ysr_racer
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Can you say STRAW MAN? The ATF can.
Frustration: Guns, Age, Parents, etc.
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Can you say STRAW MAN? The ATF can.
Steve Smith
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El Tejon actually has a damned good idea, AND it would not require you to have your parent's consent. Go to a defensive handgun class like Gunsite with a gun you currently own.
Hemicuda
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I musta been born lucky...
My dad is a gunny... and when I wanted one I couldn't get for myself, his motto was "it's your money, so SURE I'll help you get it!
kinda pissed mom off a bit at times, BUT, it IS and WAS my money... Dad understood!
My dad is a gunny... and when I wanted one I couldn't get for myself, his motto was "it's your money, so SURE I'll help you get it!
kinda pissed mom off a bit at times, BUT, it IS and WAS my money... Dad understood!
El Tejon
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fume, when I was your age, I wanted one of everything and it all. It was not until I began my serious study of gun fu in my mid-20s that I understood that my software should control my hardware choices.
You may realize that you no longer need or like a particular weapon, however, funds spent on pursuing education are never a waste and will continue to pay dividends for the rest of your life. If your parents are giving resistance to buying you "yet another" pistol, redirect your attack to a class.
"If the bridge is blocked, roll around your obstacle and find an opening." Chinese boxing axiom [gong sounds].
/s/ sibo Tejon
You may realize that you no longer need or like a particular weapon, however, funds spent on pursuing education are never a waste and will continue to pay dividends for the rest of your life. If your parents are giving resistance to buying you "yet another" pistol, redirect your attack to a class.
"If the bridge is blocked, roll around your obstacle and find an opening." Chinese boxing axiom [gong sounds].
/s/ sibo Tejon
Steve Smith
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Harping on the same subject. Once you get some real education and experience with guns, you'll find that you don't much care what you have in your hands as long as it's reliable and reasonably accurate. The gun doesn't make the weapon. The man is the weapon and the gun is the tool.
I personally am weak with pistol, and I'm going to take a class to correct that. Pretty darn deadly with a rifle though...any rifle.
I personally am weak with pistol, and I'm going to take a class to correct that. Pretty darn deadly with a rifle though...any rifle.
oldfart
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Ah yes, the generation gap. Like everything else, there're two sides to the issue. I'm old now, but not so old I don't remember seeing things from your point of view. Then I became a parent and my POV changed. Now, as an Oldfart, I can sit back and look at both sides and laugh my butt off 'cause I know that you get to go through it too. Have an interesting life. One that you can remember with both pride and a bit of embarrassment. I did.
wanderinwalker
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fume (if you don't mind that),
I hear you buddy. But you remind me how lucky I am. I'm only 19 also (P-990 actually!) and therefore can't buy handguns. Naturally, this is no big deal; I have access to my dad's collection, which is fun. Plus, I have access to a NM AR-15, which I am scheming to use to get a classification in the spring when high-power resumes here in the Northeast.
Might I recommend taking up rifle shooting? You're of legal age to buy your own gear, and it is a ton of fun!
Take care,
~Nate
I hear you buddy. But you remind me how lucky I am. I'm only 19 also (P-990 actually!) and therefore can't buy handguns. Naturally, this is no big deal; I have access to my dad's collection, which is fun. Plus, I have access to a NM AR-15, which I am scheming to use to get a classification in the spring when high-power resumes here in the Northeast.
Might I recommend taking up rifle shooting? You're of legal age to buy your own gear, and it is a ton of fun!
Take care,
~Nate
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