RobW
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Don't forget, we have freedom of press, freedom of speech, and freedom to express yourself (as long as the liberals like it - it's called "Stalinism").
Gun magazines and people's reactions to them
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illuminatus99
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when I got laid off the head of HR was instructed to follow me around to make sure I wasn't stealing anything per company policy. I had a big stack of magazines on my desk so I started gong through them and weeding out the onse I wanted to keep which ended up being a bunch of issues of combat handguns and other rags. when she saw the pile her jaw dropped and she looked like a deer caught in headlights, it got worse when I opened up my briefcase to put them in there, I had planned on gong to the range down the street during lunch so I had my browning and two boxes of ammo in there in plain view. poor girl looked like she was going to shake herself apart..........I just smiled and walked out.
aside from getting laid off from the best job I ever had it was a pretty good day, got to freak out an anti, go to the range and follow it up with lunch at hooters
aside from getting laid off from the best job I ever had it was a pretty good day, got to freak out an anti, go to the range and follow it up with lunch at hooters
Carlos
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That's hilarious.
Myself, I read the latest copy of Shotgun News on the bus to work. Get the looks, but nobody has had the guts to say a thing. Looking forward to that day.
Sometimes, a guy will lean over a bit and try and read along, or look at the real cool AK-47 ads.
Myself, I read the latest copy of Shotgun News on the bus to work. Get the looks, but nobody has had the guts to say a thing. Looking forward to that day.
Sometimes, a guy will lean over a bit and try and read along, or look at the real cool AK-47 ads.
T.Stahl
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It's indeed strange how differently people react to gun magazines compared to (military) aviation magazines.
One features guns, the other fighters, bombers, attack helicopters, ...
One features guns, the other fighters, bombers, attack helicopters, ...
JeepDriver
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I work for an upscale Car Dealership(Audi Benz VW Porsche) I take my old gun rags you to the waiting room and leave them. I was amazed how many of the male clients were reading them. The female clients stick to Time and Newsweek.
Try finding a gun magazine in an airport.
I looked at several air ports in the US without any luck.
I'm traveling to Germany next month, I'll be taking a large selection of magazines with me on that flight.
Try finding a gun magazine in an airport.
I looked at several air ports in the US without any luck.
I'm traveling to Germany next month, I'll be taking a large selection of magazines with me on that flight.
geegee
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Illuminatus99: Man, that really is pretty funny. I can only imagine what she told all of her friends around the coffee machine the next day. I'll bet if you ever went back to meet a friend for lunch, she'd end up running out the back door screaming. geegee
I can only imagine what she told all of her friends around the coffee machine the next day. I'll bet if you ever went back to meet a friend for lunch, she'd end up running out the back door screaming. geegeeFly320s
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In the USAirways terminal at New York's Laguardia Airport is a newstand with a good selection of gun mags. Last time I was there I saw about six or eight different issues.
But, that's the best I've found in any airport I go through. SWAT and Shotgun News seem to be the hardest to find in any airport. Haven't seen either yet.
Peetmoss
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I flew to Tulsa last week and brought some reading material. Andy Stanfords Surgical Speed shooting and Loose Leaf Laws Gun Control in NY. I expieranced no foul looks or comments. I did expierance several positve comments from airport personel though. Several people stated they had there permitt too or were considering getting one. And the lady at the Xray machine just gave me a smile as I put those books through. The only thing that got searched was my bag when I checked it. As for the people on the plane I think they were more concerend that the guy who fixed our plane while we waited also loaded the luggage, and after we boarded the plane were informed by the stewartes that American Airlines doesn't have any mechanics in Syracuse
Talk about instilling confidence
Talk about instilling confidencemusher
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The Anchorage airport has a pretty good selection of gun magazines. Only time I ever noticed getting a strange look over my reading material in the airports here in Alaska was when I was reading Unintended Consequences (with the dust jacket on).
G&A works well on DC metro too
Back when we lived in Northern Virginia (aka NOVA) I found that not only would a copy of G&A get me a seat on the metro, but my NRA instructor hat got me *real* fast service at Borders.
Had thought we'd left that behind when we moved to MO, until one afternoon last fall. My wife and I had been at a gunshow handing out "I am the NRA and I vote" buttons, and bumperstickers; as well as bumperstickers for local pro-gun candidates. With one thing and another we ended up coming through Jefferson City (our illustrious state capitol). My wife wanted to stop at an eatery she'd heard of at work, so we did. we both were wearing NRA buttons and candidate stickers and I was wearing my NRA-ILA hat. Man, you'd have thought we were outlaw bikers! Everybody got out of our way and nobody would sit anywhere in the same quarter of the eating area we were in. The most fun we have when this happens is to pretend not to notice at all...for some reason that makes the anti-s all that much more nervous....
