believed. :)
 
That Obama has really backed off on an AWB.

HR45 comes to mind. Was truth, now rumor, but it never freaking dies. Same goes for the Ammunition Accountability Act, that even failed in freaking California. People need to use Search or at least read the topics on the first page.
 
My favorite is an oldie but a goodie.

"Wal-Mart guns are made cheaper, and are second grade, and not as good as ones you get somewhere else."

I first heard it when I was a kid, but it was "Sears guns" back then.

Opps. Not about current gun grabbing, but still my favorite "gun rumor."
 
That the gun bubble won't burst and ammo and gun prices won't fall, ever. Rememeber hearing the same thing about real-estate. "It's not a bubble, prices will only keep going up!" Yeah right, you hoarders keep telling yourself that, I'll wait till I can get one of your AK's for $350, if you throw in a couple extra mags and a box of ammo!
 
That the gun bubble won't burst and ammo and gun prices won't fall, ever. Rememeber hearing the same thing about real-estate. "It's not a bubble, prices will only keep going up!" Yeah right, you hoarders keep telling yourself that, I'll wait till I can get one of your AK's for $350, if you throw in a couple extra mags and a box of ammo!
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Logically it seems like that is what should happen. But there is something going on that is more than just fear of the gun grabbers. People have a deep sense that something is really wrong. They maybe can't quite put their finger on it, but they know there is something not right with the world. Given that situation, buying an AK, some mags, and a case of ammo makes a lot of sense. The current gun grabbers in power making it just a little more urgent.

I am not sure what is going on either. I have never felt the need to hoard ammo before, just to buy enough to keep a few months ahead of what I am shooting, or to buy in bulk to save a few bucks. The last few months though, I have come to want to stop at WalMart regularly and get a box of ammo. Any ammo. Not to shoot up. But to put away. I can't say I have ever quite had the feeling of unease before that I have now about what is going on.
 
Rockwell1
Come on Ted either the 2a is your permit or it's not
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TexasRifleman
Here's the clip of him explaining this. I'm with you, it is a bit hypocritical to get himself "special" treatment.
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I think you guys might be missing the point here. I don't think he is claiming that he does not need anything other than the 2A to legally carry concealed today. Otherwise, why the extra certification. I think he means the 2nd Amendment originally gave us all we needed, and is all we should ever need, but as you know, political power grabbers intruded.

It is the answer to the notion that permits are a reasonable restriction. When either of you guys are debated about the reasonableness of carry permits, you correctly reply along the lines of "nope, the 2A is my permit". Obviously, what you are really saying is that the 2A acknowledges your right to carry, not the permit. The law of the land is to the contrary, but originally, the 2A was all we needed. I know both of you guys hold this belief as do I. That is why I like that quote of his. It is really how I read the 2A, although I'll of course abide by the law and I have a permit.

Also, I'm not sure what you meant by the subsequent clip, explaining the first statement. It doesn't. Maybe you meant something else. IIRC and FWIH, he became a sworn LE agent back in the '70s so that he could carry in every state while on tour. One of the things he hated so much was touring through a state where he had to do so unarmed, so he jumped through the hoops he had to, to carry uninhibited in the manner the 2A originally protected.

I make a point of not responding to comments made about my sig line because it is always off the given thread topic, but hey, I had to do it sooner or later. It often attracts heat and I'm not unprepared to face it.
 
Someone tried to convince me once that there really is a Glock 7.
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Oh yeah? Well I worked with a guy that had one. He used to be delta, and the glock 7 was his issue pistol. They let him keep it when he retired.

A shovel wouldnt do any good. You needed a backhoe do deal with his BS.
 
"The reason reloading supplies are not available is because mexicans are coming across, (going to the local walmart and sporting goods stores [none of which they would be legally allowed to buy from of course]) and buying all the supplies to make bombs for the cartels"

Stupid.
 
You don't want to get your CC permit, because then you would HAVE to respond to ANY incident you happen to come across...
 
That a evil black "assault weapon" will kill you faster than a "sporting weapon".