Back when we lived in Northern Virginia (aka NOVA) I found that not only would a copy of G&A get me a seat on the metro, but my NRA instructor hat got me *real* fast service at Borders.
Had thought we'd left that behind when we moved to MO, until one afternoon last fall. My wife and I had been at a gunshow handing out "I am the NRA and I vote" buttons, and bumperstickers; as well as bumperstickers for local pro-gun candidates. With one thing and another we ended up coming through Jefferson City (our illustrious state capitol). My wife wanted to stop at an eatery she'd heard of at work, so we did. we both were wearing NRA buttons and candidate stickers and I was wearing my NRA-ILA hat. Man, you'd have thought we were outlaw bikers! Everybody got out of our way and nobody would sit anywhere in the same quarter of the eating area we were in. The most fun we have when this happens is to pretend not to notice at all...for some reason that makes the anti-s all that much more nervous....
Unisaw
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Shortly after 9/11, I was traveling with a copy of the Farnham Method of Defensive Handgun Shooting in my briefcase. As luck would have it, I was selected for a random check at the gate. The security screener didn't bat an eye when he saw it, although one or two nosey passengers saw the book and gave me a quick look. Given the nonsense that was going on at that time, I'm surprised it didn't trigger more of a response.
twoblink
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I was going to say the same thing; you should see the faces on people when you are waiting to board a plane..
A buddy of mine was sitting next to me, I was "armed" with a Guns&Ammo, and he was reading my Winchester catalog.
People wanted to say something, but was too scared to
One time, I was reading a gun magazine on a plane, and an editor tapped me on the shoulder, he was reading the same magazine, he was an editor of another gun magazine, it was cool.
Another time, I was on the plane reading a gun magazine (oh, the life when I use to be a consultant..) and the guy next to me asked me what I brought along besides gun magazines to read... The book I had at the time, was about everybody being killed aboard a plane, that was hijacked by terrorists... He shutup after that
A buddy of mine was sitting next to me, I was "armed" with a Guns&Ammo, and he was reading my Winchester catalog.
People wanted to say something, but was too scared to
One time, I was reading a gun magazine on a plane, and an editor tapped me on the shoulder, he was reading the same magazine, he was an editor of another gun magazine, it was cool.
Another time, I was on the plane reading a gun magazine (oh, the life when I use to be a consultant..) and the guy next to me asked me what I brought along besides gun magazines to read... The book I had at the time, was about everybody being killed aboard a plane, that was hijacked by terrorists... He shutup after that
ambidextrous1
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As a college professor in the Republic of California, I have a lot of fun keeping the RKBA issue alive via several activities.
Yes, I "carry openly" (magazines, that is) and regularly leave back issues in the Staff Dining Room at the cafeteria. Sometimes they stay around for weeks; other times, they disappear overnight, which requires immediate replacement. Occasionally, I find a "kindred soul" who occasionally joins me at the local range. I'm trying to form the "College Rod & Gun Club", just to antagonize the liberal-socialists, but few others want to be that provocative.
I have a few pistols included in my computer screen saver in the classroom; no negative comments from students or management.
I also wear the NRA member pin in my lapel, and get no negative response; maybe it's because I'm 6' 3" and in good shape, notwithstanding my advanced age...
Yes, I "carry openly" (magazines, that is) and regularly leave back issues in the Staff Dining Room at the cafeteria. Sometimes they stay around for weeks; other times, they disappear overnight, which requires immediate replacement. Occasionally, I find a "kindred soul" who occasionally joins me at the local range. I'm trying to form the "College Rod & Gun Club", just to antagonize the liberal-socialists, but few others want to be that provocative.
I have a few pistols included in my computer screen saver in the classroom; no negative comments from students or management.
I also wear the NRA member pin in my lapel, and get no negative response; maybe it's because I'm 6' 3" and in good shape, notwithstanding my advanced age...
.45Ruger
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The most fun is at the grocery store buying 3 or 4 gun magazines. The cashiers usually give me funny looks. This is the most fun when I open carry.
Phil Ca
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Back before 9-11 when I was still in the flying mode I always carried a gun magazine,knife magazine and a copy of SOF along with me. I always made sure to read and peruse them during the flight. While I usually got some strange looks I was never hassled by anyone.
When I worked as a federal officer I was taking a Model 19 S&W that I owned personally on a trip from the PRK to Oregon. The airline placed me in the first class section and told me I would be their "Air Marshall" for the flight. I made the trip up OK but on the return trip I checked the revolver in locked luggage. I did not believe my agency would have backed me if I had to act on behalf of the airline.
When I worked as a federal officer I was taking a Model 19 S&W that I owned personally on a trip from the PRK to Oregon. The airline placed me in the first class section and told me I would be their "Air Marshall" for the flight. I made the trip up OK but on the return trip I checked the revolver in locked luggage. I did not believe my agency would have backed me if I had to act on behalf of the airline.
My funniest experience with gun-mags was long ago my wife sent me for some supplies at the grocery.
I wound up, not thinking about the sight, at the checkout with the following items:
1 box tampons
1 box pads
1 bottle midol
1 guns n' ammo mag
The clerk (a woman) just stared really funny at the stuff, and said "Um, I don't wanna know what your plans are!"
I just smiled.
I wound up, not thinking about the sight, at the checkout with the following items:
1 box tampons
1 box pads
1 bottle midol
1 guns n' ammo mag
The clerk (a woman) just stared really funny at the stuff, and said "Um, I don't wanna know what your plans are!"
I just smiled.
Fly320s
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The next step...
I just finished watching Shotgun Journal and American Shooter while sittng in the crew room here in NYC.
Yes, it did generate a few snide comments, but several people still sat down to watch.
I love my job.
I just finished watching Shotgun Journal and American Shooter while sittng in the crew room here in NYC.
Yes, it did generate a few snide comments, but several people still sat down to watch.
I love my job.
Nanook
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Treatment at a couple of Barnes & Nobles ranges from indifference to the cold sholder. I can live with that, I'm not trying to get on their Christmas card list. I prefer indifference in my checkout clerks.
I just finished up working an outage at a nuclear plant. The guards are all carrying AR15s, security is heightened, and they are xraying and handchecking your lunchboxes. All the while I'm carrying in Shotgun News and Gun List and not one word. They just had me move whatever was in the way so they could see my soda really was soda.
I just finished up working an outage at a nuclear plant. The guards are all carrying AR15s, security is heightened, and they are xraying and handchecking your lunchboxes. All the while I'm carrying in Shotgun News and Gun List and not one word. They just had me move whatever was in the way so they could see my soda really was soda.
2nd Amendment
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Discreet!?
What is this "discreet" stuff I keep hearing here? Discreet is keeping the Hustler covered up. Discreet is keeping the Rosie or Enquirer covered up. Covering up the gun rag is simply bending knee to the tiny number of extremist parasites who get all the sheep out there stirred up. Scroom.
If they don't like what I'm reading they are more than welcome to get off my planet and stop sucking up my oxygen.
What is this "discreet" stuff I keep hearing here? Discreet is keeping the Hustler covered up. Discreet is keeping the Rosie or Enquirer covered up. Covering up the gun rag is simply bending knee to the tiny number of extremist parasites who get all the sheep out there stirred up. Scroom.
If they don't like what I'm reading they are more than welcome to get off my planet and stop sucking up my oxygen.
Freedom in theSkies
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What really bugs me is when I go to the local 7/11 to pick up a new gun mag, the girl behind the counter will invariably ask me in a low voice "would you like a bag to put that in?". It almost makes you feel like you have just bought a Hustler or Penthouse Mag.
IT"S JUST A FRICKEN GUN MAGAZINE!!! IS THAT SO BAD????????
Naturally, I walk out with the cover facing outward, so that all can see that I am a gun nut...
IT"S JUST A FRICKEN GUN MAGAZINE!!! IS THAT SO BAD????????
Naturally, I walk out with the cover facing outward, so that all can see that I am a gun nut...
andy
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I've usually been treated with indifference when buying gun mags. The only comment I ever got was at a convenience store when the clerk asked me why I wasn't wearing my NRA hat. She wasn't being rude, turns out her family are gunnies. I did get a reaction when I checked a book out of our county library. It was Bill Jordan's "No Second Place Winner". The librarian looked like a tree hugger/ WTO protester type and she audibly gasped when she saw the book. Looked like she was shaking too. It was so much fun I think I'll try that again. I wonder if they are going to ban gun books after they ban guns? They seem frightened by both.
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