The "assault weapon" of cars.
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For some reason.... it's more deadly and life threatening to you and your childrens well being to be ran over by that "mean looking" car than one of these....

"sporting" cars.
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I suggest we pass more "reasonable" bans on Batmobiles. They're a threat to society or something, blah blah blah.
 
"Dated" primers and ammo.
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I do believe it is the non-toxic lead free primers and ammunition made with those primers that does have a shelf life. This is usually purchased by agencies and not normal shooters like us, as it is more expensive ammo. Many agencies are mandated to use this ammo for training purposes.
 
My favorite is an oldie but a goodie.

"Wal-Mart guns are made cheaper, and are second grade, and not as good as ones you get somewhere else."

I first heard it when I was a kid, but it was "Sears guns" back then.

Opps. Not about current gun grabbing, but still my favorite "gun rumor."
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Actually there is a bit of truth to this. Walmart "forces" its suppliers to manufacture products less expensively through large low ball contracts that the supplier can neither afford to say no to or sell the exact same product through. For example, if you buy a gerber knife at walmart, it will be made in china, and it will be crap. If you buy a "good" gerber at an actual knife retailer, it will in most cases have been made in the USA, cost more, and last forever. The same holds true for Home Depot and john deere lawnmowers, John Deere manufactures a lesser product to service lower paying retailers, a john deere purchased from an actual john deere dealer will cost more, and outlast your yet unborn grandchildren.
 
No the guns at Walmart are the EXACT same as the guns at any gunshop. They don't usually order the high grade guns though.
 
"But there is something going on that is more than just fear of the gun grabbers. People have a deep sense that something is really wrong."... this makes sense. the media, for the last 7 or 8 years has led lots of people to believe that the president has divine, or at least royal powers. lots of folks actually think that if bho says they're banned, they're banned. ...jmho...

"All AR's $150 Off!"... still above msrp.
 
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Actually there is a bit of truth to this. Walmart "forces" its suppliers to manufacture products less expensively through large low ball contracts that the supplier can neither afford to say no to or sell the exact same product through. For example, if you buy a gerber knife at walmart, it will be made in china, and it will be crap. If you buy a "good" gerber at an actual knife retailer, it will in most cases have been made in the USA, cost more, and last forever.
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rather than feed the rumor mill with this oft-rpeated "fact", why not offer some actual proof that Ruger 10/22 or Mossberg 500 from Walmart is in any way different from the same models purchased at my local gun shop? My guess would be that no such proof exists, and you like to repeat what you've been told or read elsewhere. I personally don't buy it. Offer me some sort of tangible evidence that a gun purchased from ww is any different from one purchased through, for example, Bud's Gun Shop. Not conjecture, not rumor, not what you've "heard" or what you "know"....just some simple proof that Walmart guns are somehow more cheaply made or in any way inferior to identical models purchased elsewhere. Until then, you are no different from the other people described in this thread....completely misinformed
 
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That Obama was going to sign an executive order banning all semi auto's that would hold more than 3 rounds.

How many ways is this wrong????
1. President doesn't make laws, he only signs them.
2. Executive orders aren't laws, they are policy letters.
3. ahhh screw it... I don't have time to continue this.
 
Davek,
While I agree that they aren't inferior, I do believe that there are some Walmart only models out there (like a scoped yada yada*. or a walnut stocked thingy-majig* instead of a synthetic stock etc.).

*Replace with common model of firearm.
 
Oh yeah, theres definitely models produced as "Walmart exclusives" such as the Walmart Special 10/22 that has a different stock and 20 in barrel. However, thats not the claim that was made....its often siad, and more often repeated, that Walmart sells "inferior" versions of the same guns gun shops sell, which is a load of malarky. If I buy a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870, and purchase the SAME model at a gun shop, the shotguns will indeed be identical....the Walmart version won't have cheaper wood, softer metal, or otherwise be any more unsavory than the gunshop gun. I'll never argue that there aren't WMO (walmart only) variations of some guns out there, but when comparing IDENTICAL models, theres no difference between guns bought at walmart or elsewhere
 
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